farm worker - livestock

Port Hill Farm Inc; Tyne Valley; On-site; CAD 26,000 - 29,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Room and board provided

Free parking

Job summary

Port Hill Farm Inc in Tyne Valley, PEI is seeking a full-time, permanent farm worker to support dairy cattle operations on-site. The role involves early morning, day, evening, night, and weekend shifts. Room and board are provided.

Candidates must have own transportation and be willing to relocate. Employment is permanent with overtime options. Work duties include clearing debris from fields and pens, disinfecting barns, handling animals, milking goats by hand or with machines, monitoring

Qualifications

• Experience on a livestock farm is preferred.
• Ability to perform physically demanding tasks.
• Knowledge of animal welfare guidelines is a plus.

Responsibilities

• 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
• Monitor animal health
• Feed and tend animals
• Milk cows
• Clean stables, barns, barnyards and pens
• Examine product for quality and its readiness for the market
• Set and monitor water lines, air flow and temperature in barns, pens and chicken coops

Skills

Livestock handling

Biosecurity procedures

Job description

Job details

• Location Tyne Valley , PE C0B 2C0
• Salary 19.00 to 21.00 hourly (To be negotiated) / 30 to 35 hours per week
• Terms of employment Permanent employment Full time
• Early morning, Morning, Day, Evening, Night, Weekend, Shift, To be determined, Overtime available

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

• Dusty
• Odours
• Wet/damp
• Poultry and egg production
• All weather conditions
• Dirty

Work setting

• Rural area
• Room and board provided
• Willing to relocate

Tasks

• Clear and collect brush and debris from fields, pens and other work areas
• Develop specific plans to prioritize
• Disinfect pens, barns or poultry houses
• Handling animals
• Milk goats by hand or using machines
• Monitoring animal health
• Perform livestock feeding
• Treat livestock health issues
• Feed and tend animalsEnsure farm safety and bio-security procedures are followed
• Milk cows
• Clean stables, barns, barnyards and pens
• Examine product for quality and its readiness for the market
• Set and monitor water lines, air flow and temperature in barns, pens and chicken coops

Area of specialization

• Dairy cattle

Security and safety

• Medical exam

Transportation/travel information

• Own transportation

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Ability to work independently
• Fast-paced environment
• Work under pressure
• Physically demanding
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking
• Walking
• Bending, crouching, kneeling

Personal suitability

• Organized
• Team player
• Flexibility
• Judgement
• Reliability
• Quick learner

Other benefits

• Free parking available

Employment groups

This employer promotes equal employment opportunities for all job applicants, including those self-identifying as a member of these groups:

• Support for persons with disabilities
  • Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for persons with disabilities
  • Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for persons with disabilities
• Support for newcomers and refugees
  • Provides diversity and cross-cultural trainings to create a welcoming work environment for newcomers and/or refugees
  • Does not require Canadian work experience
• Support for youths
  • Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for youth
  • Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for youth
• Support for Indigenous people
  • Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for Indigenous workers
• Support for mature workers
  • Provides staff with awareness training to create a welcoming work environment for mature workers
• Supports for visible minorities
  • Applies hiring policies that discourage discrimination against members of visible minorities (for example: anonymizing the hiring process, etc.)
  • Offers mentorship programs that pair members of visible minorities with experienced employees
  • Provides diversity and cross-cultural training to create a welcoming work environment for members of visible minorities

Who can apply for this job?

You can apply if you are:

• a permanent resident of Canada
• a temporary resident of Canada with a valid work permit

Do not apply if you are not authorized to work in Canada. The employer will not respond to your application.

Advertised until

2026-11-25

Important notice:

This job posting was posted directly by the employer on Job Bank. The Government of Canada has taken steps to make sure it is accurate and reliable but cannot guarantee its authenticity.

Port Hill Farm Inc

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