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Work site environment
- Beef cattle ranching and farming, including feedlots
- Hay farming
- Livestock combination farming
- Outdoors
- Livestock
Work setting
- Rural area
Tasks
- Handling animals
- Monitor the calving process
- Perform livestock feeding
- Plant, cultivate and irrigate crops
- Prepare a clean, dry area for cows that are calving
- 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
- Ensure farm safety and bio-security procedures are followed
- Clean stables, barns, barnyards and pens
- Maintain work records and logs
- Perform general farm duties
- Write daily basic progress reports
Student status
- Full time enrollment
- Part time enrollment
Equipment and machinery experience
- Tractor
- Farm truck
- Forage equipment
- Haying equipment
- Loader
- Tillage equipment
- Hand tools
Area of specialization
- Animal husbandry
Transportation/travel information
- Own transportation
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Ability to work independently
- Physically demanding
- Attention to detail
Own tools/equipment
- Steel-toed safety boots
Personal suitability
- Team player
- Judgement
- Reliability
Screening questions
- Are you authorized to work in Canada?
- Are you currently a student?
- Do you have experience working in this field?
- Do you live near the job location?
- Do you meet the language requirements listed in the job posting?
Employment terms options
- Day
- Overtime available
Other benefits
- Free parking available
- Learning/training paid by employer
Support for youths
- Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports youth employment
Support for Indigenous people
- Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports Indigenous people
Supports for visible minorities
- Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports members of visible minorities