Labourer, poultry farming

Bear Springs Farm; Alberta; On-site; CAD 21,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Staff accommodation provided

Job summary

Bear Springs Farm in Alberta is seeking a hands-on farm worker to join our rural operations. You will handle animals, monitor calving, and track feed inventories while operating tractors and farm trucks in a physically demanding, outdoor setting.

On-site role with staff accommodation available, requiring English language communication and the ability to work in a fast-paced environment across beef, poultry, and other livestock activities. Training provided as needed.

Qualifications

• Pet/production animal handling experience preferred.
• Physically capable for outdoor farm work.
• Ability to follow safety and quarantine procedures.

Responsibilities

• Handling animals.
• Monitor the calving process.
• Track and report on current feed inventory.
• Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment.
• Clean stables, barns, barnyards and pens.
• Set and monitor water lines, air flow and temperature in barns, pens and chicken coops.

Skills

Animal handling

Team player

Organized

Flexible

Education

No degree required

Tools

Tractor

Farm truck

Egg gathering system

Feeding and watering system

Job description

OVERVIEW

LANGUAGES

English

EDUCATION

• No degree, certificate or diploma

EXPERIENCE

1 to less than 7 months

ON SITE

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

ASSET LANGUAGES

• Spanish

WORK SITE ENVIRONMENT

• Beef cattle ranching and farming, including feedlots
• Chicken farming
• Layer poultry farming
• Livestock combination farming
• Organic farming
• Other miscellaneous animal farming
• Other poultry farming
• Outdoors
• Sheep farming
• Turkey farming
• Dusty

WORK SETTING

• Rural area
• Staff accommodation available
• Staff accommodation provided

RESPONSIBILITIES

TASKS

• Handling animals
• Monitor the calving process
• Track and report on current feed inventory
• Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment
• Clean stables, barns, barnyards and pens
• Set and monitor water lines, air flow and temperature in barns, pens and chicken coops

EXPERIENCE AND SPECIALIZATION

EQUIPMENT AND MACHINERY EXPERIENCE

• Egg gathering system
• Feeding and watering system
• Tractor
• Farm truck

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

WORK CONDITIONS AND PHYSICAL CAPABILITIES

• Fast-paced environment
• Work under pressure
• Physically demanding
• Handling heavy loads
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking
• Standing for extended periods

PERSONAL SUITABILITY

• Organized
• Team player
• Flexibility