Dairy farm labourer

Line View Farms Ltd.; Ottawa; On-site; CAD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Staff accommodation

On-site housing

Job summary

Line View Farms Ltd. seeks a dedicated farm worker to assist with goat care, crop work and general farm duties at a rural Ontario location. The role involves hands-on animal care, milking, feeding and equipment operation in outdoor, dusty and hot conditions.

The successful candidate will have 1–2 years of experience, a secondary school diploma, and strong English communication. On-site housing options and free parking may be available.

Qualifications

• Secondary school graduation certificate is required.
• 1 year to less than 2 years of farming experience preferred.
• English language proficiency required.

Responsibilities

• Clear and collect brush and debris from fields, pens and other work areas.
• Disinfect pens, barns or poultry houses.
• Handling animals and milking goats by hand or machines.
• Monitor animal health and perform livestock feeding.
• Plant, cultivate and irrigate crops as needed.
• Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment.

Skills

Oral communication

Organization

Flexibility

Judgement

Reliability

Quick learner

Education

Secondary school diploma

Job description

OVERVIEW

LANGUAGES

English

EDUCATION

• Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

EXPERIENCE

1 year to less than 2 years

ON SITE

Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.

WORK SITE ENVIRONMENT

• Goat farming
• Hay farming
• Other grain farming
• Other miscellaneous animal farming
• Other miscellaneous crop farming
• Outdoors
• Dusty
• Hot
• Noisy
• Odours
• Dairy
• Grain, oil and forage crop
• Livestock
• All weather conditions
• Dirty

WORK SETTING

• Rural area
• Staff accommodation available
• Staff accommodation provided

RESPONSIBILITIES

TASKS

• Clear and collect brush and debris from fields, pens and other work areas
• Disinfect pens, barns or poultry houses
• Handling animals
• Milk goats by hand or using machines
• Milking goats
• Monitoring animal health
• Perform livestock feeding
• Plant, cultivate and irrigate crops
• Treat livestock health issues
• Harvest crops
• Feed and tend animals
• Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment
• Clean stables, barns, barnyards and pens
• Detect disease and health problems in crops, livestock and poultry
• Perform general farm duties
• Examine product for quality and its readiness for the market

EXPERIENCE AND SPECIALIZATION

EQUIPMENT AND MACHINERY EXPERIENCE

• Feeding and watering system
• Milking system (automated)
• Storage and silage system
• Tractor
• Farm truck
• Haying equipment
• Loader
• Manure spreader
• Hand tools

AUTOMATED SYSTEMS EXPERIENCE

• Bulk grain or feed handling - automated

AREA OF SPECIALIZATION

• Animal husbandry

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

SECURITY AND SAFETY

• Criminal record check

WORK CONDITIONS AND PHYSICAL CAPABILITIES

• Ability to work independently
• Physically demanding
• Repetitive tasks
• Attention to detail
• Handling heavy loads
• Large workload
• Standing for extended periods
• Walking
• Bending, crouching, kneeling

OWN TOOLS/EQUIPMENT

• Steel-toed safety boots

PERSONAL SUITABILITY

• Excellent oral communication
• Organized
• Flexibility
• Judgement
• Reliability
• Quick learner

BENEFITS

OTHER BENEFITS

• Free parking available
• On-site housing options