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PCross Ranch Ltd. located at NE 4-34-13-3 Biggar, Saskatchewan S0K 0M0 is looking to hire 2 Ranch Workers who can perform the following duties: Maintain and clean fence and corral; Feed, tend and move livestock; Identify sickness in livestock and assist in treating sickness of livestock; Ensure work is done, deadline is met and ranch safety is observed.
Requirements: No formal education; basic livestock knowledge obtained from working on a farm is required; experience an asset; English language proficiency; mechanically-inclined; physically fit and self-starter; ability to work independently and with a team; ability to work long hours in peak season; efficient and handle livestock in a low-stress manner.
Employment details: Full-time for 3 years; start date April 1, 2019; wage $13.38-$15.85 per hour depending on skills; average 50 hours per week; benefits according to applicable labour standards provided; 3 weeks paid vacation for every year of employment; full-service accommodation available for rent.
Essential Skills
- Reading text
- Writing
- Oral communication
- Working with others
- Job task planning and organizing
- Significant use of memory
Transportation/Travel Information
- Own vehicle
- Valid driver's licence
- Public transportation is not available
Specific Skills
- Feed and tend animals
- Clean stables, barns, barnyards and pens
- Detect disease and health problems in crops, livestock and poultry
Type of Farm Operations
- Livestock
Work Location Information
- Staff accommodation available
- Rural community
Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities
- Fast-paced environment
- Work under pressure
- Repetitive tasks
- Attention to detail
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
Work Site Environment
- Outdoors
- Odours
- Dusty