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Job Order #: 5301465

NOC: 8253
Employer Name:
Kessel Family Farm
Wage/Salary Info:
$3800 - $4000/ month
Posted Date:
14-Apr-2014
Location:
BALGONIE
 
# of Positions:
1
Employment Terms:
Full Time
Length of Employment:
Permanent
Experience:
1-2 Years
Apply By:
15-May-2014
How to Apply?:
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Employer Name:
Kessel Family Farm
Employer Address:
 
PO BOX 445
BALGONIE,SK
CANADA
S0G 0E0
Contact Name:
Ray or Cecilia Kessel
Contact Phone:
306-771-4318
Contact Fax:
306-771-4658
Contact Email:
kesselfamilyfarm2@gmail.com


Description

Location of this position is in the Balgonie, Sask. area.


MUST HAVE EXPERIENCE working at a dairy

Duties include but are not limited to:

- milking cows in 120 cow tie stall facility
- preparing a TMR ration and feeding/adjusting
rations based on cattle consumption
- daily scraping and cleaning of barn.
- detect disease and health problems in livestock
- detecting heats
- taking care of calves, feeding/bedding/treating
- cleaning of other barn
areas/equipment/milkhouse/office
- general maintenance in barn and with equipment
- operating various farm equipment/grain trucks
during seeding/silaging/harvest
- yard care and maintenance
- other various duties as required

Applicant must possess the following:

- ability to work independently or with others in
a team environment, as required
- good physical condition as this is a labour
intensive job
- multi-tasking ability is required
- must be reliable, trustworthy and able to take
initiative
- must be able to take direction from others as
requested
- common sense when working with animals and
machinery is a must
- animal comfort and care is a top priority
- good animal handling skills
- AI would be an asset but is not required
    
- Vocational training required

Rental Accommodations available which includes
heat and power.


VALID DRIVER'S LICENSE REQUIRED.
***CRIMINAL RECORD CHECK REQUIRED***

 

Skills and Abilities

Essential Skills
 - Oral communication
 - Working with others
 - Problem solving
 - Decision making
 - Critical thinking
 - Continuous learning
 - Significant use of memory
Type Of Livestock Specialization
 - Dairy cattle
Credentials (certificates, licences, memberships, courses, etc.)
 - Driver's licence
Specific Skills
 - Recognize and treat certain livestock health problems
 - Perform general farm duties
Type of Equipment
 - Trucks
 - Tractors
 - Storage and silage system
 - Milking systems
 - Manure handling or storage system
 - Feeding and watering system
Type of Farm Operations
 - Grain, oil seed, forage crop
 - Dairy

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