Livestock Labourer

Employer

Day Farm

Languages

English

Education

No degree, certificate or diploma

Work site environment

• Beef cattle ranching and farming, including feedlots
• Goat farming
• Hog and pig farming
• Layer poultry farming
• Livestock combination farming
• Other miscellaneous animal farming
• Other poultry farming
• Outdoors
• Sheep farming
• Confined spaces
• Dusty
• Noisy
• Odours
• Wet/damp
• Livestock
• Poultry and egg production
• All weather conditions
• Dirty

Work setting

• Rural area
• Remote location

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
• Monitoring animal health
• Organize tasks to accomplish the work
• Perform animal grooming activities
• Perform livestock feeding
• Shear the sheep
• Weaning
• Feed and tend animals
• Assist in the development and implementation of farm safety and bio-security procedures
• Maintain financial and production records
• Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment
• Carry out a pasture or pen breeding programs
• Ensure farm safety and bio-security procedures are followed
• Maintain quality control and production records
• Clean stables, barns, barnyards and pens
• Perform general farm duties
• Examine product for quality and its readiness for the market
• Write daily basic progress reports
• Set and monitor water lines, air flow and temperature in barns, pens and chicken coops

Equipment and machinery experience

• Automated manure handling or storage system
• Egg gathering system
• Feeding and watering system
• Hand tools

Automated systems experience

Manure handling and storage

Security and safety

Criminal record check

Transportation/travel information

Own transportation

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
• Sound discrimination
• Sitting
• Standing for extended periods
• Walking
• Bending, crouching, kneeling

Own tools/equipment

Steel-toed safety boots

Personal suitability

• Excellent oral communication
• Excellent written communication
• Organized
• Team player
• Efficient interpersonal skills
• Flexibility
• Judgement
• Reliability

Screening questions

• Are you available for shift or on-call work?
• Do you have experience working in this field?
• Do you have the required certifications listed in the job posting?
• Do you meet the language requirements listed in the job posting for the position (English or French)?

Employment terms options

• Early morning
• Evening

Experience

Experience an asset

Employment terms options

Weekend