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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***
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