Dairy Farm Worker needed at Rideau Lakes Farms Inc. Elgin, ON – Apply Now

• • Work Term: Permanent
  • Work Language: English
  • Hours: 40 to 60 hours per week
  • Education: Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
  • Experience: Experience an asset
  • or equivalent experience

Work site environment

• • Corn farming
  • Hay farming
  • Other miscellaneous crop farming
  • Dairy
  • Livestock

Work setting

• • Rural area
  • Staff accommodation available

Tasks

• • Calving
  • Handling animals
  • Livestock branding
  • Harvest crops
  • Feed and tend animals
  • Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment
  • Provide agricultural livestock services such as artificial insemination, spraying or shearing of livestock or disinfecting pens, barns or poultry houses
  • Milk cows
  • Recognize and treat certain livestock health problems
  • Perform general farm duties

Equipment and machinery experience

• • Automated manure handling or storage system
  • Milking system (automated)
  • Storage and silage system
  • Tractor
  • Farm truck
  • Forage equipment
  • Haying equipment
  • Loader
  • Manure spreader
  • Tillage equipment
  • Skid steer
  • Hand tools

Automated systems experience

• • Manure handling and storage

Area of specialization

• • Dairy cattle
  • Animal husbandry

Transportation/travel information

• • Own transportation

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• • Ability to work independently
  • Physically demanding
  • Attention to detail
  • Walking

Personal suitability

• • Excellent oral communication
  • Organized
  • Team player
  • Efficient interpersonal skills
  • Flexibility
  • Judgement
  • Reliability
  • Quick learner

Screening questions

• • Are you available for the advertised start date?
  • Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?
  • Are you willing to relocate for this position?
  • Do you currently reside in proximity to the advertised location?
  • Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?
  • Do you have the above-indicated required certifications?

Other benefits

• On-site housing options

Source: ca.indeed.com