dairy herdsperson
- Woodham, ON, Canada
Full-time
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- Job type
- Full-time
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- Posting language
- English
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Original job description
Overview
Languages
English
Education
1 to less than 7 months
On site
Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.
Asset languages
Tasks
Personal suitability
Languages
English
Education
- Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
1 to less than 7 months
On site
Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.
Asset languages
- Spanish
- Tagalog
- Hog and pig farming
- Rural area
Tasks
- Handling animals
- Monitoring animal health
- Supervise milking operations to ensure work is done correctly
- Treat livestock health issues
- Feed and tend animals
- Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment
- Carry out a pasture or pen breeding programs
- Ensure farm safety and bio-security procedures are followed
- Maintain livestock performance records
- Milk cows
- Supervise and oversee breeding and other livestock-related programs
- Perform general farm duties
- Set and monitor water lines, air flow and temperature in barns, pens and chicken coops
- 1 to 2 people
Personal suitability
- Team player
- Reliability
More about this job
Responsibilities
Handle, feed, and care for livestock; monitor animal health, treat health issues, milk cows, and supervise milking and breeding programs. Operate and maintain farm equipment, keep livestock performance records, maintain barn conditions, and follow farm safety and biosecurity procedures.
Requirements
A secondary school graduation certificate and 1 to less than 7 months of experience are listed. The role is on-site in a rural farming environment and requires teamwork and reliability; supervision of 1 to 2 people is also indicated.
Skills
- Animal Handling
- Animal Health Monitoring
- Milking Operations
- Livestock Health Treatment
- Animal Feeding and Care
- Farm Machinery Operation and Maintenance
- Pasture or Pen Breeding
- Farm Safety
- Biosecurity Procedures
- Livestock Performance Recordkeeping
- Cow Milking
- Livestock Program Supervision
- Farm Duties
- Barn Environmental Monitoring
- Teamwork
- Reliability
Visa sponsorship
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Categories
- Agriculture
Keywords
- Dairy Herdsperson
- Livestock
- Animal Handling
- Animal Health
- Milking Operations
- Cow Milking
- Livestock Breeding
- Pasture Breeding
- Pen Breeding
- Animal Feeding
- Farm Machinery
- Farm Equipment Maintenance
- Farm Safety
- Biosecurity
- Livestock Performance Records
- Barn Conditions
- Water Lines
- Airflow
- Temperature Monitoring
- Rural Farming
- Hog and Pig Farming
- Teamwork
- Reliability