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Weyburn Livestock Exchange located at Box 1504 Weyburn, SK is looking for 2 Full time Yard Helpers to start as soon as possible.
These positions are responsible for cleaning pens, feeding cattle and tending to cattle, receiving/loading cattle, opening/closing gates and running down alleys to guide cattle through. Lifting is required when cleaning pens with a shovel.
The rate of varies up to $16.50/hr and benefits include health and dental. Candidates will be expected to work with cattle on a daily basis performing the above duties in an auction mart atmosphere which will entail working outdoors. Candidates must be able bodied and be able to work a full shift from 8 am to 5 pm or longer when necessary to complete an auction sale.
Essential Skills
- Working with others
Specific Skills
- Feed and tend animals
- Clean stables, barns, barnyards and pens
- Detect disease and health problems in crops, livestock and poultry
Type of Farm Operations
- Livestock
Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities
- Fast-paced environment
- Work under pressure
- Repetitive tasks
- Physically demanding
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- Standing for extended periods
- Walking
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
Work Site Environment
- Outdoors
- Odours