dairy herdsperson - St. Albert, Canada - Lakeside Dairy Ltd

Description

• Education: No degree, certificate or diploma
• Experience: 1 year to less than 2 years

Work site environment

• Outdoors
• Odours
• Dairy

Work setting

• Rural area

Tasks

• Monitor the calving process
• Monitoring animal health
• Track and report on current feed inventory
• Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment
• Carry out a pasture or pen breeding programs
• Formulate feeding program
• Maintain livestock performance records
• Maintain quality control and production records
• Milk cows
• Clean stables, barns, barnyards and pens
• Maintain work records and logs
• Perform general farm duties

Equipment and machinery experience

• Milking system (automated)
• Tractor

Area of specialization

• Dairy cattle

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Physically demanding
• Attention to detail
• Large workload
• Work Term: Permanent
• Work Language: English
• Hours: 35 to 45 hours per week