farm worker, general - Nanton, Canada - Homeplace Ranch Partnership

    Homeplace Ranch Partnership
    Homeplace Ranch Partnership Nanton, Canada

    3 weeks ago

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    Description
    • Work Term: Permanent
    • Work Language: English
    • Hours: 30 hours per week
    • Education: No degree, certificate or diploma
    • Experience: 5 years or more
    • Work site environment

    • Beef cattle ranching and farming, including feedlots
    • Fruit and vegetable combination farming
    • Hay farming
    • Other grain farming
    • Other miscellaneous animal farming
    • Other miscellaneous crop farming
    • Outdoors
    • Wheat farming
    • Dusty
    • Hot
    • Noisy
    • Wet/damp
    • Livestock
    • All weather conditions
    • Dirty
    • Work setting

    • Rural area
    • Staff accommodation provided
    • Remote location
    • Tasks

    • Cattle training
    • Develop and guide the behaviour of farm animals
    • Diagnose livestock health issues
    • Disinfect pens, barns or poultry houses
    • Handling animals
    • Monitor the calving process
    • Monitoring animal health
    • Perform animal grooming activities
    • Perform livestock feeding
    • Treat livestock health issues
    • Weeding
    • Fertilize and spray crops
    • Feed and tend animals
    • Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment
    • Provide agricultural livestock services such as artificial insemination, spraying or shearing of livestock or disinfecting pens, barns or poultry houses
    • Ensure farm safety and bio-security procedures are followed
    • Formulate feeding program
    • Recognize and treat certain livestock health problems
    • Train horses
    • Clean stables, barns, barnyards and pens
    • Detect disease and health problems in crops, livestock and poultry
    • Perform general farm duties
    • Set and monitor water lines, air flow and temperature in barns, pens and chicken coops
    • Equipment and machinery experience

    • Tractor
    • Farm truck
    • Haying equipment
    • Skidsteer
    • Forklift
    • Hand tools
    • Area of specialization

    • Beef cattle
    • Horses
    • Transportation/travel information

    • Own transportation
    • Work conditions and physical capabilities

    • 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
    • Sitting
    • Standing for extended periods
    • Walking
    • Bending, crouching, kneeling
    • Personal suitability

    • Excellent oral communication
    • Organized
    • Team player
    • Efficient interpersonal skills
    • Flexibility
    • Judgement
    • Reliability
    • Quick learner
    • Screening questions

    • Are you available for the advertised start date?
    • Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?
    • Are you willing to relocate for this position?
    • Do you currently reside in proximity to the advertised location?
    • Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?
    • Other benefits

    • Learning/training paid by employer
    • On-site housing options
    • Parking available