Openwood Farm is hiring
Farm Supervisor with LMIA

Languages

• English

Education

• No degree, certificate or diploma

Experience

• 3 years to less than 5 years

On site

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

Work site environment

• Hay farming
• Dangerous
• Hot
• Noisy
• Odours
• Outdoors
• Horse breeding
• Livestock

Tasks

• Boar semen collection
• Clear and collect brush and debris from fields, pens and other work areas
• Conduct artificial insemination and spraying or shearing of livestock or disinfecting pens, barns or poultry houses
• Develop specific plans to prioritize
• Diagnose livestock health issues
• Direct farm feed inventory activities
• Direct farm grooming activities
• Groom horses in preparation for competitions and shows
• Handling animals
• Mixing fertilizer
• Monitoring animal health
• Organize tasks to accomplish the work
• Oversee the activities of clearing the fields
• Remove manually all suckers and water sprouts
• Treat livestock health issues
• Weeding
• Assist in the development and implementation of farm safety and bio-security procedures
• Co-ordinate and supervise the work of general farm workers and harvesting labourers
• Ensure farm safety and bio-security procedures are followed
• Formulate feeding program
• Maintain livestock performance records
• Select livestock for sale
• Supervise and oversee breeding and other livestock-related programs
• Train horses
• Maintain work records and logs
• Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment
• Perform general farm duties

Supervision

• 3-4 people

Equipment and machinery experience

• Turf grass harvester
• Automated manure handling or storage system
• Feeding and watering system
• Fertilizer applicator
• Harvesters
• Tractor
• Forklift

Area of specialization

• Agricultural livestock service
• Horses

Animal specialization

• Thoroughbred horses

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Fast-paced environment
• Work under pressure
• Physically demanding
• Attention to detail
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking
• Large workload

Own tools/equipment

• Safety equipment/gear
• Gloves

Personal suitability

• Organized
• Team player

Other benefits

• Free parking available
• On-site amenities