Aletta Holsteins is hiring
Dairy Herdsperson with LMIA

Languages

• English

Education

• Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Experience

• 7 months to less than 1 year

On site

• Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.

Work site environment

• Outdoors
• Dangerous
• Dusty
• Noisy
• Odours
• Wet/damp
• Dairy
• Livestock
• All weather conditions
• Dirty

Work setting

• Rural area
• Staff accommodation available
• Various locations

Tasks

• Diagnose livestock health issues
• Direct farm feed inventory activities
• Handling animals
• Monitor the calving process
• Monitoring animal health
• Organize tasks to accomplish the work
• Perform animal grooming activities
• Perform livestock feeding
• Track and report on current feed inventory
• Treat livestock health issues
• Harvest crops
• Feed and tend animals
• Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment
• Carry out a pasture or pen breeding programs
• Ensure farm safety and bio-security procedures are followed
• Formulate feeding program
• Maintain livestock performance records
• Maintain quality control and production records
• Milk cows
• 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
• Set and monitor water lines, air flow and temperature in barns, pens and chicken coops
• Prevent and treat lameness by hoof trimming
• Conduct artificial insemination and spraying or shearing of livestock or disinfecting pens, barns or poultry houses

Equipment and machinery experience

• Automated manure handling or storage system
• Bulk handling system
• Feeding and watering system
• Milking system (automated)
• Storage and silage system
• Tractor
• Farm truck
• Forage equipment
• Loader
• Manure spreader
• Swather
• Skidsteer
• Hand tools

Automated systems experience

• Bulk grain or feed handling - automated
• Automated environmental control equipment
• Manure handling and storage

Area of specialization

• Cattle breeding
• Dairy cattle
• Animal husbandry

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Ability to work independently
• Fast-paced environment
• Work under pressure
• Physically demanding
• Repetitive tasks
• Attention to detail
• Handling heavy loads
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking
• Sound discrimination

Personal suitability

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

Other benefits

• Free parking available
• On-site housing options