Work site environment

• Beef cattle ranching and farming, including feedlots
• Corn farming
• Hay farming
• Wheat farming
• Outdoors
• Dairy
• Grain, oil and forage crop
• Livestock

Work setting

• Rural area

Responsibilities

Tasks

• Conduct artificial insemination and spraying or shearing of livestock or disinfecting pens, barns or poultry houses
• Cut agricultural crops
• Diagnose livestock health issues
• Handling animals
• Monitor the calving process
• Monitoring animal health
• Supervise milking operations to ensure work is done correctly
• Treat livestock health issues
• Maintain financial and production records
• Provide agricultural crop services such as plowing, irrigating, cultivating, spraying or harvesting
• Co-ordinate and supervise the work of general farm workers and harvesting labourers
• Ensure farm safety and bio-security procedures are followed
• Maintain livestock performance records
• Maintain quality control and production records
• Supervise and oversee breeding and other livestock-related programs
• Hire and train staff
• Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment
• Perform general farm duties
• Supervise operation of mechanical equipment and machinery
• Schedule work assignments

Supervision

• 3-4 people

Experience and specialization

Equipment and machinery experience

• Automated manure handling or storage system
• Harvesters
• Seed drill
• Storage and silage system
• Tractor

Area of specialization

• Agricultural livestock service
• Cattle breeding
• Beef cattle
• Dairy cattle

Additional information

Transportation/travel information

• Valid driver's licence

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Physically demanding
• Attention to detail
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking