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Livestock Yardman/Woman
Employer
Thorlakson Feedyards Inc.Date Posted
December 04, 2025Languages
English-
Location Balzac, AB
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Earnings $22.00 to $25.00 hourly (to be negotiated)
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Work Hours 45 to 60 hours per week
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Position Permanent Full Time
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Vacancies 6  Vacancies
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Closing Date Jan 30, 2026
Employer
Thorlakson Feedyards Inc.
Languages
English
Education
No degree, certificate or diploma
Work site environment
- Beef cattle ranching and farming, including feedlots
- Dusty
- Noisy
- Odours
- All weather conditions
- Dirty
Work setting
- Rural area
- Staff accommodation available
Tasks
- Diagnose livestock health issues
- Handling animals
- Marking livestock as proof of ownership
- 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
- Maintain livestock performance records
- Maintain quality control and production records
- Select livestock for sale
- 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
- Write daily basic progress reports
- Set and monitor water lines, air flow and temperature in barns, pens and chicken coops
Area of specialization
Beef cattle
Transportation/travel information
- Public transportation is not available
- 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
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- Large workload
- Hand-eye co-ordination
- Ability to distinguish between colours
- Sound discrimination
- Standing for extended periods
- Walking
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
Own tools/equipment
- Steel-toed safety boots
- Gloves
Personal suitability
- Excellent oral communication
- Excellent written communication
- Organized
- Team player
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Flexibility
- Judgement
- Reliability
- Quick learner
Screening questions
- Are you willing to relocate for this position?
- Do you have experience working in this field?
Employment terms options
Early morning
Experience
1 year to less than 2 years
Employment terms options
- Shift
- Flexible hours
- Morning
- Day
- Weekend
- Overtime available
Health benefits
- Dental plan
- Disability benefits
- Health care plan
Other benefits
- Free parking available
- On-site amenities
- On-site housing options
- Other benefits
- Parking available
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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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