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Job Details

Dairy Herdsperson

Employer

Wild Rose Holsteins LTD

Date Posted

October 20, 2026

Languages

English
  • Location Lacombe, AB
  • Earnings $21.00 hourly
  • Work Hours 45 to 55 hours per week
  • Position Permanent Full Time
  • Vacancies 3  Vacancies
  • Closing Date Nov 03, 2026
Job Requirements

Employer

Wild Rose Holsteins LTD

Languages

English

Education

No degree, certificate or diploma

Work site environment

  • Dusty
  • Noisy
  • Odours
  • Dairy
  • Livestock

Work setting

Rural area

Tasks

  • Handling animals
  • Monitoring animal health
  • Perform livestock feeding
  • Treat livestock health issues
  • Feed and tend animals
  • Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment
  • Ensure farm safety and bio-security procedures are followed
  • Formulate feeding program
  • Maintain livestock performance records
  • Milk cows
  • Clean stables, barns, barnyards and pens
  • Maintain work records and logs
  • Detect disease and health problems in crops, livestock and poultry
  • Perform general farm duties

Equipment and machinery experience

  • Feeding and watering system
  • Milking system (automated)
  • Tractor
  • Farm truck
  • Skidsteer

Area of specialization

Dairy cattle

Transportation/travel information

Public transportation is not available

Work conditions and physical capabilities

  • Ability to work independently
  • Work under pressure
  • Physically demanding
  • Repetitive tasks
  • Attention to detail
  • Handling heavy loads
  • Combination of sitting, standing, walking
  • Bending, crouching, kneeling

Personal suitability

  • Organized
  • Team player
  • Reliability

Employment terms options

  • Early morning
  • Evening

Experience

1 year to less than 2 years

Employment terms options

  • Morning
  • Day
  • Weekend
  • Overtime required

Health benefits

  • Dental plan
  • Paramedical services coverage

Financial benefits

Life insurance


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Interest Codes & Abilities
The Dairy Herdsperson is part of the following larger National Occupational Classification (NOC).

Interest Codes

Agricultural and Related Service Contractors and Managers
OBJECTIVE

Interest in handling machinery and equipment; and in participating in the provision of services

METHODICAL

Interest in co-ordinating and maintaining financial and operational records; and in hiring and training workers

innovative

Interest in negotiating with farmers and farm managers regarding services

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Interest Codes

Specialized Livestock Workers
METHODICAL

Interest in handling equipment to perform general farm duties; and in maintaining livestock performance records and in training horses

INNOVATIVE

Interest in co-ordinating information to formulate feeding programs

directive

Interest in supervising feeding, health and breeding programs; may supervise general farm workers and harvesting labourers

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Motor Coordination

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Manual Dexterity

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