Farm Supervisor

Work site environment

• Beef cattle ranching and farming, including feedlots
• Dusty
• Hot
• Noisy
• Odours
• Outdoors
• Livestock

Work setting

• Rural area
• Remote location
• Staff accommodation available

Responsibilities

Tasks

• Calving
• Feed inventory
• Handling animals
• Monitoring animal health
• 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 breeding and other livestock-related programs
• 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
• Tractor

Area of specialization

• Agricultural livestock 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