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Livestock Labourer
Employer
Prairie Spud Farms Ltd.Date Posted
June 30, 2026Languages
English-
Location Vauxhall, AB
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Earnings $23.00 to $28.00 hourly (to be negotiated)
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Work Hours 40 to 72 hours per week
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Position Permanent Full Time
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Vacancies 1  Vacancy
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Closing Date Jul 14, 2026
Employer
Prairie Spud Farms Ltd.
Languages
English
Education
No degree, certificate or diploma
Work site environment
- Beef cattle ranching and farming, including feedlots
- Broiler and other meat-type chicken production
- Chicken farming
- Livestock combination farming
Work setting
Rural area
Tasks
- Clear and collect brush and debris from fields, pens and other work areas
- Develop and guide the behaviour of farm animals
- Diagnose livestock health issues
- Disinfect pens, barns or poultry houses
- Handling animals
- Marking livestock as proof of ownership
- Monitoring animal health
- Perform livestock feeding
- Prepare a clean, dry area for cows that are calving
- Treat livestock health issues
- Weaning
- Feed and tend animals
- Maintain livestock performance records
- Perform general farm duties
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Ability to work independently
- Fast-paced environment
- Work under pressure
- Tight deadlines
- Physically demanding
- Repetitive tasks
- Attention to detail
- Handling heavy loads
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- Large workload
- Hand-eye co-ordination
- Ability to distinguish between colours
- Sitting
- Standing for extended periods
- Walking
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
Personal suitability
- Organized
- Team player
- Flexibility
- Reliability
- Quick learner
Screening questions
- Are you available for shift or on-call work?
- Are you available to start on the date listed in the job posting?
- Do you have experience working in this field?
- Do you meet the language requirements listed in the job posting for the position (English or French)?
Experience
1 year to less than 2 years
Other benefits
On-site housing options
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.
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
Abilities
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