livestock labourer

Overview

Languages

English

Education

• No degree, certificate or diploma

Experience

3 years to less than 5 years

On site

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

Work site environment

• Chicken farming
• Goat farming
• Hog and pig farming
• Livestock combination farming
• Outdoors
• Sheep farming
• Dusty
• Hot
• Noisy
• Odours
• Dairy
• Livestock
• Poultry and egg production
• All weather conditions
• Dirty

Work setting

• Rural area
• Staff accommodation available
• Room and board provided
• Relocation costs covered by employer
• Willing to relocate

Responsibilities

Tasks

• Develop and guide the behaviour of farm animals
• Diagnose livestock health issues
• Handling animals
• Milk goats by hand or using machines
• Milking goats
• Monitoring animal health
• Organize tasks to accomplish the work
• Perform animal grooming activities
• Perform livestock feeding
• Prepare a clean, dry area for cows that are calving
• Track and report on current feed inventory
• Harvest crops
• Feed and tend animals
• Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment
• Ensure farm safety and bio-security procedures are followed
• Formulate feeding program
• Maintain livestock performance records
• Milk cows
• Select livestock for sale
• Clean stables, barns, barnyards and pens
• Maintain work records and logs
• Perform general farm duties
• Examine product for quality and its readiness for the market
• 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

• Egg gathering system
• Feeding and watering system

Area of specialization

• Agricultural livestock service
• Dairy cattle
• Horses
• Poultry
• Animal husbandry

Additional information

Security and safety

• Criminal record check

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Ability to work independently
• Work under pressure
• Physically demanding
• Repetitive tasks
• Attention to detail
• Handling heavy loads
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking
• Standing for extended periods
• Walking
• Bending, crouching, kneeling

Personal suitability

• Organized
• Team player
• Efficient interpersonal skills
• Flexibility
• Judgement
• Reliability
• Quick learner

Employment groups

This employer promotes equal employment opportunities for all job applicants, including those self-identifying as a member of these groups:

Support for newcomers and refugees

• Assists with immediate settlement needs of newcomers and/or refugees (for example: housing, transportation, storage, childcare, winter clothing, etc.)
• Recruits newcomers and/or refugees who were displaced by a conflict or a natural disaster (for example: Ukraine, Afghanistan, etc.)
• Supports newcomers and/or refugees with foreign credential recognition

Support for youths

• Offers on-the-job training tailored to youth
• Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for youth

Support for Indigenous people

• Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for Indigenous workers

Employment groups - Help

Membership in a group is not a job requirement. All interested applicants are strongly encouraged to apply.

This employer is committed to providing all job applicants with equal employment opportunities, and promoting inclusion. If you self-identify as a member of any employment group, you are encouraged to indicate it in your application.

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