General farm worker

Kibbi; City of Lacombe; On-site; CAD 26,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Kibbi is seeking a dedicated farm worker to join our on-site operations in Alberta. The role focuses on milking goats by hand or with machines, feeding and caring for animals, and maintaining stable areas. You will operate and service farm machinery and keep production records to ensure quality control.

Candidates should have a secondary school certificate and 7 months to under 1 year of farming experience, and be prepared to work in outdoor, dusty, and noisy conditions at the farm site.

Qualifications

• Secondary school graduation certificate required.
• 7 months to less than 1 year of farming experience preferred.
• Ability to work outdoors in dusty, noisy environments.

Responsibilities

• Handle and milk goats by hand or with milking machines.
• Supervise milking operations to ensure accuracy.
• Feed and tend animals; clean stables and pens.
• Operate and maintain farm machinery.
• Maintain production records and quality control.

Skills

Animal handling

Attention to detail

Team player

Education

Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Tools

Milking equipment

Farm machinery

Safety boots

Job description

OVERVIEW

LANGUAGES

English

EDUCATION

• Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

EXPERIENCE

7 months to less than 1 year

ON SITE

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

WORK SITE ENVIRONMENT

• Goat farming
• Organic farming
• Outdoors
• Dusty
• Noisy
• Odours
• Wet/damp
• All weather conditions
• Dirty

RESPONSIBILITIES

TASKS

• Handling animals
• Milk goats by hand or using machines
• Milking goats
• Supervise milking operations to ensure work is done correctly
• Feed and tend animals
• Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment
• Maintain quality control and production records
• Milk cows
• Clean stables, barns, barnyards and pens
• Perform general farm duties

EXPERIENCE AND SPECIALIZATION

EQUIPMENT AND MACHINERY EXPERIENCE

• Feeding and watering system
• Milking system (automated)
• Farm truck

AUTOMATED SYSTEMS EXPERIENCE

• Manure handling and storage

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

SECURITY AND SAFETY

• Criminal record check
• Credit check

TRANSPORTATION/TRAVEL INFORMATION

• Public transportation is not available

WORK CONDITIONS AND PHYSICAL CAPABILITIES

• Ability to work independently
• Work under pressure
• Physically demanding
• Repetitive tasks
• Attention to detail
• Handling heavy loads
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking
• Hand-eye co-ordination
• Sitting
• Standing for extended periods
• Bending, crouching, kneeling

OWN TOOLS/EQUIPMENT

• Safety equipment/gear
• Steel-toed safety boots
• Gloves

PERSONAL SUITABILITY

• Organized
• Team player
• Efficient interpersonal skills
• Flexibility
• Judgement