Dairy Herdsperson
Posted on Jan 11, 2021 by NICOL DAIRY FARMS LIMITED
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Location Coalhurst, AB
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Earnings $17.00 hourly
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Work Hours 40 hours per week
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Position Permanent Full Time
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Vacancies 2 Vacancies
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Closing Date Feb 10, 2021
Employer
NICOL DAIRY FARMS LIMITED
Languages
English
Education
No degree, certificate or diploma
Equipment and Machinery Experience
- Milking system (automated)
- Feeding and watering system
Experience
2 years to less than 3 years
Additional Skills
- Perform general farm duties
- Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment
- Maintain work records and logs
Area of Specialization
Dairy cattle
Type of Farm Operations
Dairy
Specific Skills
Monitoring animal health
Work Site Environment
- Outdoors
- Noisy
- Odours
- Dusty
- Hot
Transportation/Travel Information
Valid driver's licence
Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities
- Fast-paced environment
- Work under pressure
- Physically demanding
- Attention to detail
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- Large workload
- Tight deadlines
Work Location Information
- Rural area
- Staff accommodation available
Personal Suitability
- Team player
- Organized
How to Apply
Anyone who can legally work in Canada can apply for this job. If you are not currently authorized to work in Canada, the employer will not consider your job application.
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- OBJECTIVE
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Interest in handling machinery and equipment; and in participating in the provision of services
- METHODICAL
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Interest in co-ordinating and maintaining financial and operational records; and in hiring and training workers
- innovative
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Interest in negotiating with farmers and farm managers regarding services
The interest code helps you figure out if you’d like to work in a particular occupation.
It’s based on the Canadian Work Preference Inventory (CWPI), which measures 5 occupational interests: Directive, Innovative, Methodical, Objective and Social.
Each set of 3 interest codes is listed in order of importance.
A code in capital letters means it’s a strong fit for the occupation.
A code in all lowercase letters means the fit is weaker.
- METHODICAL
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Interest in handling equipment to perform general farm duties; and in maintaining livestock performance records and in training horses
- INNOVATIVE
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Interest in co-ordinating information to formulate feeding programs
- directive
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Interest in supervising feeding, health and breeding programs; may supervise general farm workers and harvesting labourers
The interest code helps you figure out if you’d like to work in a particular occupation.
It’s based on the Canadian Work Preference Inventory (CWPI), which measures 5 occupational interests: Directive, Innovative, Methodical, Objective and Social.
Each set of 3 interest codes is listed in order of importance.
A code in capital letters means it’s a strong fit for the occupation.
A code in all lowercase letters means the fit is weaker.