Livestock labourer

Princeton Farms Inc; Southwestern Ontario; On-site; CAD 21,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Princeton Farms Inc., located in Southwestern Ontario, is seeking a farm worker to support hay farming, grain farming, and animal care. The role requires English, physically demanding outdoor work, and the ability to follow directions in a rural setting.

No formal degree is required as training will be provided. Candidates should be prepared for a fast-paced environment and outdoor conditions including heat, dust, and noise.

Qualifications

• No degree, certificate or diploma required; on-the-job training provided.
• English language required for communication and safety.

Responsibilities

• Clear and collect brush and debris from fields, pens and other work areas.
• Clear fields of wood and stones.
• Develop and guide the behaviour of farm animals.
• Handling animals and monitoring health.
• Perform livestock feeding and grooming activities.
• Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment.
• Provide agricultural crop services such as plowing, irrigating, cultivating, spraying or harvesting.

Skills

Excellent oral communication

Organized

Team player

Flexibility

Reliability

Quick learner

Education

No degree

Tools

Seed drill

Tractor

Farm truck

Haying equipment

Loader

Planting equipment

Skidsteer

Hand tools

Job description

OVERVIEW

LANGUAGES

English

EDUCATION

• No degree, certificate or diploma

EXPERIENCE

No experience (will train)

ON SITE

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

WORK SITE ENVIRONMENT

• Hay farming
• Other grain farming
• Outdoors
• Dusty
• Hot
• Noisy
• Odours
• Wet/damp
• Horse breeding

WORK SETTING

• Rural area

RESPONSIBILITIES

TASKS

• Clear and collect brush and debris from fields, pens and other work areas
• Clear fields of wood and stones
• Develop and guide the behaviour of farm animals
• Handling animals
• Monitoring animal health
• Perform animal grooming activities
• Perform livestock feeding
• Plant, cultivate and irrigate crops
• Harvest crops
• Feed and tend animals
• Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment
• Provide agricultural crop services such as plowing, irrigating, cultivating,spraying or harvesting
• Train horses
• Clean stables, barns, barnyards and pens
• Detect disease and health problems in crops, livestock and poultry
• Perform general farm duties
• Maintain farm machinery, equipment and buildings
• Load, unload and transfer crates, supplies and farm produce, livestock and poultry
• Assist with inoculation and treatment of animals

EXPERIENCE AND SPECIALIZATION

EQUIPMENT AND MACHINERY EXPERIENCE

• Seed drill
• Tractor
• Farm truck
• Haying equipment
• Loader
• Planting equipment
• Skidsteer
• Hand tools

AREA OF SPECIALIZATION

• Agricultural livestock service
• Horses

ANIMAL SPECIALIZATION

• Thoroughbred horses

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

TRANSPORTATION/TRAVEL INFORMATION

• Own transportation

WORK CONDITIONS AND PHYSICAL CAPABILITIES

• Ability to work independently
• Fast-paced environment
• Work under pressure
• Tight deadlines
• Physically demanding
• Repetitive tasks
• Attention to detail
• Handling heavy loads
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking
• Large workload
• Hand-eye co-ordination
• Ability to distinguish between colours
• Sound discrimination
• Sitting
• Standing for extended periods
• Walking
• Bending, crouching, kneeling

OWN TOOLS/EQUIPMENT

• Steel-toed safety boots

PERSONAL SUITABILITY

• Excellent oral communication
• Organized
• Team player
• Flexibility
• Reliability
• Quick learner