Farm supervisor

Trilean Pork Ltd; Electoral Area A; On-site; CAD 21,000 - 29,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Staff accommodation available

Job summary

Trilean Pork Ltd. is seeking a farm worker for on-site duties in a rural British Columbia setting. The role involves direct animal handling, feed management, soil fertility tasks, and general farm operations.

Travel may be required as part of the job responsibilities, with a focus on safety and productivity. Experience ranges from 1 year to less than 2 years, and no formal degree is required. The position offers a physically demanding environment in outdoor conditions with opportunities for

Qualifications

• No formal degree required; on-the-job training possible.
• 1 year to less than 2 years experience in farming or livestock operations.
• Frequent or constant travel may be required by the employer.

Responsibilities

• Direct farm feed inventory activities.
• Handle animals and monitor health.
• Implement soil fertility programs and manage field work.
• Supervise field clearing and equipment operations.
• Maintain farm safety and bio-security procedures.
• Keep production records and quality controls.
• Select livestock for sale and oversee crop-related tasks.

Skills

Animal handling

Attention to detail

Teamwork

Organized

Education

No degree or diploma required

Experience in farming

Tools

Tractor

Forklift

Automated manure handling

Feeding/watering systems

Job description

OVERVIEW

LANGUAGES

English

EDUCATION

• No degree, certificate or diploma

EXPERIENCE

1 year to less than 2 years

ON THE ROAD

Work locations may vary. Frequent or constant travel is required from the employee.

WORK SITE ENVIRONMENT

• Hog and pig farming
• Hot
• Noisy
• Odours
• Outdoors
• Horticultural field crop
• Livestock

WORK SETTING

• Rural area
• Staff accommodation available

RESPONSIBILITIES

TASKS

• Direct farm feed inventory activities
• Handling animals
• Implement soil fertility programs
• Monitoring animal health
• Oversee the activities of clearing the fields
• Perform pig littering activities such as clipping needle teeth, docking tails, administering iron and other medication(s), identification of piglets, and castration
• Soil fertility programs
• Tie and secure plants
• Weeding
• Assist in the development and implementation of farm safety and bio-security procedures
• Provide agricultural crop services such as plowing, irrigating, cultivating, spraying or harvesting
• Ensure farm safety and bio-security procedures are followed
• Formulate feeding program
• Maintain quality control and production records
• Select livestock for sale
• Supervise and oversee growing and other crop-related operations
• Maintain work records and logs
• Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment
• Perform general farm duties

SUPERVISION

• 1 to 2 people

EXPERIENCE AND SPECIALIZATION

EQUIPMENT AND MACHINERY EXPERIENCE

• Automated manure handling or storage system
• Feeding and watering system
• Tractor
• Forklift

AREA OF SPECIALIZATION

• Agricultural livestock service
• Agricultural crop service
• Swine

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

WORK CONDITIONS AND PHYSICAL CAPABILITIES

• Fast-paced environment
• Work under pressure
• Physically demanding
• Attention to detail
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking
• Large workload

PERSONAL SUITABILITY

• Organized
• Team player