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Herdsperson
Employer
Philipsen Farm LtdDate Posted
June 18, 2022Languages
English-
Location Lacombe, AB
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Earnings $16.58 to $25.00 hourly (to be negotiated)
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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 2  Vacancies
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Closing Date Jul 16, 2022
Employer
Philipsen Farm Ltd
Languages
English
Education
- College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma from a program of 1 year to 2 years
- Agriculture, General
- or equivalent experience
Equipment and Machinery Experience
- Tractor
- Storage and silage system
- Milking system (automated)
- Feeding and watering system
- Automated manure handling or storage system
Experience
1 year to less than 2 years
Additional Skills
- Perform general farm duties
- Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment
- Maintain work records and logs
Area of Specialization
Dairy cattle
Type of Farm Operations
- Dairy
- Other grain farming
Specific Skills
Monitoring animal health
Security and Safety
Driver's validity licence check
Transportation/Travel Information
- Own transportation
- Valid driver's licence
Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities
- Fast-paced environment
- Physically demanding
- Attention to detail
Ability to Supervise
3-4 people
Work Location Information
Rural area
Agricultural Service Contractors Specific Skills
Provide agricultural livestock services such as artificial insemination, spraying or shearing of livestock or disinfecting pens, barns or poultry houses
Farm Supervisors Specific Skills
- Maintain quality control and production records
- Supervise and oversee breeding and other livestock-related programs
Specialized Livestock Workers Specific Skills
- Recognize and treat certain livestock health problems
- Calving
- Feed inventory
- Handling animals
- Farm animal grooming
Personal Suitability
- Team player
- Excellent oral communication
- Excellent written communication
- Organized
Long term benefits
Group insurance benefits
Screening questions
Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?
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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
The interest code helps you figure out if you’d like to work in a particular occupation.
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.
A code in all lowercase letters means the fit is weaker.
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
The interest code helps you figure out if you’d like to work in a particular occupation.
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.
A code in all lowercase letters means the fit is weaker.
Abilities
Compared to my abilities
The abilities related to this job are shown along with your selected abilities.