Farm Worker, General

Work site environment

• Beef cattle ranching and farming, including feedlots
• Corn farming
• Hay farming
• Other miscellaneous crop farming
• Outdoors
• Wheat farming
• At heights
• Confined spaces
• Dusty
• Noisy
• Odours
• Wet/damp
• Dairy
• Grain, oil and forage crop
• Livestock

Work setting

• Rural area
• Staff accommodation available

Responsibilities

Tasks

• Clear and collect brush and debris from fields, pens and other work areas
• Clear fields of wood and stones
• Handling animals
• Monitor the calving process
• Perform animal grooming activities
• Perform livestock feeding
• Prepare a clean, dry area for cows that are calving
• Supervise milking operations to ensure work is done correctly
• Weeding
• Feed and tend animals
• Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment
• Milk cows
• Clean stables, barns, barnyards and pens
• Detect disease and health problems in crops, livestock and poultry
• Perform general farm duties

Experience and specialization

Type of crops

• Seed corn
• Soybeans

Area of specialization

• Dairy cattle
• Large animals

Additional information

Transportation/travel information

• Valid driver's licence

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Fast-paced environment
• Physically demanding
• Attention to detail
• Handling heavy loads
• Sound discrimination
• Standing for extended periods
• Walking
• Bending, crouching, kneeling

Personal suitability

• Organized
• Team player
• Flexibility
• Judgement
• Reliability
• Quick learner

Benefits

Other benefits

• Free parking available
• On-site housing options
• On-site recreation and activities
• Other benefits
• Team building opportunities
• Variable or compressed work week