Redline Livestock
Didsbury, AB
Posted yesterday
Job Details:
$18.00 - $22.00 / hour
Contract
Experienced
Overview
- Work Term: Temporary
- Work Language: English
- Hours: 40 to 60 hours per week
- Education: Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
- Experience: 2 years to less than 3 years
- or equivalent experience Work site environment
- Beef cattle ranching and farming, including feedlots
- Outdoors
- Dusty
- Hot
- Wet/damp
- Livestock
- All weather conditions
- Dirty Work setting
- Relocation costs not covered by employer Tasks
- Diagnose livestock health issues
- Handling animals
- Marking livestock as proof of ownership
- Monitor the calving process
- Monitoring animal health
- Perform animal grooming activities
- Perform livestock feeding
- Prepare a clean, dry area for cows that are calving
- Prepare cattle for exhibition
- Track and report on current feed inventory
- Treat livestock health issues
- Weaning
- Feed and tend animals
- Maintain livestock performance records
- Select livestock for sale
- Clean stables, barns, barnyards and pens
- Maintain work records and logs
- Detect disease and health problems in crops, livestock and poultry
- Perform general farm duties
- Write daily basic progress reports Equipment and machinery experience
- Automated manure handling or storage system
- Feeding and watering system
- Tractor
- Farm truck
- Loader
- Skidsteer
- Forklift Area of specialization
- Beef cattle
- Animal husbandry Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Ability to work independently
- Work under pressure
- Physically demanding
- Repetitive tasks
- Handling heavy loads
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- Bending, crouching, kneeling Personal suitability
- Team player Screening questions
- Are you currently a student?
- Do you have experience working in this field?
- Do you meet the language requirements listed in the job posting for the position (English or French)? Employment terms options
- Early morning
- Evening Employment terms options
- Morning
- Day
- Weekend
- Overtime required Other benefits
- Free parking available
- Learning/training paid by employer
- On-site housing options
- Team building opportunities
- Parking available Support for newcomers and refugees
- Offers mentorship programs that pair newcomers and/or refugees with experienced employees
- Does not require Canadian work experience
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