farm worker, general - Kinkora, Canada - Postma Bros. Farms Ltd.

Description

• Work Term: Seasonal
• Work Language: English
• Hours: 40 hours per week
• Education: Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
• Experience: Will train
• or equivalent experience

Work site environment

• Beef cattle ranching and farming, including feedlots
• Hay farming
• Dairy
• Livestock

Work setting

• Rural area

Tasks

• Clear and collect brush and debris from fields, pens and other work areas
• Handling animals
• Organize tasks to accomplish the work
• Perform livestock feeding
• Feed and tend animals
• Clean stables, barns, barnyards and pens
• Perform general farm duties

Security and safety

• Criminal record check

Transportation/travel information

• Own transportation

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Ability to work independently
• Physically demanding
• Repetitive tasks
• Attention to detail
• Handling heavy loads
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking
• Bending, crouching, kneeling

Own tools/equipment

• Steel-toed safety boots

Personal suitability

• Excellent oral communication
• Organized
• Team player
• Flexibility
• Judgement
• Reliability
• Quick learner

Screening questions

• Are you available for the advertised start date?
• Are you currently a student?
• Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?
• Do you currently reside in proximity to the advertised location?

Support for youths

• Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports youth employment
• Offers on-the-job training tailored to youths

Support for mature workers

• Applies hiring policies that discourage age discrimination

Supports for visible minorities

• Applies hiring policies that discourage discrimination against members of visible minorities (for example: anonymizing the hiring process, etc.)