Overview
Languages
English
Education
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No degree, certificate or diploma
Experience
2 years to less than 3 years
Work site environment
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Beef cattle ranching and farming, including feedlots
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Hay farming
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Dusty
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Noisy
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Odours
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Outdoors
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Grain, oil and forage crop
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Livestock
Work setting
Responsibilities
Tasks
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Handling animals
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Monitoring animal health
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Assist in the development and implementation of farm safety and bio-security procedures
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Provide agricultural crop services such as plowing, irrigating, cultivating, spraying or harvesting
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Co-ordinate and supervise the work of general farm workers and harvesting labourers
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Ensure farm safety and bio-security procedures are followed
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Formulate feeding program
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Maintain livestock performance records
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Maintain quality control and production records
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Recognize and treat certain livestock health problems
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Supervise and oversee breeding and other livestock-related programs
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Maintain work records and logs
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Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment
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Perform general farm duties
Supervision
Experience and specialization
Equipment and machinery experience
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Automated irrigation system
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Feeding and watering system
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Fertilizer applicator
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Tractor
Area of specialization
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Agricultural livestock service
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Agricultural crop service
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Beef cattle
Additional information
Work conditions and physical capabilities
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Fast-paced environment
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Work under pressure
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Tight deadlines
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Physically demanding
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Attention to detail
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Combination of sitting, standing, walking
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Large workload
Benefits
Health benefits
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Dental plan
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Disability benefits
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Health care plan
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Vision care benefits
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.)
Support for Indigenous people
- Provides cultural competency training and/or awareness training to all employees to create a welcoming work environment for Indigenous workers
Supports for visible minorities
- Applies hiring policies that discourage discrimination against members of visible minorities (for example: anonymizing the hiring process, etc.)
- Provides diversity and cross-cultural training to create a welcoming work environment for members of visible minorities
Who can apply to this job?
Only apply to this job if:
- You are a Canadian citizen, a permanent or a temporary resident of Canada.
- You have a valid Canadian work permit.
If you are not authorized to work in Canada, do not apply. The employer will not respond to your application.