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livestock labourer
from 38 480 $
Howardvale HolsteinsPrince Edward Island
About this job
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
- Outdoors
- Dusty
- Hot
- Noisy
- Odours
- Wet/damp
- Dairy
- All weather conditions
Work setting
- Rural area
- Staff accommodation available
Responsibilities
Tasks
- Clear fields of wood and stones
- Diagnose livestock health issues
- Disinfect pens, barns or poultry houses
- Handling animals
- Monitor the calving process
- Monitoring animal health
- Prepare a clean, dry area for cows that are calving
- Track and report on current feed inventory
- Treat livestock health issues
- Weaning
- Feed and tend animals
- Milk cows
- 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
Experience and specialization
Equipment and machinery experience
- Milking system (automated)
- Tractor
- Farm truck
- Skidsteer
- Hand tools
Automated systems experience
- Manure handling and storage
Area of specialization
- Dairy cattle
Additional information
Security and safety
- Criminal record check
- Medical exam
Transportation/travel information
- Own transportation
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Ability to work independently
- Fast-paced environment
- Work under pressure
- Tight deadlines
- Physically demanding
- Repetitive tasks
- Attention to detail
- Handling heavy loads
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- Large workload
- Hand-eye co-ordination
- Standing for extended periods
- Walking
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
Own tools/equipment
- Steel-toed safety boots
Personal suitability
- Excellent oral communication
- Organized
- Team player
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Flexibility
- Judgement
- Reliability
- Quick learner
Benefits
Other benefits
- Free parking available
- On-site housing options
Market insight
15% below median45 491 $
42 429 $45 491 $
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