worker, farm

Work site environment

• Hay farming
• Hog and pig farming
• Hog management
• Livestock combination farming
• Organic farming
• Other miscellaneous animal farming
• Other miscellaneous crop farming
• Other vegetables and melon farming (except potato)
• Outdoors
• Sheep farming
• Potato and vegetable

Work setting

• Staff accommodation available
• Rural area
• Remote location
• Willing to relocate

Responsibilities

Tasks

• Calving
• Farm animal grooming
• Feed inventory
• Greenhouse cleaning
• Hand harvesting vegetables
• Handling animals
• Hoeing crops
• Monitoring animal health
• Vegetable culling
• Weaning
• Weeding
• Harvest crops
• 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
• Set and monitor water lines, air flow and temperature in barns, pens and chicken coops
• Perform general farm duties
• Carry out a pasture or pen breeding programs
• Provide agricultural crop services such as plowing, irrigating, cultivating, spraying or harvesting
• Ensure farm safety and bio-security procedures are followed

Experience and specialization

Equipment and machinery experience

• Farm truck
• Harvesters
• Hand tools

Area of specialization

• Swine
• Nursery or greenhouse
• Beef cattle
• Agricultural livestock service
• Pork

Additional information

Transportation/travel information

• Own transportation

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Repetitive tasks
• Handling heavy loads
• Physically demanding
• Attention to detail
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking
• Standing for extended periods
• Bending, crouching, kneeling
• Overtime required

Own tools/equipment

• Steel-toed safety boots

Personal suitability

• Efficient interpersonal skills
• Flexibility
• Judgement
• Organized
• Team player
• Excellent oral communication
• Excellent written communication

Benefits

Other benefits

• Free parking available
• On-site housing options