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livestock attendant

Positive Choices Counselling

Alberta

On-site

CAD 40,000 - 60,000

Full time

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Job summary

Une entreprise de conseils au Canada recherche un candidat pour des tâches liées à la gestion des animaux, incluant le soin et la santé des troupeaux. Le candidat idéal devra avoir un certificat de graduation de l'école secondaire et de l'expérience dans un rôle similaire. Ce poste comprend également des conditions de travail physiques variées dans un environnement rural.

Benefits

Stationnement gratuit
Options de logement sur site
Commodités sur place

Qualifications

  • Expérience d'au moins 1 à 2 ans dans un domaine connexe.
  • Capacité à travailler de manière autonome et dans des conditions physiques exigeantes.
  • Attention aux détails et capacité à gérer des charges lourdes.

Responsibilities

  • S'occuper de la santé des animaux.
  • Organiser les tâches pour accomplir le travail.
  • Maintenir les dossiers de travail et les journaux.

Skills

Gestion des animaux
Communication orale
Compétences interpersonnelles
Flexibilité
Fiabilité

Education

Certificat de graduation de l'école secondaire

Tools

Tracteur
Applicateur d'engrais
Outils manuels
Job description
Overview

Durée de l'emploi : Permanent

Langue de travail : Anglais

Heures de travail : 40 hours per week

Education
  • Education: Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
Work site environment
  • Outdoors
  • Dusty
  • Odours
  • All weather conditions
  • Dirty
Work setting
  • Rural area
  • Staff accommodation available
Tasks
  • Clear fields of wood and stones
  • Develop and guide the behaviour of farm animals
  • Develop specific plans to prioritize
  • Direct farm feed inventory activities
  • Handling animals
  • Monitoring animal health
  • Organize tasks to accomplish the work
  • Perform animal grooming activities
  • Perform livestock feeding
  • Track and report on current feed inventory
  • Treat livestock health issues
  • Feed and tend animals
  • Assist in the development and implementation of farm safety and bio-security procedures
  • Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment
  • Clean stables, barns, barnyards and pens
  • Maintain work records and logs
  • Perform general farm duties
  • Identify livestock
  • Book appointments
  • Store, update and maintain databases
  • Enter client information in databases
Equipment and machinery experience
  • Fertilizer applicator
  • Tractor
  • Farm truck
  • Hand tools
Area of specialization
  • Horses
  • Animal husbandry
  • Property management
Work conditions and physical capabilities
  • Ability to work independently
  • Physically demanding
  • Attention to detail
  • Handling heavy loads
  • Walking
  • Bending, crouching, kneeling
Own tools / equipment
  • Steel-toed safety boots
  • Gloves
Personal suitability
  • Excellent oral communication
  • Efficient interpersonal skills
  • Flexibility
  • Judgement
  • Reliability
Screening questions
  • Are you authorized to work in Canada?
  • Are you available for shift or on-call work?
  • Are you available to start on the date listed in the job posting?
  • Are you willing to relocate for this position?
  • Do you have experience working in this field?
  • What is the highest level of study you have completed?
Experience
  • 1 year to less than 2 years
Other benefits
  • Free parking available
  • On-site amenities
  • On-site housing options
  • Parking available
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