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Location of this position is in the Balgonie,
Sask. area.
We are looking for someone to fill a part time position with our farm. Perfect for a student looking for work after school and on weekends, or anyone else who may be interested in part time work. Shifts and hours are flexible depending on the person.
Experience is an asset but we are willing to train.
Duties include but are not limited to:
- milking cows in 120 cow tie stall facility
- preparing a TMR ration and feeding/adjusting
rations based on cattle consumption
- daily scraping and cleaning of barn.
- detect disease and health problems in livestock
- detecting heats
- taking care of calves, feeding/bedding/treating
- cleaning of other barn
areas/equipment/milkhouse/office
- general maintenance in barn and with equipment
- operating various farm equipment/grain trucks
during seeding/silaging/harvest
- yard care and maintenance
- other various duties as required
Applicant must possess the following:
- ability to work independently or with others in a team environment, as required
- good physical condition as this is a labour
intensive job
- multi-tasking ability is required
- must be reliable, trustworthy and able to take initiative
- must be able to take direction from others as
requested
- common sense when working with animals and
machinery is a must
- animal comfort and care is a top priority
- good animal handling skills
VALID DRIVER'S LICENSE REQUIRED.
***CRIMINAL RECORD CHECK REQUIRED***
Please send a resume through email or saskjobs with your contact information and a little explanation about why you think you would be a good fit for this position. Only those selected for an interview will be contacted. Thank you.
Essential Skills
- Oral communication
- Working with others
- Problem solving
- Decision making
- Critical thinking
- Continuous learning
- Significant use of memory
Type Of Livestock Specialization
- Dairy cattle
Credentials (certificates, licences, memberships, courses, etc.)
- Driver's licence
Specific Skills
- Recognize and treat certain livestock health problems
- Perform general farm duties
Type of Equipment
- Trucks
- Tractors
- Storage and silage system
- Milking systems
- Manure handling or storage system
- Feeding and watering system
Type of Farm Operations
- Grain, oil seed, forage crop
- Dairy