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Farm Worker, General
Employer
Wilhelm P SchroerDate Posted
February 14, 2024Languages
English-
Location Sexsmith, AB
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Earnings $18.00 hourly
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Work Hours 35 to 40 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 09, 2024
Employer
Wilhelm P Schroer
Languages
English
Education
No degree, certificate or diploma
Work site environment
- Beef cattle ranching and farming, including feedlots
- Other miscellaneous animal farming
- Outdoors
- Dusty
- Noisy
- Wet/damp
- Livestock
- All weather conditions
- Dirty
Work setting
- Rural area
- Staff accommodation available
- Room and board provided
- Relocation costs covered by employer
- Willing to relocate
Tasks
- Clean the crops
- Disinfect pens, barns or poultry houses
- Handling animals
- Monitor the calving process
- Monitoring animal health
- Organize tasks to accomplish the work
- Perform livestock feeding
- Prepare a clean, dry area for cows that are calving
- Feed and tend animals
- Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment
- Milk cows
- Clean stables, barns, barnyards and pens
- Perform general farm duties
Equipment and machinery experience
- Tractor
- Farm truck
- Haying equipment
- Hand tools
Area of specialization
- Beef cattle
- Dairy cattle
Transportation/travel information
- Public transportation is not available
- Own transportation
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
- Overtime required
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
Own tools/equipment
- Steel-toed safety boots
- Gloves
Personal suitability
- Organized
- Team player
- Flexibility
- Judgement
- Reliability
- Quick learner
Screening questions
- Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?
- Are you willing to relocate for this position?
- Do you currently reside in proximity to the advertised location?
- Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?
Experience
Will train
Other benefits
- Free parking available
- On-site housing options
- Parking available
Support for newcomers and refugees
- Recruits newcomers and/or refugees who were displaced by a conflict or a natural disaster (for example: Ukraine, Afghanistan, etc.)
- Supports newcomers and/or refugees with foreign credential recognition
Support for youths
Offers on-the-job training tailored to youths
Support for Veterans
Offers flexible onboarding options to allow Veterans to gradually adapt to the civilian workplace (for example: gradually increasing hours and responsibilities, etc.)
Support for mature workers
Offers phased re-entry options for mature workers who are returning to work after retiring (for example: gradually increasing hours and responsibilities)
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Interest Codes
- METHODICAL
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Interest in comparing information to examine produce for quality and prepare for market, to feed and tend livestock and poultry, and to clean stables, barns, barnyards and pens; and to set and monitor water lines, air flow and temperature in barns, pens and chicken coops
- OBJECTIVE
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Interest in driving - operating and maintaining farm machinery and equipment
- innovative
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Interest in detecting disease and health problems in crops, livestock and poultry
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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 for this NOC group is listed in order of importance.
A code in capital letters means it’s a strong fit for the occupation.
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