dairy farm labourer
Education:
Secondary (high) school graduation certificate.
Work site environment:
- Goat farming.
- Hay farming.
- Other grain farming.
- Other miscellaneous animal farming.
- Other miscellaneous crop farming.
- Outdoors.
- Dusty.
- Hot.
- Noisy.
- Odours.
- Dairy.
- Grain, oil and forage crop.
- Livestock.
- All weather conditions.
- Dirty.
Work setting:
Rural area. Staff accommodation available. Staff accommodation provided.
Tasks:
- Clear and collect brush and debris from fields, pens and other work areas.
- Disinfect pens, barns or poultry houses.
- Handling animals.
- Milk goats by hand or using machines.
- Milking goats.
- Monitoring animal health.
- Perform livestock feeding.
- Plant, cultivate and irrigate crops.
- Treat livestock health issues.
- Harvest crops.
- Feed and tend animals.
- Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment.
- Clean stables, barns, barnyards and pens.
- Detect disease and health problems in crops, livestock and poultry.
- Perform general farm duties.
- Examine product for quality and its readiness for the market.
Equipment and machinery experience:
- Feeding and watering system.
- Milking system (automated).
- Storage and silage system.
- Tractor.
- Farm truck.
- Haying equipment.
- Loader.
- Manure spreader.
- Hand tools.
Automated systems experience:
Bulk grain or feed handling - automated.
Area of specialization:
Animal husbandry.
Security and safety:
Criminal record check.
Work conditions and physical capabilities:
- Ability to work independently.
- Physically demanding.
- Repetitive tasks.
- Attention to detail.
- Handling heavy loads.
- Large workload.
- Standing for extended periods.
- Walking.
- Bending, crouching, kneeling.
Own tools/equipment:
Steel-toed safety boots.
Personal suitability:
- Excellent oral communication.
- Organized.
- Flexibility.
- Judgement.
- Reliability.
- Quick learner.
Screening questions:
- Are you available for shift or on-call work?.
- Are you available to start on the date listed in the job posting?.
- Do you have experience working in this field?.
- Do you meet the language requirements listed in the job posting for the position (English or French)?.
Employment terms options:
- Early morning.
- Evening.
Experience:
1 year to less than 2 years.
Employment terms options:
- Flexible hours.
- Weekend.
Other benefits:
- Free parking available.
- On-site housing options.