Dairy farm worker

Canada Job Bank; Lower Freetown; On-site; CAD 19,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

Willscott Farm Ltd. in Freetown, PE, is seeking a dairy farm worker who is enthusiastic and has strong interpersonal skills.

The position offers term or contract or full-time work, with varied shifts including early mornings, days, evenings, weekends, and on-call. You will monitor calving, supervise milking operations, perform weaning, feed and tend animals, operate and maintain farm machinery, milk cows, and keep stables clean.

Qualifications

• Fluent English language required.
• There are no standard education requirements; training provided.
• Must be organized, flexible, and a good team player.
• Efficient interpersonal and judgmental skills required.
• Farm operations include beef cattle ranching and dairy production.
• Long hours in outdoor dusty, hot, and damp environments.
• Work in noisy settings with strong odour exposure.

Responsibilities

• Monitor calving process.
• Supervise milking operations to ensure correct work.
• Perform weaning.
• Harvest crops.
• Feed and tend animals.
• Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment.
• Milk cows.
• Clean stables, barns, barnyards, and pens.

Skills

Fluent English

Team player

Organized

Flexible

Interpersonal skills

Good judgment

Tools

Fertilizer applicator

Automated milking system

Storage and silage system

Tractor

Forage equipment

Haying equipment

Loader

Manure spreader

Bulk grain handling equipment

Manure handling/storage equipment

Job description

Willscott Farm Ltd., situated at 1228 Cairns Road, Freetown, PE C0B 1L0, is seeking applications for the job position of Dairy farm worker who is enthusiastic and possesses excellent interpersonal skills. The selected applicant must join and assume their responsibilities at the earliest. The employer is offering a Term or contract, or a full-time position. The shift timings for this position include Overtime, Early morning, Day, Evening, Weekend, and On-call.

• Employer Name: Willscott Farm Ltd
• Position: Dairy farm worker
• No. of vacancies: 3
• Salary: $16.50 hourly / 40 to 49 hours bi-weekly
• Employment type: Term or contract, Full-time
• Location: 1228 Cairns Road, Freetown, PE C0B 1L0

• The candidate must monitor the calving process.
• The candidate must supervise milking operations to ensure work is done correctly.
• The candidate must perform weaning.
• The candidate must harvest crops.
• The candidate must feed and tend animals.
• The candidate must operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment.
• The candidate must milk cows.
• The candidate must clean stables, barns, barnyards, and pens.

Job Requirements

• The candidate should be fluent in the English language.
• There are no standard education requirements, such as a bachelor’s degree, a certificate, or a diploma.
• The employer will provide training to the selected candidate.
• The candidate should be organized and flexible.
• The candidate should be a good team player.
• The candidate should have efficient interpersonal skills.
• The candidate should have good judgmental skills.
• Farm operations include beef cattle ranching and farming, including feedlots, livestock combination farming, and dairy production.
• The candidate will be required to work long hours in an outdoor environment.
• The candidate must work in a dusty, hot, and wet/damp environment.
• The work site environment is noisy, and the candidate must be able to work with complete concentration even in such conditions.
• The candidate must work in an environment with a high concentration of odours.

Work setting

• The candidate should work in a rural area; most people live or work on farms or ranches. Hamlets, villages, towns, and other small settlements are in or surrounded by rural areas.

Equipment and machinery experience

• The candidate must have experience in using a fertilizer applicator, automated milking system, storage and silage system, tractor, forage equipment, haying equipment, loader, and manure spreader.

Automated systems experience

• The candidate must have experience using automated systems, including bulk grain or feed handling equipment and manure handling and storage equipment.

Transportation/travel information

• The candidate must have their own transportation.
• The candidate must be able to drive a manual transmission vehicle.

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• The candidate should be able to work effectively in a fast-paced and busy environment.
• The candidate must perform physically demanding tasks as part of their daily work.
• The candidate should be required to perform repetitive tasks frequently.
• The candidate should have an eye for detail.
• The candidate should be required to handle heavy loads as part of routine work.
• The candidate must be willing to work in a standing position for extended periods of time.
• The candidate must be willing to walk for long periods of time.
• The candidate must be willing to work long hours in bending, crouching, and kneeling positions.