Dairy Farm Labourer

Work site environment

• Goat farming
• Hay farming
• Other grain farming
• Other miscellaneous animal farming
• Other miscellaneous crop farming
• Outdoors
• Dusty
• Hot
• Noisy
• Odours
• Dairy
• Grain, oil and forage crop
• Livestock
• All weather conditions
• Dirty

Work setting

• Rural area
• Staff accommodation available
• Staff accommodation provided

Responsibilities

Tasks

• Clear and collect brush and debris from fields, pens and other work areas
• Disinfect pens, barns or poultry houses
• Handling animals
• Milk goats by hand or using machines
• Milking goats
• Monitoring animal health
• Perform livestock feeding
• Plant, cultivate and irrigate crops
• Treat livestock health issues
• Harvest crops
• 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
• Perform general farm duties
• Examine product for quality and its readiness for the market

Experience and specialization

Equipment and machinery experience

• Feeding and watering system
• Milking system (automated)
• Storage and silage system
• Tractor
• Farm truck
• Haying equipment
• Loader
• Manure spreader
• Hand tools

Automated systems experience

• Bulk grain or feed handling - automated

Area of specialization

• Animal husbandry

Additional information

Security and safety

• Criminal record check

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Ability to work independently
• Physically demanding
• Repetitive tasks
• Attention to detail
• Handling heavy loads
• Large workload
• Standing for extended periods
• Walking
• Bending, crouching, kneeling

Own tools/equipment

• Steel-toed safety boots

Personal suitability

• Excellent oral communication
• Organized
• Flexibility
• Judgement
• Reliability
• Quick learner

Benefits

Other benefits

• Free parking available
• On-site housing options