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Form of work
SalaryOverview
Languages
English or French
Education
- College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma from a program of 1 year to 2 years
- or equivalent experience
Experience
Will train
Asset languages
- Spanish
- Tagalog
Work site environment
- Corn farming
- Hay farming
- Livestock combination farming
- Other grain farming
- Outdoors
- Dusty
- Hot
- Noisy
- Odours
- Wet/damp
- Cold/refrigerated
Work setting
- Rural area
- Staff accommodation available
- Relocation costs not covered by employer
Responsibilities
Tasks
- Handling animals
- Monitor the calving process
- Monitoring animal health
- Feed and tend animals
- Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment
- Milk cows
- Clean stables, barns, barnyards and pens
Experience and specialization
Equipment and machinery experience
- Milking system (automated)
- Storage and silage system
- Tractor
- Farm truck
- Forage equipment
- Haying equipment
- Loader
- Manure spreader
- Tillage equipment
Automated systems experience
- Manure handling and storage
Area of specialization
- Cattle breeding
Additional information
Transportation/travel information
- Own transportation
- Own vehicle
- Valid driver's licence
- Drive manual transmission vehicle
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Fast-paced environment
- Physically demanding
- Repetitive tasks
- Attention to detail
- Handling heavy loads
- Hand-eye co-ordination
- Overtime required
- Ability to distinguish between colours
- Standing for extended periods
Personal suitability
- Organized
- Team player
- Flexibility
