Livestock Foreman/woman

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Work site environment

• Beef cattle ranching and farming, including feedlots
• Dusty
• Noisy
• Outdoors
• Livestock

Responsibilities

Tasks

• Diagnose livestock health issues
• Direct farm feed inventory activities
• Handling animals
• Monitoring animal health
• Supervise milking operations to ensure work is done correctly
• Assist in the development and implementation of farm safety and bio-security procedures
• Ensure farm safety and bio-security procedures are followed
• Maintain livestock performance records
• Maintain quality control and production records
• Supervise and oversee breeding and other livestock-related programs
• Maintain work records and logs
• Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment
• Perform general farm duties

Supervision

• 3-4 people

Experience and specialization

Equipment and machinery experience

• Feeding and watering system
• Milking system (automated)
• Tractor
• Forklift

Specialization or experience

• Green economy sector

Area of specialization

• Agricultural livestock service
• Dairy cattle

Additional information

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Fast-paced environment
• Tight deadlines
• Physically demanding
• Attention to detail
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking

Benefits

Health benefits

• Health care plan