dairy herdsperson

Education

• College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma from a program of 3 months to less than 1 year
• or equivalent experience

Work site environment

• Outdoors
• Odours
• Dairy

Work setting

• Rural area

Tasks

• Handling animals
• Monitoring animal health
• Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment
• Ensure farm safety and bio-security procedures are followed
• Maintain livestock performance records
• Maintain work records and logs
• Perform general farm duties

Equipment and machinery experience

• Milking system (automated)

Area of specialization

• Dairy cattle

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Physically demanding
• Attention to detail
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking
• Large workload

Personal suitability

• Organized
• Team player

Experience

• 1 year to less than 2 years
• Durée de l'emploi : Permanent
• Langue de travail : Anglais
• Heures de travail : 40 to 60 hours per week