Work site environment

• Beef cattle ranching and farming, including feedlots
• Hog and pig farming
• Hog management
• Turkey farming
• All weather conditions

Work setting

• Staff accommodation provided
• Remote location

Tasks

• Develop and guide the behaviour of farm animals
• Disinfect pens, barns or poultry houses
• Handling animals
• Monitoring animal health
• Organize tasks to accomplish the work
• Perform animal grooming activities
• Perform livestock feeding
• Perform pig littering activities such as clipping needle teeth, docking tails, administering iron and other medication(s), identification of piglets, and castration
• Prepare a clean, dry area for cows that are calving
• Track and report on current feed inventory
• Weaning
• Feed and tend animals
• Assist in the development and implementation of farm safety and bio-security procedures
• Maintain financial and production records
• Carry out a pasture or pen breeding programs
• Ensure farm safety and bio-security procedures are followed
• Maintain livestock performance records
• Maintain quality control and production records
• Milk cows
• Supervise and oversee breeding and other livestock-related programs
• Clean stables, barns, barnyards and pens
• Maintain work records and logs
• Detect disease and health problems in crops, livestock and poultry
• Perform general farm duties
• Examine product for quality and its readiness for the market
• Write daily basic progress reports
• Set and monitor water lines, air flow and temperature in barns, pens and chicken coops

Equipment and machinery experience

• Feeding and watering system
• Skidsteer
• Hand tools

Area of specialization

• Beef cattle
• Poultry
• Swine

Security and safety

• Criminal record check

Transportation / travel information

• Own transportation

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
• Hand-eye co-ordination
• Ability to distinguish between colours
• Bending, crouching, kneeling

Own tools / equipment

• Gloves

Personal suitability

• Excellent oral communication
• Organized
• Team player
• Efficient interpersonal skills
• Flexibility
• Judgement
• Reliability
• Quick learner

Screening questions

• Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?

Other benefits

• On-site housing options