Overview
Languages
English
Education
- Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
- or equivalent experience
Experience
1 year to less than 2 years
Work site environment
- Dusty
- Noisy
- Odours
- Outdoors
- Dairy
- Livestock
Work setting
- Rural area
- Staff accommodation available
Responsibilities
Tasks
- Calving
- Feed inventory
- Assist in the development and implementation of farm safety and bio-security procedures
- Provide agricultural livestock services such as artificial insemination, spraying or shearing of livestock or disinfecting pens, barns or poultry houses
- Co-ordinate and supervise the work of general farm workers and harvesting labourers
- Ensure farm safety and bio-security procedures are followed
- Maintain livestock performance records
- Perform general farm duties
Supervision
- 3-4 people
Experience and specialization
Equipment and machinery experience
- Feeding and watering system
- Milking system (automated)
- Tractor
Area of specialization
- Dairy cattle
Additional information
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Physically demanding
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- Large workload
Personal suitability
- Organized
- Team player
Benefits
Other benefits
- Free parking available
- On-site housing options