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farm labourer - livestock
Posted on May 21, 2025 by Employer details Orville Wells Farm
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Education: No degree, certificate or diploma. Work site environment: Chicken farming. Dry pea and bean farming. Fruit and vegetable combination farming. Livestock combination farming. Organic farming. Other poultry farming. Outdoors. Dusty. Hot. Noisy. Odours. Wet/damp. Cold/refrigerated. All weather conditions. Dirty. Work setting: Rural area. Staff accommodation available. Staff accommodation provided. Remote location. Room and board provided. Willing to relocate. Tasks: Develop specific plans to prioritize. Disinfect pens, barns or poultry houses. Greenhouse cleaning. Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment. Formulate feeding program. Maintain livestock performance records. Maintain quality control and production records. Select livestock for sale. Maintain work records and logs. Detect disease and health problems in crops, livestock and poultry. Perform general farm duties. Examine product for quality and its readiness for the market. Write daily basic progress reports. Set and monitor water lines, air flow and temperature in barns, pens and chicken coops. Load, unload and transfer crates, supplies and farm produce, livestock and poultry. Apply fertilizers. Clean work area. Monitor water lines, air flow and temperature in barns. Experience: Experience an asset. Other benefits: Free parking available. Learning/training paid by employer. On-site amenities. On-site housing options. On-site recreation and activities. Transportation provided by employer. Parking available. Support for persons with disabilities: Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports persons with disabilities . Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for persons with disabilities. Applies accessible and inclusive recruitment policies that accommodate persons with disabilities . Support for newcomers and refugees: Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports newcomers and/or refugees. Does not require Canadian work experience. Support for youths: Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports youth employment. Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for youth. Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for youth. Support for Veterans: Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports Veterans . Recruits Veterans and other candidates with military experience through targeted hiring initiatives (for example: job fairs, outreach programs etc.) . Offers flexible onboarding options to allow Veterans to gradually adapt to the civilian workplace (for example: gradually increasing hours and responsibilities, etc.) . Support for Indigenous people: Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports Indigenous people. Develops and maintains relationships with indigenous communities, indigenous-owned businesses and organizations . Provides cultural competency training and/or awareness training to all employees to create a welcoming work environment for Indigenous workers . Support for mature workers: Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports mature workers . Applies hiring policies that discourage age discrimination . Provides workspace accommodations, such as age-appropriate ergonomic considerations, to meet the physical needs of mature workers (for example: adjustable desks and chairs, accessible parking, etc.) . Offers resources to help mature workers plan their retirement (for example: financial planning, access to pension and benefits, lifestyle adjustments, etc.) . Supports for visible minorities: Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports members of visible minorities. Offers mentorship programs that pair members of visible minorities with experienced employees. Provides diversity and cross-cultural training to create a welcoming work env- LocationRidgedale, SKS0E 1L0
- Workplace information On site
- Salary$20.00HOUR hourly / 40 hours per week
- Terms of employment Permanent employmentFull time
- Day, Early Morning, Morning
- Starts as soon as possible
- Benefits: Other benefits
- vacancies 1 vacancy
- Source Job Bank #3312204
Overview
Languages
English
Education
- No degree, certificate or diploma
Experience
Experience an asset
On site
Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.
Work site environment
- Chicken farming
- Dry pea and bean farming
- Fruit and vegetable combination farming
- Livestock combination farming
- Organic farming
- Other poultry farming
- Outdoors
- Dusty
- Hot
- Noisy
- Odours
- Wet/damp
- Cold/refrigerated
- All weather conditions
- Dirty
Work setting
- Rural area
- Staff accommodation available
- Staff accommodation provided
- Remote location
- Room and board provided
- Willing to relocate
Responsibilities
Tasks
- Develop specific plans to prioritize
- Disinfect pens, barns or poultry houses
- Greenhouse cleaning
- Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment
- Formulate feeding program
- Maintain livestock performance records
- Maintain quality control and production records
- Select livestock for sale
- Maintain work records and logs
- Detect disease and health problems in crops, livestock and poultry
- Perform general farm duties
- Examine product for quality and its readiness for the market
- Write daily basic progress reports
- Set and monitor water lines, air flow and temperature in barns, pens and chicken coops
- Load, unload and transfer crates, supplies and farm produce, livestock and poultry
- Apply fertilizers
- Clean work area
- Monitor water lines, air flow and temperature in barns
Benefits
Other benefits
- Free parking available
- Learning/training paid by employer
- On-site amenities
- On-site housing options
- On-site recreation and activities
- Transportation provided by employer
- Parking available
Employment groups
This employer promotes equal employment opportunities for all job applicants, including those self-identifying as a member of these groups:
Support for persons with disabilities
- Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports persons with disabilities
- Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for persons with disabilities
- Applies accessible and inclusive recruitment policies that accommodate persons with disabilities
Support for newcomers and refugees
- Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports newcomers and/or refugees
- Does not require Canadian work experience
Support for youths
- Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports youth employment
- Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for youth
- Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for youth
Support for Veterans
- Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports Veterans
- Recruits Veterans and other candidates with military experience through targeted hiring initiatives (for example: job fairs, outreach programs etc.)
- Offers flexible onboarding options to allow Veterans to gradually adapt to the civilian workplace (for example: gradually increasing hours and responsibilities, etc.)
Support for Indigenous people
- Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports Indigenous people
- Develops and maintains relationships with indigenous communities, indigenous-owned businesses and organizations
- Provides cultural competency training and/or awareness training to all employees to create a welcoming work environment for Indigenous workers
Support for mature workers
- Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports mature workers
- Applies hiring policies that discourage age discrimination
- Provides workspace accommodations, such as age-appropriate ergonomic considerations, to meet the physical needs of mature workers (for example: adjustable desks and chairs, accessible parking, etc.)
- Offers resources to help mature workers plan their retirement (for example: financial planning, access to pension and benefits, lifestyle adjustments, etc.)
Supports for visible minorities
- Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports members of visible minorities
- Offers mentorship programs that pair members of visible minorities with experienced employees
- Provides diversity and cross-cultural training to create a welcoming work environment for members of visible minorities
Who can apply for this job?
You can apply if you are:
- a Canadian citizen
- a permanent resident of Canada
- a temporary resident of Canada with a valid work permit
Do not apply if you are not authorized to work in Canada. The employer will not respond to your application.
Advertised until
2025-06-20
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