JOB NUMBER 1:
Animal husbandry foreman/woman and farm worker jobs in Canada
Full job description
- Education:
- Expérience:
Education
- Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
- Work site environment
- Dusty
- Outdoors
- Livestock
- Poultry and egg production
- Work setting
- Staff accommodation provided
- Tasks
Task
- Clear and collect brush and debris from fields, pens and other work areas
- Conduct artificial insemination and spraying or shearing of livestock or disinfecting pens, barns or poultry houses
- Consider water saturation, light and temperature when planning for crop growth and development
- Diagnose livestock health issues
- Direct farm feed inventory activities
- Handling animals
- Monitoring animal health
- Treat livestock health issues
- Assist in the development and implementation of farm safety and bio-security procedures
- Maintain financial and production records
- Co-ordinate and supervise the work of general farm workers and harvesting labourers
- Ensure farm safety and bio-security procedures are followed
- Formulate feeding program
- Maintain livestock performance records
- Maintain quality control and production records
- Supervise and oversee breeding and other livestock-related programs
- Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment
- Perform general farm duties
- Supervision
- 3-4 people
- Area of specialization
- Agricultural livestock service
- Poultry
- Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Fast-paced environment
- Work under pressure
- Physically demanding
- Attention to detail
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- Large workload
- Overtime required
- Personal suitability
- Organized
- Team player
- Experience
- 2 years to less than 3 years
- Other benefits
- Other benefits
- Durée de l’emploi: Permanent
- Langue de travail: Anglais
- Heures de travail: 55 to 60 hours per week
Job 2: Casual Agricultural Worker jobs in Canada
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True North
As the largest post-secondary institution in northern Alberta, Northwestern Polytechnic is a natural point of convergence for knowledge, skills, creativity, and collaboration.
Striving to spark and empower success, NWP’s mission is geared towards both individual and collective progress. NWP offers various engaging and in-demand academic programs in certificates, diplomas, apprenticeships, and degrees.
We exist wholeheartedly for the domestic and international students who call our campuses home, the distinctive communities and industries we serve, and the staff and faculty who honour us with their expertise and insights every day.
While our potential as one of Alberta’s newest polytechnics is ever-growing, we recognize the importance of having authentic and highly effective contributors. We are recruiting individuals inspired by opportunity, driven by results, and aligned to NWP’s core values of being responsive, innovative, and connected.
Finding your fit in one of our specialized schools or departments means a bright future with competitive compensation, attractive benefits packages, reliable networks, high quality of life, and unparalleled learning community experiences.
If you are looking to transform the post-secondary landscape with polytechnic education, research, and partnerships, Northwestern Polytechnic is your employer of choice.
The Department
Our NWP farm is home to a commercial and purebred cattle herd and a sheep flock. It supports the Veterinary Science program and offers research opportunities.
The Role
To carry out general farm duties including:
- Care of animals (feeding watering, monitoring for signs of illness)
- Maintenance of facility,
- Maintenance of farm equipment,
- During winter months, lambing and calving shifts
- Spring/Summer field work and hay production for feed,
- Working with Veterinary Technology program to set up student labs
- Other duties as required.
What We Offer
NWP offers lifelong learning opportunities through professional development & wellness programs, a competitive salary and compensation package and a student-centered culture that is vital to our community.
Job Requirements
JOB REQUIREMENTS
The successful candidate will need the following experience and skills to be successful in this role:
- Be in good physical condition with the ability to lift 25 kilograms to undertake manual labor,
- Ability to work a flexible schedule & work in unpredictable weather conditions,
- Must be mature, responsible and a self-starter who may have to work unsupervised but also can take direction,
- Assist in mechanical repairs and infrastructure maintenance,
- Preference given to an individual with experience working in agriculture with some livestock experience,
- Applicant should have a current class 5 driver’s license,
- Aable to maintain the facility and environment.
- Maintain professionalism, communicate, and be a supportive mentor to students and faculty.
How to Apply
Only applications received electronically via the Northwestern Polytechnic website will be considered.
We review all applications to select candidates whose qualifications and experience most closely meet our needs.
Only applicants selected for interviews will be contacted. For general inquiries, don’t hesitate to get in touch with HR at humanresources@nwpolytech.ca
Thank you for applying to NWP!
