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Farm Supervisor
Employer
D&A Dairies LtdDate Posted
April 29, 2026Languages
English-
Location Lacombe, AB
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Earnings $19.44 hourly
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Work Hours 40 to 50 hours per week
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Position Permanent Full Time
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Vacancies 1  Vacancy
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Closing Date May 20, 2026
Employer
D&A Dairies Ltd
Languages
English
Education
Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
Work site environment
- Dusty
- Noisy
- Odours
- Dairy
- Livestock
Work setting
Rural area
Tasks
- Diagnose livestock health issues
- Handling animals
- Monitor the calving process
- Monitoring animal health
- Supervise milking operations to ensure work is done correctly
- Treat livestock health issues
- Carry out a pasture or pen breeding programs
- Co-ordinate and supervise the work of general farm workers and harvesting labourers
- Ensure farm safety and bio-security procedures are followed
- Formulate feeding program
- Maintain livestock performance records
- Maintain quality control and production records
- Supervise and oversee breeding and other livestock-related programs
- Maintain work records and logs
- Hire and train staff
- Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment
- Perform general farm duties
- Feed and tend animals
- Milk cows
Supervision
1 to 2 people
Equipment and machinery experience
- Milking system (automated)
- Storage and silage system
- Tractor
- Farm truck
Area of specialization
Dairy cattle
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Fast-paced environment
- Work under pressure
- Tight deadlines
- Physically demanding
- Attention to detail
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- Large workload
Personal suitability
- Excellent oral communication
- Organized
- Team player
Screening questions
- Are you authorized to work in Canada?
- Do you have experience working in this field?
Employment terms options
- Early morning
- Evening
Experience
1 year to less than 2 years
Employment terms options
- Day
- Weekend
- Overtime required
Health benefits
- Dental plan
- Disability benefits
- Health care plan
- Vision care benefits
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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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