Dairy farm worker

Overview

Languages

English or French

• Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

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.

• Corn farming
• Hay farming
• Outdoors
• At heights
• Dangerous
• Dusty
• Hot
• Noisy
• Odours
• Wet/damp
• Grain, oil and forage crop
• Livestock
• Dirty

• Rural area
• Staff accommodation available

Responsibilities

• Clear and collect brush and debris from fields, pens and other work areas
• Clear fields of wood and stones
• Handling animals
• Monitor the calving process
• Monitoring animal health
• Organize tasks to accomplish the work
• Perform livestock feeding
• Prepare a clean, dry area for cows that are calving
• Supervise milking operations to ensure work is done correctly
• Treat livestock health issues
• Feed and tend animals
• Assist in the development and implementation of farm safety and bio-security procedures
• Ensure farm safety and bio-security procedures are followed
• Maintain quality control and production records
• Milk cows
• Clean stables, barns, barnyards and pens
• Perform general farm duties

• 1 to 2 people

Experience and specialization

• Seed corn
• Soybeans

• Tractor

• Dairy cattle

Additional information

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

• Gloves

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

Benefits

• On-site amenities
• On-site housing options