Andrew &/or Kasie Dick is hiring
General Farm Worker - Livestock with LMIA

Languages

• English

Education

• No degree, certificate or diploma

Experience

• Will train

On site

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

Work site environment

• Beef cattle ranching and farming, including feedlots
• Outdoors
• Odours
• Wet/damp
• Livestock
• All weather conditions
• Dirty

Work setting

• Rural area
• Staff accommodation available

Tasks

• Clear and collect brush and debris from fields, pens and other work areas
• Clear fields of wood and stones
• Develop and guide the behaviour of farm animals
• Develop specific plans to prioritize
• Diagnose livestock health issues
• 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 livestock feeding
• Perform pig littering activities such as clipping needle teeth, docking tails, administering iron and other medication(s), identification of piglets, and castration
• Plant, cultivate and irrigate crops
• Prepare a clean, dry area for cows that are calving
• Supervise milking operations to ensure work is done correctly
• Weaning
• Weeding
• Feed and tend animals
• Assist in the development and implementation of farm safety and bio-security procedures
• Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment
• 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 quality control and production records
• Milk cows
• Supervise and oversee breeding and other livestock-related programs
• Train horses
• 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
• Examine product for quality and its readiness for the market
• Write daily basic progress reports
• Set and monitor water lines, air flow and temperature in barns, pens and chicken coops

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Ability to work independently
• Physically demanding
• Repetitive tasks
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking
• Standing for extended periods
• Walking
• Bending, crouching, kneeling