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farm worker - livestock

Posted on September 11, 2024 by Employer details Adh Mor - Big Luck Ranch

Job details

  • LocationPonoka, AB
  • Workplace information On site
  • Salary15.65 hourly / 35 to 50 hours per week
  • Terms of employment Seasonal employmentFull time
  • Day, Evening, Night, Weekend, On Call, Early Morning, Morning
  • Start date: 2025-03-01
  • vacancies 2 vacancies
  • Source Job Bank #3076998

Overview

Languages

English

Education

  • No degree, certificate or diploma

Experience

1 year to less than 2 years

On site

Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.

Work site environment

  • Hay farming
  • Livestock combination farming
  • Other miscellaneous animal farming
  • Outdoors
  • At heights
  • Hot
  • Noisy
  • Odours
  • Wet/damp

Work setting

  • Rural area
  • Remote location

Responsibilities

Tasks

  • Handling animals
  • Marking livestock as proof of ownership
  • Monitor the calving process
  • Monitoring animal health
  • Perform animal grooming activities
  • Track and report on current feed inventory
  • Weaning
  • Feed and tend animals
  • Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment
  • Train horses
  • 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

  • Feeding and watering system
  • Fertilizer applicator
  • Sprayer or duster
  • Tractor
  • Farm truck
  • Forage equipment
  • Haying equipment
  • Lift truck
  • Manure spreader
  • Tillage equipment

Automated systems experience

  • Bulk grain or feed handling - automated
  • Manure handling and storage

Area of specialization

  • Cattle breeding

Animal specialization

  • Thoroughbred horses

Additional information

Work conditions and physical capabilities

  • Fast-paced environment
  • Work under pressure
  • Tight deadlines
  • Physically demanding
  • Repetitive tasks
  • Attention to detail
  • Handling heavy loads
  • Combination of sitting, standing, walking
  • Overtime required
  • Sound discrimination
  • Standing for extended periods
  • Walking
  • Bending, crouching, kneeling

Who can apply to this job?

Only apply to this job if:

  • You are a Canadian citizen, a permanent or a temporary resident of Canada.
  • You have a valid Canadian work permit.

If you are not authorized to work in Canada, do not apply. The employer will not respond to your application.

Advertised until

2024-12-23

Important notice: This job posting was posted directly by the employer on Job Bank. The Government of Canada has taken steps to make sure it is accurate and reliable but cannot guarantee its authenticity.

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farm worker - livestock NOC 85100 Red Deer Region
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