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Job Details

Farm Worker, General

Employer

NIELSEN FARMS

Date Posted

April 19, 2026

Languages

English
  • Location Lacombe, AB
  • Earnings $23.00 hourly
  • Work Hours 40 hours per week
  • Position Permanent Full Time
  • Vacancies 1  Vacancy
  • Closing Date May 20, 2026
Job Requirements

Employer

NIELSEN FARMS

Languages

English

Education

No degree, certificate or diploma

Work site environment

  • Outdoors
  • Dangerous
  • Dusty
  • Hot
  • Noisy
  • Odours
  • Dairy
  • Livestock
  • Dirty

Tasks

  • Diagnose livestock health issues
  • Handling animals
  • Monitor the calving process
  • Monitoring animal health
  • Perform livestock feeding
  • Prepare a clean, dry area for cows that are calving
  • Supervise milking operations to ensure work is done correctly
  • Treat livestock health issues
  • Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment
  • Ensure farm safety and bio-security procedures are followed
  • Formulate feeding program
  • Supervise and oversee breeding and other livestock-related programs
  • Clean stables, barns, barnyards and pens
  • Perform general farm duties

Equipment and machinery experience

  • Feeding and watering system
  • Milking system (automated)
  • Tractor
  • Loader
  • Skidsteer

Area of specialization

  • Cattle breeding
  • Dairy cattle

Experience

Experience an asset

Support for youths

  • Offers on-the-job training tailored to youth
  • Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for youth
  • Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for youth

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Interest Codes & Abilities
The Farm Worker, General is part of the following larger National Occupational Classification (NOC).

Interest Codes

General Farm Workers
METHODICAL

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

Interest in driving - operating and maintaining farm machinery and equipment

innovative

Interest in detecting disease and health problems in crops, livestock and poultry

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