Herd Superintendent

Work Term: Permanent
- Work Language: English
- Hours: 40 to 60 hours per week
- Education: No degree, certificate or diploma
- Experience: 3 years to less than 5 years
**Tasks**:

- Clear fields of wood and stones
- Diagnose livestock health issues
- Direct agricultural crops deleafing activities
- Direct farm feed inventory activities
- Marking livestock as proof of ownership
- Mixing fertilizer
- Monitor the calving process
- Monitoring animal health
- Oversee the activities of clearing the fields
- Perform animal grooming activities
- Perform livestock feeding
- Plant, cultivate and irrigate crops
- Supervise milking operations to ensure work is done correctly
- Track and report on current feed inventory
- Treat livestock health issues
- Fertilize and spray crops
- Harvest crops
- Feed and tend animals
- Assist in the development and implementation of farm safety and bio-security procedures
- Maintain financial and production records
- Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment
- Co-ordinate and supervise the work of general farm workers and harvesting labourers
- Maintain livestock performance records
- Maintain quality control and production records
- Milk cows
- Clean stables, barns, barnyards and pens
- Maintain work records and logs
- Perform general farm duties
- Examine product for quality and its readiness for the market
- Operate machinery
**Supervision**:

- 3-4 people
**Work conditions and physical capabilities**:

- Ability to work independently
- Work under pressure
- Physically demanding
- Repetitive tasks
- Attention to detail
- Handling heavy loads
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- Standing for extended periods
- Walking
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
**Personal suitability**:

- Organized
- Team player
- Reliability
**Other benefits**:

- Free parking available
- Learning/training paid by employer