Farm Worker - Livestock

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Work site environment

• Beef cattle ranching and farming, including feedlots
• Chicken farming
• Goat farming
• Hay farming
• Outdoors
• Dusty
• Hot
• Odours
• Wet/damp
• Livestock
• All weather conditions
• Dirty

Work setting

• Rural area

Tasks

• Develop and guide the behaviour of farm animals
• Disinfect pens, barns or poultry houses
• Handling animals
• Monitor the calving process
• Monitoring animal health
• Perform livestock feeding
• Prepare a clean, dry area for cows that are calving
• Track and report on current feed inventory
• Assist in the development and implementation of farm safety and bio
• security procedures
• Formulate feeding program
• Maintain livestock performance records
• Clean stables, barns, barnyards and pens
• Perform general farm duties
• Write daily basic progress reports
• Set and monitor water lines, air flow and temperature in barns, pens and chicken coops

Personal suitability

• Organized
• Team player
• Judgement
• Reliability

Screening questions

• Are you available for shift or on
• call work?
• 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
• Shift
• Morning
• On call
• Day
• Weekend