- Work Term : Permanent
- Work Language : English
- Hours : 35 to 60 hours per week
- Education : No degree, certificate or diploma
- Experience : 1 year to less than 2 years
Work site environment
- Beef cattle ranching and farming, including feedlots
- Odours
- Outdoors
- Grain, oil and forage crop
- All weather conditions
Work setting
Rural area
Tasks
- Cut agricultural crops
- Develop specific plans to prioritize
- Diagnose livestock health issues
- Direct agricultural crops deleafing activities
- Direct farm feed inventory activities
- Direct farm grooming activities
- Handling animals
- Implement soil fertility programs
- Level earth to fine grade specifications
- Marking livestock as proof of ownership
- Monitor the calving process
- Monitoring animal health
- Organize tasks to accomplish the work
- Oversee the activities of clearing the fields
- Seed cutting
- Soil fertility programs
- Treat livestock health issues
- Assist in the development and implementation of farm safety and bio-security procedures
- Maintain financial and production records
- Negotiate with clients for provision of services
- Provide agricultural crop services such as plowing, irrigating, cultivating, spraying or harvesting
- Carry out a pasture or pen breeding programs
- Co-ordinate and supervise the work of general farm workers and harvesting labourers
- Ensure farm safety and bio-security procedures are followed
- Formulate feeding program
- Maintain livestock performance records
- Maintain quality control and production records
- Select livestock for sale
- Supervise and oversee breeding and other livestock-related programs
- Supervise and oversee growing and other crop-related operations
- Train horses
- Maintain work records and logs
- Hire and train staff
- Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment
- Perform general farm duties
Supervision
3-4 people
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Fast-paced environment
- Work under pressure
- Tight deadlines
- Physically demanding
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- Large workload
Personal suitability
- Organized
- Team player
18 days ago