Farm Worker

Work site environment

• Outdoors
• Dusty

Work setting

• Rural area
• Staff accommodation available

Responsibilities

Tasks

• Handling animals
• Monitoring animal health
• Feed and tend animals
• Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment
• Clean stables, barns, barnyards and pens
• Detect disease and health problems in crops, livestock and poultry
• Set and monitor water lines, air flow and temperature in barns, pens and chicken coops

Experience and specialization

Equipment and machinery experience

• Tractor
• Farm truck

Animal specialization

• Thoroughbred horses

Additional information

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Physically demanding
• Attention to detail
• Handling heavy loads
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking
• Overtime required

Personal suitability

• Organized
• Team player
• Flexibility
• Judgement