- Durée de l'emploi : Permanent
- Langue de travail : Anglais
- Heures de travail : 40 hours per week
- Education :
- Expérience :
Education
- Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
- or equivalent experience
Work site environment
- Hog and pig farming
- Hog management
- Dusty
- Noisy
- Odours
- Wet / damp
- Livestock
Work setting
- Rural area
- Relocation costs not covered by employer
Tasks
- Diagnose livestock health issues
- Handling animals
- Monitoring animal health
- Perform livestock feeding
- Perform pig littering activities such as clipping needle teeth, docking tails, administering iron and other medication(s), identification of piglets, and castration
- Weaning
- Feed and tend animals
- Maintain quality control and production records
- Perform general farm duties
- Set and monitor water lines, air flow and temperature in barns, pens and chicken coops
Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses
First Aid Certificate
Equipment and machinery experience
- Automated manure handling or storage system
- Feeding and watering system
Automated systems experience
Manure handling and storage
Area of specialization
Security and safety
Criminal record check
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Ability to work independently
- Fast-paced environment
- Work under pressure
- Tight deadlines
- Physically demanding
- Repetitive tasks
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- Standing for extended periods
- Walking
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
Personal suitability
- Excellent oral communication
- Excellent written communication
- Organized
- Team player
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Flexibility
- Judgement
- Reliability
- Quick learner
Screening questions
- Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?
- Do you currently reside in proximity to the advertised location?
- Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?
- What is your current field of study?
Experience
1 year to less than 2 years
Health benefits
- Dental plan
- Health care plan
Financial benefits
- Group insurance benefits
- Pension plan
Other benefits