JOB SUMMARY:
Expected to check individual pens for sick or distressed animals. Once animals are identified the employee is expected to treat that animal in order to prevent death or continued sickness. Expected to identify new incoming cattle and associate them with a lot name, given by the employer, and process each animal following proper protocol and procedures.
OVERVIEW:
Land locations: NE-12-10-22-W4, N 21-10-21-W4, SW-2-11-22-W4, SW-34-9-22-W4 Diamond City, ABT0K 0T0
Work Setting: On Site, Rural, Staff Accommodation provided.
Hours: 40-50 hours per week (Early Morning, Evening, Morning, Day, Weekend)
Permanent Full-Time
Education: No degree, certificate or diploma
Experience: 1 year to less than 7 months
Work Site Environment:
- Beef Cattle Ranching and farming, including feedlots
- Outdoors, confined spaces, dusty, hot, noisy, odours, wet/damp, livestock, all weather conditions, dirty.
Responsibilities/Tasks
- Handling animals
- Monitoring animal health
- Treat livestock issues
- Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment
- Clean stables, barns, barnyards and pens
- Perform general farm duties
Equipment and Machinery Experience
- Feeding and watering system
Area of Specialization
- Agricultural livestock service
- Beef cattle
- Animal husbandry
Additional Information
- Public transportation not available
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Fast paced environments
- Work under pressure
- Physically demanding
- Combination of sitting, standing, and walking
- Standing for extended periods
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
Personal suitability
- Organized, team player, reliability
Benefits
- Health Benefits
- Dental plan
- Disability benefits
- Health care plan
- Paramedical services coverage
- Financial Benefits
- Bonus
- Group insurance benefits
- Life insurance
- Registered retirement savings plan (RRSP)
- Other benefits
- Free parking available
- Other benefits
- Transportation provided by employer
How to Apply
- Please send your resume to [email protected]
- You must include an answer to the following screening question:
- Do you have experience working in this field ?
Pay: $23.00 per hour
Benefits:
- Dental care
- Disability insurance
- Extended health care
- Life insurance
- On-site parking
- RRSP match
Work Location: In person
