farm worker

Work site environment

• Hog and pig farming
• Outdoors

Work setting

• Rural area

Responsibilities

Tasks

• Feed inventory
• Handling animals
• Monitoring animal health
• Processing pig litters
• Weaning
• Weeding
• 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

Experience and specialization

Automated systems experience

• Bulk grain or feed handling – automated
• Feeding and watering system

Additional information

Security and safety

• Criminal record check
• Driving record check (abstract)

Transportation/travel information

• Own transportation
• Willing to travel regularly
• Valid driver’s licence

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Repetitive tasks
• Attention to detail
• Hand-eye co-ordination
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking
• Standing for extended periods
• Bending, crouching, kneeling
• Overtime required

Personal suitability

• Flexibility
• Team player

Benefits

Health benefits

• Health care plan

Other benefits

• Learning/training paid by employer
• Team building opportunities