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General Farm Worker - Livestock

Employer

Sinke Farms Ltd

Date Posted

August 19, 2026

Languages

English
  • Location Picture Butte, AB
  • Earnings $18.34 to $23.00 hourly (to be negotiated)
  • Work Hours 180 to 200 hours per month
  • Position Permanent Full Time
  • Vacancies 1  Vacancy
  • Closing Date Sep 02, 2026
Job Requirements

Employer

Sinke Farms Ltd

Languages

English

Education

No degree, certificate or diploma

Work site environment

  • Hog and pig farming
  • Dusty
  • Noisy
  • Odours

Work setting

  • Rural area
  • Staff accommodation available

Tasks

  • Disinfect pens, barns or poultry houses
  • Handling animals
  • Monitoring animal health
  • Perform pig littering activities such as clipping needle teeth, docking tails, administering iron and other medication(s), identification of piglets, and castration
  • Weaning
  • Feed and tend animals
  • Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment
  • Ensure farm safety and bio-security procedures are followed
  • Maintain livestock performance records
  • Clean stables, barns, barnyards and pens

Equipment and machinery experience

Feeding and watering system

Automated systems experience

Automated environmental control equipment

Work conditions and physical capabilities

  • Ability to work independently
  • Work under pressure
  • Physically demanding
  • Attention to detail
  • Combination of sitting, standing, walking

Employment terms options

Early morning

Government programs

Recognized employer

Experience

2 years to less than 3 years

Employment terms options

Weekend

Health benefits

  • Dental plan
  • Disability benefits
  • Health care plan

Financial benefits

Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP)

Other benefits

On-site housing options


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Interest Codes & Abilities
The General Farm Worker - Livestock 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

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

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