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Livestock Foreman/Woman

Employer

Allied Cattle Company Inc.

Date Posted

November 22, 2024

Languages

English
  • Location Picture Butte, AB
  • Earnings $24.00 to $28.75 hourly (to be negotiated)
  • Work Hours 40 to 60 hours per week
  • Position Permanent Full Time
  • Vacancies 7  Vacancies
  • Closing Date Dec 22, 2024
Job Requirements

Employer

Allied Cattle Company Inc.

Languages

English

Education

No degree, certificate or diploma

Work site environment

  • Dusty
  • Odours
  • Outdoors
  • Livestock

Work setting

  • Rural area
  • Various locations

Tasks

  • Conduct artificial insemination and spraying or shearing of livestock or disinfecting pens, barns or poultry houses
  • Handling animals
  • Monitoring animal health
  • Assist in the development and implementation of farm safety and bio-security procedures
  • Maintain financial and production records
  • Co-ordinate and supervise the work of general farm workers and harvesting labourers
  • Ensure farm safety and bio-security procedures are followed
  • Formulate feeding program
  • Maintain livestock performance records
  • Maintain quality control and production records
  • Supervise and oversee breeding and other livestock-related programs
  • Hire and train staff
  • Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment

Equipment and machinery experience

  • Automated manure handling or storage system
  • Feeding and watering system
  • Storage and silage system

Work conditions and physical capabilities

  • Work under pressure
  • Physically demanding
  • Combination of sitting, standing, walking
  • Large workload

Personal suitability

  • Organized
  • Team player

Experience

1 year to less than 2 years

Health benefits

  • Dental plan
  • Disability benefits
  • Health care plan
  • Vision care benefits

Financial benefits

Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP)


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Interest Codes & Abilities
The Livestock Foreman/Woman 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

Reading Interest Codes
A Quick Guide

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.

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Abilities

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General Learning Ability

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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

Reading Interest Codes
A Quick Guide

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.

Learn About Interests

Learn More

Abilities

Compared to my abilities

The abilities related to this job are shown along with your selected abilities.

Typical ability expectations for this job
Selected abilities

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

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