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Work site environment
- Beef cattle ranching and farming, including feedlots
- Oilseed (except soybean) farming
- Other grain farming
- Outdoors
- Odours
- Dusty
- Hot
Work setting
- Rural area
Tasks
- Apply the technique of hoeing between the row
- Handling animals
- Mixing fertilizer
- Monitoring animal health
- Perform animal grooming activities
- Plant, cultivate and irrigate crops
- Soil fertility programs
- Track and report on current feed inventory
- Weeding
- Write daily basic progress reports
- Clean work area
- Fertilize and spray crops
- Harvest crops
- Feed and tend animals
- Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment
- Clean stables, barns, barnyards and pens
- Set and monitor water lines, air flow and temperature in barns, pens and chicken coops
Type of crops
- Grains
Equipment and machinery experience
- Farm truck
- Forklift
- Loader
- Tractor
- Fertilizer applicator
- Haying equipment
- Manure spreader
- Planting equipment
- Sprayer or duster
- Hand tools
Area of specialization
- Cattle breeding
Transportation/travel information
- Valid driver's licence
- Own transportation
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Ability to work independently
- Repetitive tasks
- Work under pressure
- Handling heavy loads
- Physically demanding
- Manual dexterity
- Standing for extended periods
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
- Overtime required
- Walking
Weight handling
- Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)
Personal suitability
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Flexibility
- Judgement
- Organized
- Reliability
- Team player
- Quick learner