Job Title or Location

Dairy farm worker

Newland Farms

Mayfield, PE

Posted 30+ days ago

Job Details:

$17.30 / hour
Contract
Entry Level

Overview
  • Work Term: Temporary
  • Work Language: English
  • Hours: 40 to 45 hours bi-weekly
  • Education: No degree, certificate or diploma
  • Experience: Will train
  • Work site environment
  • Livestock combination farming
  • Other miscellaneous animal farming
  • Dusty
  • Noisy
  • Odours
  • Wet/damp
  • Dairy
  • Livestock
  • All weather conditions
  • Dirty
  • Work setting
  • Rural area
  • Staff accommodation available
  • Staff accommodation provided
  • Remote location
  • Willing to relocate
  • Tasks
  • Handling animals
  • Monitoring animal health
  • Prepare a clean, dry area for cows that are calving
  • Supervise milking operations to ensure work is done correctly
  • Feed and tend animals
  • Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment
  • Ensure farm safety and bio-security procedures are followed
  • Milk cows
  • Clean stables, barns, barnyards and pens
  • Perform general farm duties
  • Supervision
  • 3-4 people
  • Work conditions and physical capabilities
  • Ability to work independently
  • Fast-paced environment
  • Work under pressure
  • Physically demanding
  • Repetitive tasks
  • Attention to detail
  • Handling heavy loads
  • Large workload
  • Hand-eye co-ordination
  • Ability to distinguish between colours
  • Sitting
  • Standing for extended periods
  • Walking
  • Bending, crouching, kneeling
  • Personal suitability
  • Team player
  • Efficient interpersonal skills
  • Judgement
  • Reliability
  • Quick learner
  • Employment terms options
  • Early morning
  • Evening
  • Morning
  • Night
  • Employment terms options
  • Day
  • Weekend

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