Dairy Farm Worker

Work Term: Permanent
- Work Language: English
- Hours: 40 to 60 hours per week
- Education: Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
- Experience: Experience an asset
- or equivalent experience
**Work site environment**:

- Corn farming
- Hay farming
- Other miscellaneous crop farming
- Dairy
- Livestock
**Work setting**:

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

- Calving
- Handling animals
- Livestock branding
- Harvest crops
- Feed and tend animals
- Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment
- Provide agricultural livestock services such as artificial insemination, spraying or shearing of livestock or disinfecting pens, barns or poultry houses
- Milk cows
- Recognize and treat certain livestock health problems
- Perform general farm duties
**Equipment and machinery experience**:

- Automated manure handling or storage system
- Milking system (automated)
- Storage and silage system
- Tractor
- Farm truck
- Forage equipment
- Haying equipment
- Loader
- Manure spreader
- Tillage equipment
- Skidsteer
- Hand tools
**Automated systems experience**:

- Manure handling and storage
**Area of specialization**:

- Dairy cattle
- Animal husbandry
**Transportation/travel information**:

- Own transportation
**Work conditions and physical capabilities**:

- Ability to work independently
- Physically demanding
- Attention to detail
- Walking
**Personal suitability**:

- Excellent oral communication
- Organized
- Team player
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Flexibility
- Judgement
- Reliability
- Quick learner
**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 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?
**Other benefits**:

- On-site housing options