stable hand

L'Ecurie Colibri
Vaudreuil-Dorion, QC, CA
$18-$25 an hour (estimated)
Permanent
  • Durée de l'emploi : Permanent
  • Langue de travail : Bilingue
  • Heures de travail : 15 to 30 hours per week
  • Education :
  • Expérience :

Education

No degree, certificate or diploma

Work site environment

  • Hay farming
  • Livestock combination farming
  • Outdoors
  • Odours
  • Horse breeding

Work setting

Rural area

Tasks

  • Clear fields of wood and stones
  • Develop and guide the behaviour of farm animals
  • Diagnose livestock health issues
  • Disinfect pens, barns or poultry houses
  • Groom horses in preparation for competitions and shows
  • Handling animals
  • Monitoring animal health
  • Perform animal grooming activities
  • Perform livestock feeding
  • Feed and tend animals
  • Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment
  • Ensure farm safety and bio-security procedures are followed
  • Train horses
  • Clean stables, barns, barnyards and pens
  • Detect disease and health problems in crops, livestock and poultry
  • Perform general farm duties

Equipment and machinery experience

  • Tractor
  • Manure spreader

Area of specialization

  • Horses
  • Animal husbandry

Animal specialization

Thoroughbred horses

Transportation / travel information

Own transportation

Work conditions and physical capabilities

  • Ability to work independently
  • Work under pressure
  • Physically demanding
  • Repetitive tasks
  • Attention to detail
  • Handling heavy loads
  • Hand-eye co-ordination
  • Ability to distinguish between colours

Personal suitability

  • Organized
  • Team player
  • Flexibility
  • Judgement
  • Reliability
  • Quick learner

Screening questions

  • Are you available for shift or on-call work?
  • Are you available for the advertised start date?
  • Are you currently a student?
  • Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?
  • Are you willing to relocate for this position?
  • Do you currently reside in proximity to the advertised location?
  • Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?
  • What is your current field of study?
  • What is your current level of study?

Experience

Will train

Other benefits

  • Free parking available
  • Learning / training paid by employer
  • On-site amenities
  • Other benefits
  • Parking available
  • Variable or compressed work week

Support for newcomers and refugees

  • Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports newcomers and / or refugees
  • Recruits newcomers and / or refugees who were displaced by a conflict or a natural disaster (for example : Ukraine, Afghanistan, etc.)
  • Supports newcomers and / or refugees with foreign credential recognition
  • Offers mentorship programs that pair newcomers and / or refugees with experienced employees
  • Provides diversity and cross-cultural trainings to create a welcoming work environment for newcomers and / or refugees

Support for Veterans

  • Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports Veterans
  • Offers mentorship, coaching and / or networking opportunities for Veterans
  • Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for Veterans
  • Recruits Veterans and other candidates with military experience through targeted hiring initiatives (for example : job fairs, outreach programs etc.)
  • Supports Veterans in translating their military skills and experience into the language of the civilian job market
  • Offers flexible onboarding options to allow Veterans to gradually adapt to the civilian workplace (for example : gradually increasing hours and responsibilities, etc.)

Supports for visible minorities

  • Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports members of visible minorities
  • Applies hiring policies that discourage discrimination against members of visible minorities (for example : anonymizing the hiring process, etc.)
  • Offers mentorship programs that pair members of visible minorities with experienced employees
  • Provides diversity and cross-cultural training to create a welcoming work environment for members of visible minorities
  • 10 days ago