Dairy Herdsperson

Employer

WS Farms Ltd.

Languages

English

Education

Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Work site environment

• Corn farming
• Livestock combination farming
• Other grain farming
• Outdoors
• Wheat farming
• Dangerous
• Dusty
• Noisy
• Odours
• Dairy
• Grain, oil and forage crop
• All weather conditions
• Dirty

Work setting

• Rural area
• Staff accommodation available

Tasks

• Clear fields of wood and stones
• Handling animals
• Implement soil fertility programs
• Monitoring animal health
• Organize tasks to accomplish the work
• Perform animal grooming activities
• Perform livestock feeding
• Plant, cultivate and irrigate crops
• Track and report on current feed inventory
• Treat livestock health issues
• Fertilize and spray crops
• Harvest crops
• Feed and tend animals
• Assist in the development and implementation of farm safety and bio-security procedures
• Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment
• Ensure farm safety and bio-security procedures are followed
• Formulate feeding program
• Maintain livestock performance records
• Maintain quality control and production records
• Milk cows
• Clean stables, barns, barnyards and pens
• Maintain work records and logs
• Detect disease and health problems in crops, livestock and poultry
• Perform general farm duties
• Set and monitor water lines, air flow and temperature in barns, pens and chicken coops

Equipment and machinery experience

• Automated manure handling or storage system
• Bulk handling system
• Feeding and watering system
• Fertilizer applicator
• Harvesters
• Milking system (automated)
• Sprayer or duster
• Storage and silage system
• Tractor
• Combine harvester
• Farm truck
• Forage equipment
• Loader
• Manure spreader
• Planting equipment
• Swather
• Tillage equipment
• Skidsteer
• Hand tools

Automated systems experience

• Bulk grain or feed handling - automated
• Manure handling and storage

Area of specialization

• Cattle breeding
• Agricultural crop service
• Dairy cattle
• Animal husbandry

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Ability to work independently
• Fast-paced environment
• Work under pressure
• Physically demanding
• Repetitive tasks
• Attention to detail
• Handling heavy loads
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking
• Large workload
• Sound discrimination
• Standing for extended periods

Personal suitability

• Excellent oral communication
• Organized
• Team player
• Efficient interpersonal skills
• Flexibility
• Judgement
• Reliability
• Quick learner

Employment terms options

• Early morning
• Evening

Experience

1 year to less than 2 years

Employment terms options

• Flexible hours
• Day
• Weekend
• Overtime available