farm worker, general

Work site environment

• Beef cattle ranching and farming, including feedlots
• Livestock combination farming
• Outdoors
• Dusty
• Hot
• Noisy
• Odours
• Wet / damp
• Livestock
• All weather conditions
• Dirty

Work setting

• Rural area

Tasks

• Clear and collect brush and debris from fields, pens and other work areas
• Develop and guide the behaviour of farm animals
• Disinfect pens, barns or poultry houses
• Handling animals
• Level earth to fine grade specifications
• Monitoring animal health
• Perform animal grooming activities
• Perform livestock feeding
• Treat livestock health issues
• Weeding
• Feed and tend animals
• Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment
• Provide agricultural crop services such as plowing, irrigating, cultivating, spraying or harvesting
• Co-ordinate and supervise the work of general farm workers and harvesting labourers
• Ensure farm safety and bio-security procedures are followed
• Maintain livestock performance records
• Maintain quality control and production records
• Supervise and oversee growing and other crop-related operations
• Clean stables, barns, barnyards and pens
• Detect disease and health problems in crops, livestock and poultry
• Perform general farm duties
• Examine product for quality and its readiness for the market
• Set and monitor water lines, air flow and temperature in barns, pens and chicken coops

Personal suitability

• Team player
• Flexibility
• Reliability

Screening questions

• Are you authorized to work in Canada?
• Are you available to start on the date listed in the job posting?
• Do you live near the job location?

Employment terms options

• Early morning
• Evening
• Flexible hours
• Morning

Employment terms options

• Day
• Weekend