farm manager

Work site environment

• Beef cattle ranching and farming, including feedlots
• Livestock combination farming
• Dangerous
• Dusty
• Noisy
• Odours
• Outdoors
• Grain, oil and forage crop
• Harvest crops
• Livestock

Work setting

• Rural area

Responsibilities

Tasks

• Consider water saturation, light and temperature when planning for crop growth and development
• Coordinate planting and cultivating activities
• Handling animals
• Implement soil fertility programs
• Manage feed inventory activities
• Mixing fertilizer
• Monitor the calving process
• Monitoring animal health
• Organize planting, cultivating and crop harvesting activities
• Prepare a clean, dry area for cows that are calving
• Raise and breed livestock and poultry
• Maintain farm machinery, equipment and buildings
• Manage overall operation of farm
• Purchase machinery, livestock, seed, feed and other supplies
• Determine the amount and kinds of crops to be grown and livestock to be raised
• Establish marketing programs
• Maintain financial and production records
• Perform general farm duties
• Recruit, hire and supervise staff and/or volunteers

Experience and specialization

Equipment and machinery experience

• Feeding and watering system
• Fertilizer applicator
• Harvesters
• Storage and silage system
• Tractor
• Truck

Additional information

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Attention to detail
• Bending, crouching, kneeling
• Fast-paced environment
• Hand-eye co-ordination
• Handling heavy loads
• Large workload
• Physically demanding
• Work under pressure
• Overtime required

Personal suitability

• Efficient interpersonal skills
• Excellent oral communication
• Excellent written communication
• Flexibility
• Initiative
• Judgement
• Organized
• Team player
• Values and ethics

Benefits

Other benefits

• On-site housing options