dairy herdsperson
1 hour ago
Montague, Prince Edward Island, Canada
Winterbay Farm Inc.
Full time
- Work Term: Permanent
- Work Language: English
- Hours: 40 to 50 hours per week
- Education: No degree, certificate or diploma
- Experience: 2 years to less than 3 years
- Work site environment
- Dairy
- Work setting
- Staff accommodation available
- Tasks
- Diagnose livestock health issues
- Handling animals
- Monitor the calving process
- Perform livestock feeding
- Plant, cultivate and irrigate crops
- Treat livestock health issues
- Fertilize and spray crops
- Assist in the development and implementation of farm safety and bio-security procedures
- Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment
- Provide agricultural crop services such as plowing, irrigating, cultivating, spraying or harvesting
- Co-ordinate and supervise the work of general farm workers and harvesting labourers
- Ensure farm safety and bio-security procedures are followed
- Formulate feeding program
- Maintain quality control and production records
- Milk cows
- Supervision
- 1 to 2 people
- Equipment and machinery experience
- Harvesters
- Milking system (automated)
- Tractor
- Forage equipment
- Haying equipment
- Manure spreader
- Planting equipment
- Tillage equipment
- Automated systems experience
- Manure handling and storage
- Area of specialization
- Dairy cattle
- Security and safety
- Criminal record check
- Transportation/travel information
- Valid driver's licence
- Personal suitability
- Organized
- Team player
- Reliability
- Quick learner
- Screening questions
- Are you authorized to work in Canada?
- Do you have experience working in this field?
- Do you meet the language requirements listed in the job posting?
- Employment terms options
- Early morning
- Evening
- Employment terms options
- On call
- Day
- Weekend
- Health benefits
- Dental plan
- Health care plan
- Other benefits
- On-site housing options
- Paid time off (volunteering or personal days)
- Support for newcomers and refugees
- Assists with immediate settlement needs of newcomers and/or refugees (for example: housing, transportation, storage, childcare, winter clothing, etc.)
- Supports newcomers and/or refugees with foreign credential recognition
- Does not require Canadian work experience
- Support for youths
- Offers on-the-job training tailored to youth
- Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for youth
- Supports for visible minorities
- Applies hiring policies that discourage discrimination against members of visible minorities (for example: anonymizing the hiring process, etc.)
