Farm Worker, General

Work site environment

• Broiler and other meat-type chicken production
• Chicken farming
• Fruit and vegetable combination farming
• Outdoors
• Dusty
• Noisy
• Odours
• Wet/damp
• Livestock
• Tree and orchard fruit
• All weather conditions
• Dirty

Work setting

• Rural area
• Staff accommodation available

Responsibilities

Tasks

• Clear and collect brush and debris from fields, pens and other work areas
• Diagnose livestock health issues
• Disinfect pens, barns or poultry houses
• Handling animals
• Mixing fertilizer
• Fertilize and spray crops
• Feed and tend animals
• Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment
• Ensure farm safety and bio-security procedures are followed
• Maintain livestock performance records
• Maintain quality control and production records
• Maintain work records and logs
• Detect disease and health problems in crops, livestock and poultry
• Perform general farm duties
• Write daily basic progress reports
• Set and monitor water lines, air flow and temperature in barns, pens and chicken coops

Experience and specialization

Type of crops

• Apples

Additional information

Transportation/travel information

• Own transportation

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Ability to work independently
• Fast-paced environment
• Work under pressure
• Tight deadlines
• Physically demanding
• Repetitive tasks
• Attention to detail
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking
• Hand-eye co-ordination
• Ability to distinguish between colours
• Standing for extended periods
• Walking
• Bending, crouching, kneeling

Personal suitability

• Excellent oral communication
• Organized
• Team player
• Reliability
• Quick learner

Benefits

Health benefits

• Dental plan
• Health care plan
• Vision care benefits

Other benefits

• Free parking available
• On-site housing options