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Work site environment
- Beef cattle ranching and farming, including feedlots
- Outdoors
- Dusty
- Hot
- Odours
- Livestock
- All weather conditions
- Dirty
Work setting
- Rural area
- Staff accommodation available
- Remote location
- Willing to relocate
Tasks
- Clear and collect brush and debris from fields, pens and other work areas
- Diagnose livestock health issues
- Disinfect pens, barns or poultry houses
- Handling animals
- Marking livestock as proof of ownership
- Monitor the calving process
- Monitoring animal health
- Perform livestock feeding
- Prepare a clean, dry area for cows that are calving
- Treat livestock health issues
- Feed and tend animals
- Assist in the development and implementation of farm safety and bio-security procedures
- Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment
- Formulate feeding program
- Maintain livestock performance records
- Select livestock for sale
- Clean stables, barns, barnyards and pens
- Perform general farm duties
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Work under pressure
- Physically demanding
- Attention to detail
- Handling heavy loads
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- Large workload
- Walking
Personal suitability
- Team player
- Flexibility
- Reliability
Screening questions
- Are you authorized to work in Canada?
- Are you willing to relocate for this position?
- Do you have experience working in this field?
Employment terms options
- Evening
- Flexible hours
- Night
Employment terms options
- Day
- Weekend
Health benefits
- Dental plan
- Health care plan
- Vision care benefits