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Work site environment
- Beef cattle ranching and farming, including feedlots
- Hay farming
- Livestock combination farming
- Oilseed (except soybean) farming
- Other grain farming
- Other miscellaneous crop farming
- Outdoors
- Wheat farming
- Confined spaces
- Dusty
- Hot
- Noisy
- Odours
- Wet/damp
- Cold/refrigerated
- Grain, oil and forage crop
- Livestock
- All weather conditions
- Dirty
Work setting
- Rural area
- Remote location
- Relocation costs not covered by employer
Tasks
- Clear and collect brush and debris from fields, pens and other work areas
- Handling animals
- Monitor the calving process
- Monitoring animal health
- Organize tasks to accomplish the work
- Perform livestock feeding
- Plant, cultivate and irrigate crops
- Prepare a clean, dry area for cows that are calving
- Track and report on current feed inventory
- Treat livestock health issues
- Weaning
- Harvest crops
- Feed and tend animals
- Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment
- Provide agricultural crop services such as plowing, irrigating, cultivating, spraying or harvesting
- Supervise and oversee breeding and other livestock-related programs
- Clean stables, barns, barnyards and pens
- Perform general farm duties
- Operate GPS (Global Positioning System) and other navigation equipment
Type of crops
- Canola
Equipment and machinery experience
- Bulk handling system
- Seed drill
- Tractor
- Combine harvester
- Farm truck
- Forage equipment
- Haying equipment
- Loader
- Planting equipment
- Swather
- Welding
- Skidsteer
- Hand tools
Area of specialization
- Agricultural livestock service
- Agricultural crop service
- Beef cattle
Security and safety
- Credit check
Transportation/travel information
- Public transportation is not available
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Ability to work independently
- Fast-paced environment
- Work under pressure
- Tight deadlines
- Physically demanding
- Repetitive tasks
- Attention to detail
- Handling heavy loads
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- Large workload
- Hand-eye co-ordination
- Ability to distinguish between colours
- Sound discrimination
- Sitting
- Standing for extended periods
- Walking
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
Own tools/equipment
- Gloves
Personal suitability
- Excellent oral communication
- Organized
- Team player
- Flexibility
- Reliability
- Quick learner
Screening questions
- Are you available for shift or on-call work?
- Do you currently reside in proximity to the advertised location?
- Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?
Other benefits
- Paid time off (volunteering or personal days)
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