Dairy farm worker

• Location NE 8-9-5 WElm Creek, MBR0G 0N0
• Work location On site
• Salary$16.40HOUR hourly / 40 hours per week
• Terms of employment Permanent employmentFull time
• Early morning, Morning, Day, Evening, Weekend, Flexible hours, Overtime available
• Starts as soon as possible
• Benefits: Financial benefits
• vacancies 2 vacancies
• Source Job Bank #3676509

Overview

Languages

English

Education

• Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Experience

7 months to less than 1 year

On site

Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.

Work site environment

• Outdoors
• Dangerous
• Dusty
• Noisy
• Odours
• Wet/damp
• Dairy
• Livestock
• All weather conditions
• Dirty

Work setting

• Rural area
• Staff accommodation available

Responsibilities

Tasks

• Clear and collect brush and debris from fields, pens and other work areas
• Disinfect pens, barns or poultry houses
• Handling animals
• Monitor the calving process
• Monitoring animal health
• Perform animal grooming activities
• Prepare a clean, dry area for cows that are calving
• Track and report on current feed inventory
• Feed and tend animals
• Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment
• Carry out a pasture or pen breeding programs
• Milk cows
• Clean stables, barns, barnyards and pens
• Maintain work records and logs
• 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
• Bulk handling system
• Feeding and watering system
• Milking system (automated)
• Storage and silage system
• Tractor
• Farm truck
• Forage equipment
• Loader
• Manure spreader
• Skidsteer
• Forklift
• Hand tools

Automated systems experience

• Bulk grain or feed handling - automated
• Manure handling and storage

Area of specialization

• Dairy cattle
• Animal husbandry

Additional information

Transportation/travel information

• Public transportation is not available

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Ability to work independently
• Fast-paced environment
• Work under pressure
• Physically demanding
• Repetitive tasks
• Attention to detail
• Handling heavy loads
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking
• Large workload
• Sound discrimination
• Standing for extended periods
• Walking

Personal suitability

• Excellent oral communication
• Organized
• Team player
• Efficient interpersonal skills
• Flexibility

Benefits

Financial benefits

• Group insurance benefits