Cowboy/cowgirl

Work Term: Permanent
- Work Language: English
- Hours: 30 to 50 hours per week
- Education: No degree, certificate or diploma
- Experience: 2 years to less than 3 years
**Work site environment**:

- Beef cattle ranching and farming, including feedlots
- Outdoors
- Wet/damp
- Noisy
- Odours
- Dusty
- Hot
- Cold/refrigerated
**Work setting**:

- Staff accommodation available
- Urban area
- Rural area
**Tasks**:

- Handling animals
- Monitoring animal health
- Feed and tend animals
- Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment
- Clean stables, barns, barnyards and pens
- Detect disease and health problems in crops, livestock and poultry
**Equipment and machinery experience**:

- Farm truck
- Loader
- Tractor
**Work conditions and physical capabilities**:

- Fast-paced environment
- Work under pressure
- Tight deadlines
- Repetitive tasks
- Handling heavy loads
- Physically demanding
- Attention to detail
- Hand-eye co-ordination
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- Standing for extended periods
- Walking
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
- Overtime required
**Personal suitability**:

- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Flexibility
- Judgement
- Organized
- Team player
**Health benefits**:

- Dental plan
- Disability benefits
- Health care plan
- Paramedical services coverage
- Vision care benefits
**Long term benefits**:

- Group insurance benefits
- Life insurance
- Long-term care insurance
- Maternity and parental benefits
- Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP)
**Other benefits**:

- Free parking available