
Herd Superintendent
4 weeks ago
Work Term: Permanent
- Work Language: English or French
- Hours: 35 to 55 hours per week
- Education: College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma from a program of 1 year to 2 years
- Experience: 3 years to less than 5 years
- or equivalent experience
**Asset languages**:
- Dutch; Flemish
- Spanish; Castilian
**Work site environment**:
- Beef cattle ranching and farming, including feedlots
- Outdoors
- Odours
- Dairy
**Work setting**:
- Rural area
- Staff accommodation available
- Willing to relocate
**Tasks**:
- Develop and guide the behaviour of farm animals
- Diagnose livestock health issues
- Handling animals
- Monitor the calving process
- Monitoring animal health
- Organize tasks to accomplish the work
- Perform livestock feeding
- Provide shearing services to livestock
- Supervise milking operations to ensure work is done correctly
- Treat livestock health issues
- Feed and tend animals
- Assist in the development and implementation of farm safety and bio-security procedures
- Co-ordinate and supervise the work of general farm workers and harvesting labourers
- Ensure farm safety and bio-security procedures are followed
- Maintain livestock performance records
- Maintain quality control and production records
- Milk cows
- Supervise and oversee breeding and other livestock-related programs
- Maintain work records and logs
- Detect disease and health problems in crops, livestock and poultry
- Perform general farm duties
**Supervision**:
- 1 to 2 people
**Equipment and machinery experience**:
- Milking system (automated)
**Area of work experience**:
- Process troubleshooting
**Area of specialization**:
- Agricultural livestock service
- Dairy cattle
**Security and safety**:
- Criminal record check
- Medical exam
**Transportation/travel information**:
- Public transportation is not available
- Own transportation
**Work conditions and physical capabilities**:
- Ability to work independently
- Physically demanding
- Attention to detail
- Handling heavy loads
- Large workload
- Overtime required
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
**Own tools/equipment**:
- Steel-toed safety boots
**Personal suitability**:
- Excellent oral communication
- Organized
- Team player
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Flexibility
- Judgement
- Reliability
**Screening questions**:
- 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 have previous experience in this field of employment?
- Do you have the above-indicated required certifications?
**Financial benefits**:
- Bonus
- Mileage paid
**Other benefits**:
- Free parking available
- Learning/training paid by employer
- On-site housing options
- Other benefits
- Team building opportunities
- Variable or compressed work week
**Support for persons with disabilities**:
- Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for persons with disabilities
- Applies accessible and inclusive recruitment policies that accommodate persons with disabilities
**Support for newcomers and refugees**:
- Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports newcomers and/or refugees
- Assists with immediate settlement needs of newcomers and/or refugees (for example: housing, transportation, storage, childcare, winter clothing, etc.)
- Supports social and labour market integration of newcomers and/or refugees (for example: facilitating access to community resources, language training, skills training, etc.)
- Recruits newcomers and/or refugees who were displaced by a conflict or a natural disaster (for example: Ukraine, Afghanistan, etc.)
- Supports newcomers and/or refugees with foreign credential recognition
- Provides diversity and cross-cultural trainings to create a welcoming work environment for newcomers and/or refugees
**Support for youths**:
- Offers on-the-job training tailored to youth
- Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for youth
- Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for youth
**Support for Veterans**:
- Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for Veterans
- Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for Veterans
- Assists with immediate transition needs of Veterans (for example: relocation, housing, etc.)
- Supports Veterans in translating their military skills and experience into the language of the civilian job market
- Offers flexible onboarding options to allow Veterans to gradually adapt to the civilian workplace (for example: gradually increasing hours and responsibilities, etc.)
**Support for Indigenous people**:
- Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for Indigenous workers
- Provides cultural competency training and/or awareness training to all employees to create a welcoming work environment for Indigenous workers
**Support for mature w