Farm worker, general

Overview

Languages

English

• No degree, certificate or diploma

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.

• Beef cattle ranching and farming, including feedlots
• Other grain farming
• Other miscellaneous crop farming
• Outdoors
• Dusty
• Hot
• Noisy
• Odours
• Wet/damp
• All weather conditions

• Rural area

Responsibilities

• Clear and collect brush and debris from fields, pens and other work areas
• Clear fields of wood and stones
• Disinfect pens, barns or poultry houses
• Feed and tend animals
• Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment
• Ensure farm safety and bio-security procedures are followed
• Clean stables, barns, barnyards and pens
• Maintain work records and logs
• Perform general farm duties

Experience and specialization

• Snow removal

• Manure handling and storage

• Agricultural livestock service
• Agricultural crop service
• Beef cattle

Additional information

• Public transportation is not available

• Ability to work independently
• Fast-paced environment
• Work under pressure
• Tight deadlines
• Physically demanding
• Repetitive tasks
• Attention to detail
• Handling heavy loads
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking
• Large workload
• Hand-eye co-ordination
• Ability to distinguish between colours
• Sound discrimination
• Sitting
• Standing for extended periods
• Walking
• Bending, crouching, kneeling

• Organized
• Team player
• Flexibility
• Judgement
• Reliability
• Quick learner

Benefits

• Dental plan
• Health care plan