General Farm Worker - Livestock

About This Role

Education: No degree, certificate or diploma. Work site environment: Horse breeding. Livestock. Tasks: Clear and collect brush and debris from fields, pens and other work areas. Clear fields of wood and stones. Develop and guide the behaviour of farm animals. Diagnose livestock health issues. Handling animals. Monitoring animal health. Organize tasks to accomplish the work. Perform animal grooming activities . Perform livestock feeding. Track and report on current feed inventory . Weaning. Feed and tend animals. Negotiate with clients for provision of services. Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment. Carry out a pasture or pen breeding programs. Formulate feeding program. Maintain livestock performance records. Maintain quality control and production records. Clean stables, barns, barnyards and pens. Maintain work records and logs. Perform general farm duties. Set and monitor water lines, air flow and temperature in barns, pens and chicken coops. Work conditions and physical capabilities: Ability to work independently. Fast-paced environment. Work under pressure. Tight deadlines. Physically demanding. Repetitive tasks. Attention to detail. Handling heavy loads. Combination of sitting, standing, walking. Large workload. Hand-eye co-ordination. Ability to distinguish between colours. Sitting. Standing for extended periods. Walking. Bending, crouching, kneeling. Screening questions: Are you available to start on the date listed in the job posting?. Do you have experience working in this field?. Experience: 1 year to less than 2 years. Employment terms options: To be determined. Other benefits: Free parking available. Parking available.

What You'll Do

• Clear and collect brush and debris from fields, pens and other work areas
• Clear fields of wood and stones
• Develop and guide the behaviour of farm animals
• Diagnose livestock health issues
• Handling animals
• Monitoring animal health
• Organize tasks to accomplish the work
• Perform animal grooming activities
• Perform livestock feeding
• Track and report on current feed inventory
• Weaning
• Feed and tend animals
• Negotiate with clients for provision of services
• Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment
• Carry out a pasture or pen breeding programs
• Formulate feeding program
• Maintain livestock performance records
• Maintain quality control and production records
• Clean stables, barns, barnyards and pens
• Maintain work records and logs
• Perform general farm duties
• Set and monitor water lines, air flow and temperature in barns, pens and chicken coops

What We're Looking For

• Mid level experience
• No degree, certificate or diploma
• Work conditions: Ability to work independently, Fast-paced environment, Work under pressure, Tight deadlines, Physically demanding, Repetitive tasks, Attention to detail, Handling heavy loads, Combination of sitting, standing, walking, Large workload, Hand-eye co-ordination, Ability to distinguish between colours, Sitting, Standing for extended periods, Walking, Bending, crouching, kneeling

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