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Livestock Labourer

Employer

Prairie Spud Farms Ltd.

Date Posted

June 30, 2026

Languages

English
  • Location Vauxhall, AB
  • Earnings $23.00 to $28.00 hourly (to be negotiated)
  • Work Hours 40 to 72 hours per week
  • Position Permanent Full Time
  • Vacancies 1  Vacancy
  • Closing Date Jul 14, 2026
Job Requirements

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


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

Interest Codes

General Farm Workers
METHODICAL

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

Interest in driving - operating and maintaining farm machinery and equipment

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Interest in detecting disease and health problems in crops, livestock and poultry

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