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Work site environment
- Beef cattle ranching and farming, including feedlots
Work setting
- Rural area
- Remote location
Tasks
- Diagnose livestock health issues
- Organize tasks to accomplish the work
- Perform livestock feeding
- Harvest crops
- Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment
- Provide agricultural crop services such as plowing, irrigating, cultivating, spraying or harvesting
- Ensure farm safety and bio-security procedures are followed
- Clean stables, barns, barnyards and pens
- Perform general farm duties
Equipment and machinery experience
- Farm truck
- Loader
- Manure spreader
- Skidsteer
Transportation/travel information
- Own transportation
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Ability to work independently
- Fast-paced environment
- Work under pressure
- Physically demanding
- Repetitive tasks
- Attention to detail
- Handling heavy loads
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- Large workload
- Overtime required
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
Own tools/equipment
- Safety equipment/gear
- Steel-toed safety boots
- Gloves
Personal suitability
- Excellent oral communication
- Excellent written communication
- Organized
- Team player
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Flexibility
- Reliability
- Quick learner
Screening questions
- Are you available for shift or on-call work?
- 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?
- Do you have the above-indicated required certifications?