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Dairy Herdsperson
Employer
Nieuwenhuis Dairy IncDate Posted
January 14, 2026Languages
English-
Location Red Deer County, AB
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Earnings $19.44 hourly
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Work Hours 40 to 60 hours per week
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Position Permanent Full Time
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Vacancies 1  Vacancy
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Closing Date Feb 16, 2026
Employer
Nieuwenhuis Dairy Inc
Languages
English
Education
No degree, certificate or diploma
Work site environment
- Odours
- Dairy
- All weather conditions
- Dirty
Work setting
- Rural area
- Staff accommodation available
Tasks
- Develop and guide the behaviour of farm animals
- Diagnose livestock health issues
- Handling animals
- Monitoring animal health
- Supervise milking operations to ensure work is done correctly
- Track and report on current feed inventory
- Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment
- Carry out a pasture or pen breeding programs
- 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
Welding techniques
Robotic equipment and systems
Equipment and machinery experience
- Bulk handling system
- Milking system (automated)
- Tractor
- Farm truck
- Loader
- Hand tools
Automated systems experience
Manure handling and storage
Area of specialization
Dairy cattle
Transportation/travel information
Public transportation is not available
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Ability to work independently
- Physically demanding
- Attention to detail
- Large workload
Personal suitability
- Team player
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Reliability
Employment terms options
Early morning
Experience
1 year to less than 2 years
Employment terms options
- On call
- Day
- Weekend
- Overtime required
Financial benefits
Bonus
Other benefits
On-site housing options
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Interest Codes
- 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
Abilities
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Mental Abilities
General Learning Ability
Verbal Ability
Numerical Ability
Visual Abilities
Spatial Perception
Form Perception
Clerical Perception
Physical Abilities
Motor Coordination
Finger Dexterity
Manual Dexterity
Interest Codes
- 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
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