Dairy farm worker
Carruthers Farms Ltd Kensington
Overview
Languages
English
Education- Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
- or equivalent experience
Experience
Experience an asset
On site
Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.
Work site environment- Outdoors
- At heights
- Confined spaces
- Dangerous
- Dusty
- Hot
- Noisy
- Odours
- Wet/damp
- Cold/refrigerated
- Dairy
- Rural area
- Staff accommodation available
Responsibilities
Tasks- Handling animals
- Monitor the calving process
- Monitoring animal health
- Perform animal grooming activities
- Plant, cultivate and irrigate crops
- Track and report on current feed inventory
- Weaning
- Fertilize and spray crops
- Harvest crops
- Feed and tend animals
- Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment
- Maintain livestock performance records
- Milk cows
- Clean stables, barns, barnyards and pens
- Maintain work records and logs
- Detect disease and health problems in crops, livestock and poultry
- 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
Experience and specialization
Equipment and machinery experience- Feeding and watering system
- Fertilizer applicator
- Milking system (automated)
- Seed drill
- Sprayer or duster
- Storage and silage system
- Tractor
- Combine harvester
- Farm truck
- Forage equipment
- Haying equipment
- Lift truck
- Loader
- Manure spreader
- Planting equipment
- Swather
- Tillage equipment
- Vegetable harvester
- Bulk grain or feed handling - automated
- Automated environmental control equipment
- Manure handling and storage
Additional information
Work conditions and physical capabilities- Fast-paced environment
- Work under pressure
- Tight deadlines
- Physically demanding
- Repetitive tasks
- Attention to detail
- Handling heavy loads
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- Hand-eye co-ordination
- Ability to distinguish between colours
- Sound discrimination
- Sitting
- Standing for extended periods
- Walking
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
- Organized
- Team player
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Flexibility
- Judgement
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Overview
Languages
English
Education
• Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
• or equivalent experience
Experience
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On site
Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work...
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Overview
Languages
English
Education
• Bachelor's degree
• or equivalent experience
Experience
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On site
Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.
Asset languages
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Overview
Languages
English
Education
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Experience
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On site
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Work site environment
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