Farm labourer - livestock
- SW 30-10-22 W4, Nobleford, AB, T0L 1S0, Canada
On-site
From $18.34 CAD / hour · Full-time
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Job details
- Pay
- From $18.34 CAD / hour
- Job type
- Full-time
- Workplace
- On-site
- Apply by
- Working hours
- 45 to 50 hours per week
- Posting language
- English
- Posted
Original job description
- Location SW 30-10-22 W4Nobleford, ABT0L 1S0
- Work location On site
- Salary$18.34HOUR hourly / 45 to 50 hours per week
- Terms of employment Permanent employmentFull time
- Overtime required, Day, Weekend
- Starts as soon as possible
- Benefits: Health benefits
- vacancies 6 vacancies
- Source Job Bank #3686369
Overview
Languages
English
Education
- No degree, certificate or diploma
Experience
Experience an asset
On site
Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.
Work site environment
- Chicken farming
- Hog and pig farming
- Layer poultry farming
- Dusty
- Hot
- Noisy
- Odours
- Wet/damp
- Dirty
Work setting
- Rural area
Responsibilities
Tasks
- Disinfect pens, barns or poultry houses
- Handling animals
- Monitoring animal health
- Perform livestock feeding
- 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
- Weaning
- Feed and tend animals
- Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment
- Ensure farm safety and bio-security procedures are followed
- Select livestock for sale
- Supervise and oversee breeding and other livestock-related programs
- Clean stables, barns, barnyards and pens
- Detect disease and health problems in crops, livestock and poultry
- Perform general farm duties
- Set and monitor water lines, air flow and temperature in barns, pens and chicken coops
Experience and specialization
Equipment and machinery experience
- Automated manure handling or storage system
- Egg gathering system
- Feeding and watering system
- Tractor
- Farm truck
- Skidsteer
- Forklift
Automated systems experience
- Bulk grain or feed handling - automated
- Automated environmental control equipment
Area of specialization
- Poultry
- Swine
Additional information
Transportation/travel information
- Public transportation is not available
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Ability to work independently
- Work under pressure
- Physically demanding
- Repetitive tasks
- Attention to detail
- Handling heavy loads
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- Large workload
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
Personal suitability
- Team player
- Reliability
Benefits
Health benefits
- Dental plan
- Disability benefits
- Health care plan
- Paramedical services coverage