Westerhof Dairies LTD is hiring
Farm Supervisor with LMIA

Languages

• English

Education

• Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Experience

• 1 year to less than 2 years

On site

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

Work site environment

• Dusty
• Noisy
• Odours
• Outdoors
• Dairy

Work setting

• Rural area

Tasks

• Diagnose livestock health issues
• Handling animals
• Monitoring animal health
• Organize tasks to accomplish the work
• Supervise milking operations to ensure work is done correctly
• Treat livestock health issues
• Carry out a pasture or pen breeding programs
• 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
• Maintain quality control and production records
• Supervise and oversee breeding and other livestock-related programs
• Maintain work records and logs
• Hire and train staff
• Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment
• Perform general farm duties
• Milk cows

Supervision

• 3-4 people

Equipment and machinery experience

• Milking system (automated)
• Tractor

Area of specialization

• Dairy cattle

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Physically demanding
• Attention to detail
• Large workload

Personal suitability

• Excellent oral communication
• Excellent written communication
• Organized
• Team player

Health benefits

• Dental plan
• Paramedical services coverage