General Farm Worker
Posted on Jan 25, 2021 by Benke Livestock Farm
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Location Wildwood, AB
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Earnings $20.00 hourly
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Work Hours 32 to 44 hours per week
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Position Permanent Full Time
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Vacancies 1 Vacancy
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Closing Date Mar 24, 2021
Employer
Benke Livestock Farm
Languages
English
Education
No degree, certificate or diploma
Equipment and Machinery Experience
- Tractor
- Planting equipment
- Loader
- Lift truck
- Haying equipment
- Forage equipment
- Farm truck
- Fertilizer applicator
Experience
Experience an asset
Type of Farm Operations
- Fruit and vegetable combination farming
- Other poultry farming
- Sheep farming
Specific Skills
- Plant, cultivate and irrigate crops
- Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment
- Harvest crops
- Feed and tend animals
- Fertilize and spray crops
- Clean stables, barns, barnyards and pens
- Detect disease and health problems in crops, livestock and poultry
- Set and monitor water lines, air flow and temperature in barns, pens and chicken coops
- Write daily basic progress reports
- Monitoring animal health
Security and Safety
Criminal record check
Work Site Environment
- Outdoors
- Odours
- Dusty
Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities
- Work under pressure
- Repetitive tasks
- Handling heavy loads
- Physically demanding
- Attention to detail
- Hand-eye co-ordination
- Standing for extended periods
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
Work Location Information
Relocation costs covered by employer
Automated Systems Experience
Manure handling and storage
Personal Suitability
- Effective interpersonal skills
- Flexibility
- Team player
- Organized
How to Apply
Anyone who can legally work in Canada can apply for this job. If you are not currently authorized to work in Canada, the employer will not consider your job application.
By e-mail:
In Person:
NW-35-053-09-5 Yellowhead County
Wildwood, Alberta T0E2M0
Between 02:00 PM and 04:30 PM
By Mail:
NW-35-053-09-5 Yellowhead County
Wildwood, Alberta T0E2M0
Advertised Until
Mar 24, 2021
Important notice: This job posting has been provided by an external employer.The Government of Alberta and the Government of Canada are not responsible for the accuracy, authenticity or reliability of the content.
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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
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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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