Farm foreman/woman
- 32461 HWY 791, Mountain View, AB, T4H 4B6, Canada
On-site
From $24 CAD / hour · Full-time · Contract
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Job details
- Pay
- From $24 CAD / hour
- Job type
- Full-time · Contract
- Workplace
- On-site
- Apply by
- Working hours
- 30 to 50 hours per week
- Posting language
- English
- Posted
Original job description
- Location 32461 HWY 791Mountain View, ABT4H 4B6
- Work location On site
- Salary$24.00HOUR hourly / 30 to 50 hours per week
- Terms of employment Term or contractFull time
- Overtime required, Early morning, Morning, Day, Evening, Night, Weekend
- Starts as soon as possible
- vacancies 1 vacancy
- Source Job Bank #3678197
Overview
Languages
English
Education
- Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
Experience
2 years to less than 3 years
On site
Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.
Work site environment
- Organic farming
- Dusty
- Hot
- Noisy
- Outdoors
- Dairy
- Livestock
Work setting
- Rural area
- Remote location
- Staff accommodation available
Responsibilities
Tasks
- Clear and collect brush and debris from fields, pens and other work areas
- Diagnose livestock health issues
- Handling animals
- Monitor the calving process
- Monitoring animal health
- Organize tasks to accomplish the work
- Oversee the activities of clearing the fields
- Supervise milking operations to ensure work is done correctly
- Treat livestock health issues
- 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
- Formulate feeding program
- Maintain livestock performance records
- Maintain quality control and production records
- Select livestock for sale
- Supervise and oversee breeding and other livestock-related programs
- Maintain work records and logs
- Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment
- Perform general farm duties
Supervision
- 1 to 2 people
Experience and specialization
Area of specialization
- Dairy cattle
Additional information
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Fast-paced environment
- Work under pressure
- Tight deadlines
- Physically demanding
- Attention to detail
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- Large workload
Personal suitability
- Organized
- Team player