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duties would include fencing repairs and building new fence when needed. branding and processing calves. long hours weekends and nights when calving. must be able to help cows calve. all aspects of a cattle operation. putting up feed. work out doors in the winter. care maintenance and some repair of farm equipment
Essential Skills
- Problem solving
- Decision making
Transportation/Travel Information
- Drive manual transmission vehicle
- Travel expenses paid by employer
Specific Skills
- Write daily basic progress reports
- Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment
- Feed and tend animals
- Clean stables, barns, barnyards and pens
- Milk cows
- Detect disease and health problems in crops, livestock and poultry
Type of Equipment
- Tractor
- Loader
- Haying equipment
- Farm truck
Type of Farm Operations
- Livestock
Work Location Information
- Rural community
- Remote location
Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities
- Work under pressure
- Handling heavy loads
- Physically demanding
- Hand-eye co-ordination
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- Standing for extended periods
- Walking
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
Work Site Environment
- Outdoors
- Wet/damp
- Noisy
- Odours
- Dusty
- Hot
- Cold/refrigerated