Farm Foreman/Woman

Work site environment

• Beef cattle ranching and farming, including feedlots
• Hay farming
• Other grain farming
• Dusty
• Hot
• Odours
• Outdoors
• Livestock

Work setting

• Rural area
• Remote location

Responsibilities

Tasks

• Handling animals
• Monitoring animal health
• Soil fertility programs
• Provide agricultural crop services such as plowing, irrigating, cultivating, spraying or harvesting
• Co-ordinate and supervise the work of general farm workers and harvesting labourers
• Ensure farm safety and bio-security procedures are followed
• Formulate feeding program
• Maintain livestock performance records
• Maintain quality control and production records
• Recognize and treat certain livestock health problems
• Supervise and oversee growing and other crop-related operations
• Maintain work records and logs
• Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment
• Perform general farm duties

Supervision

• 1 to 2 people

Experience and specialization

Equipment and machinery experience

• Feeding and watering system
• Fertilizer applicator
• Harvesters
• Seed drill
• Sprayer or duster
• Storage and silage system
• Tractor
• Haying equipment

Product inspection experience

• Seed crops

Area of specialization

• Agricultural livestock service
• Agricultural crop service
• Beef cattle

Additional information

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Fast-paced environment
• Work under pressure
• Tight deadlines
• Physically demanding
• Attention to detail
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking
• Large workload

Personal suitability

• Team player