Farm Worker

• Positions Available: 5
• Terms of Employment: Permanent / Full Time
• Experience: Experience an asset
• Working Hours: 40 hour/week
• Starting Wage: $15.00/hour
• Start Date: As soon as possible

To apply for this position, please email jobs@vgmeats.ca.

Job Requirements

Languages: English

Education: No degree, certificate or diploma

Experience: Experience an asset

Type of Farm Operations: Beef cattle ranching and farming, including feedlots

Specific Skills: Feed and tend animals; Clean stables, barns, barnyards and pens; Milk cows; Detect disease and health problems in crops, livestock and poultry; Set and monitor water lines, air flow and temperature in barns, pens and chicken coops; Monitoring animal health

Security and Safety: Criminal record check

Work Site Environment: Confined spaces; Dangerous; Outdoors; At heights; Wet/damp; Noisy; Odours; Dusty; Hot; Cold/refrigerated

Transportation/Travel Information: Own transportation

Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities: Fast-paced environment; Work under pressure; Repetitive tasks; Handling heavy loads; Physically demanding; Attention to detail; Hand-eye co-ordination; Ability to distinguish between colours; Sound discrimination; Combination of sitting, standing, walking; Standing for extended periods; Walking; Bending, crouching, kneeling; Tight deadlines; Overtime required

Work Location Information: Rural area; Remote location; Willing to relocate

Specialized Livestock Workers Specific Skills: Feed inventory; Handling animals; Farm animal grooming

Personal Suitability: Effective interpersonal skills; Flexibility; Team player; Judgement; Organized