Farm Labourer - Livestock

Employer

Outlook Farms Ltd.

Languages

English

Education

No degree, certificate or diploma

Work site environment

• Chicken farming
• Hog and pig farming
• Layer poultry farming
• Dusty
• Hot
• Noisy
• Odours
• Wet/damp
• Dirty

Work setting

Rural area

Tasks

• Disinfect pens, barns or poultry houses
• Handling animals
• Monitoring animal health
• Perform livestock feeding
• Perform pig littering activities such as clipping needle teeth, docking tails, administering iron and other medication(s), identification of piglets, and castration
• Treat livestock health issues
• Weaning
• Feed and tend animals
• Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment
• Ensure farm safety and bio-security procedures are followed
• Select livestock for sale
• Supervise and oversee breeding and other livestock-related programs
• Clean stables, barns, barnyards and pens
• 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
• Egg gathering system
• Feeding and watering system
• Tractor
• Farm truck
• Skidsteer
• Forklift

Automated systems experience

• Bulk grain or feed handling - automated
• Automated environmental control equipment

Area of specialization

• Poultry
• Swine

Transportation/travel information

Public transportation is not available

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Ability to work independently
• Work under pressure
• Physically demanding
• Repetitive tasks
• Attention to detail
• Handling heavy loads
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking
• Large workload
• Bending, crouching, kneeling

Personal suitability

• Team player
• Reliability

Experience

Experience an asset

Employment terms options

• Day
• Weekend
• Overtime required

Health benefits

• Dental plan
• Disability benefits
• Health care plan
• Paramedical services coverage