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Work site environment
- Beef cattle ranching and farming, including feedlots
- Hay farming
- Livestock combination farming
- Wheat farming
- Grain, oil and forage crop
- Livestock
Work setting
- Rural area
- Staff accommodation available
Tasks
- Handling animals
- Marking livestock as proof of ownership
- Monitor the calving process
- Feed and tend animals
- Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment
- Provide agricultural crop services such as plowing, irrigating, cultivating, spraying or harvesting
- Clean stables, barns, barnyards and pens
- Perform general farm duties
Equipment and machinery experience
- Harvesters
- Seed drill
- Tractor
- Farm truck
- Haying equipment
- Loader
- Planting equipment
- Swather
- Tillage equipment
Area of specialization
- Cattle breeding
- Agricultural crop service
- Beef cattle
- Horses
Security and safety
- Criminal record check
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Fast-paced environment
- Tight deadlines
- Physically demanding
- Repetitive tasks
- Attention to detail
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- Large workload
- Sitting
- Standing for extended periods
- Walking
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
Personal suitability
- Excellent oral communication
- Organized
- Team player
- Flexibility
- Judgement
- Reliability
- Quick learner
Screening questions
- Are you authorized to work in Canada?
- Are you available to start on the date listed in the job posting?
- Are you willing to relocate for this position?
- Do you have experience working in this field?
- Do you meet the language requirements listed in the job posting?
Employment terms options
- Evening
Employment terms options
- Morning
- Night
- To be determined
- Day
- Weekend
- Overtime required
Support for newcomers and refugees
- Supports newcomers and/or refugees with foreign credential recognition
Support for youths
- Offers on-the-job training tailored to youth
Support for mature workers
- Applies hiring policies that discourage age discrimination