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Worker, Farm

Employer

DR Land & Cattle Ltd

Date Posted

May 15, 2025

Languages

English
  • Location Esther, AB
  • Earnings $22.00 to $24.00 hourly (to be negotiated)
  • Work Hours 30 to 50 hours per week
  • Position Permanent Full Time
  • Vacancies 3  Vacancies
  • Closing Date Jul 27, 2025
Job Requirements

Employer

DR Land & Cattle Ltd

Languages

English

Education

  • Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
  • or equivalent experience

Work site environment

  • Beef cattle ranching and farming, including feedlots
  • Odours
  • Livestock

Work setting

  • Rural area
  • Staff accommodation available
  • Relocation costs covered by employer
  • Willing to relocate

Tasks

  • Disinfect pens, barns or poultry houses
  • Handling animals
  • Marking livestock as proof of ownership
  • Monitor the calving process
  • Monitoring animal health
  • Organize tasks to accomplish the work
  • Perform animal grooming activities
  • Perform livestock feeding
  • Prepare a clean, dry area for cows that are calving
  • Track and report on current feed inventory
  • Feed and tend animals
  • Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment
  • Ensure farm safety and bio-security procedures are followed
  • Perform general farm duties

Equipment and machinery experience

  • Feeding and watering system
  • Tractor
  • Farm truck
  • Hand tools

Area of specialization

  • Cattle breeding
  • Beef cattle

Transportation/travel information

Valid driver's licence

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
  • Overtime required
  • Walking
  • Bending, crouching, kneeling

Personal suitability

  • Excellent oral communication
  • Organized
  • Team player
  • Flexibility
  • Reliability
  • Quick learner

Experience

2 years to less than 3 years

Health benefits

Health care plan

Other benefits

  • Free parking available
  • On-site housing options

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Interest Codes & Abilities
The Worker, Farm 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

innovative

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

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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