farm supervisor

Education:

Secondary (high) school graduation certificate. or equivalent experience.

Work site environment:

• Chicken farming.
• Hog and pig farming.
• Dusty.
• Noisy.
• Odours.

Work setting:

Rural area.

Tasks:

• Clear and collect brush and debris from fields, pens and other work areas.
• Conduct artificial insemination and spraying or shearing of livestock or disinfecting pens, barns or poultry houses.
• Diagnose livestock health issues.
• Handling animals.
• Monitoring animal health.
• Organize tasks to accomplish the work.
• Oversee the activities of clearing the fields.
• Perform pig littering activities such as clipping needle teeth, docking tails, administering iron and other medication(s), identification of piglets, and castration.
• Treat livestock health issues.
• Weeding.
• Assist in the development and implementation of farm safety and bio-security procedures.
• Carry out a pasture or pen breeding programs.
• Co-ordinate and supervise the work of general farm workers and harvesting labourers.
• Ensure farm safety and bio-security procedures are followed.
• Maintain livestock performance records.
• Maintain quality control and production records.
• Supervise and oversee breeding and other livestock-related programs.
• Maintain work records and logs.
• Perform general farm duties.

Supervision:

3-4 people.

Work conditions and physical capabilities:

• Fast-paced environment.
• Work under pressure.
• Physically demanding.
• Attention to detail.
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking.

Personal suitability:

• Organized.
• Team player.

Screening questions:

Do you have experience working in this field?.

Employment terms options:

• Evening.
• Shift.

Experience:

2 years to less than 3 years.

Employment terms options:

• Morning.
• Day.
• Weekend.

Health benefits:

• Dental plan.
• Disability benefits.
• Health care plan.
• Paramedical services coverage.
• Vision care benefits.

Financial benefits:

• Bonus.
• Group insurance benefits.
• Life insurance.
• Mileage paid.

Other benefits:

Learning/training paid by employer.