Herdsperson

  • Job posted by : Hardenberg & Sons Farm Management Ltd.

Job Description

Overview

Languages

English

Education

  • Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Experience

7 months to less than 1 year

Work site environment

  • Dairy
  • Livestock

Responsibilities

Tasks

  • Feed inventory
  • Handling animals
  • Livestock branding
  • Monitoring animal health
  • Assist in the development and implementation of farm safety and bio-security procedures
  • Maintain financial and production records
  • Negotiate with clients for provision of services
  • Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment
  • Provide agricultural livestock services such as artificial insemination, spraying or shearing of livestock or disinfecting pens, barns or poultry houses
  • Recognize and treat certain livestock health problems
  • Select livestock for sale
  • Maintain work records and logs
  • Perform general farm duties

Experience and specialization

Equipment and machinery experience

  • Feeding and watering system
  • Milking system (automated)

Area of specialization

  • Cattle breeding
  • Cattle genomics
  • Beef cattle
  • Dairy cattle

Additional information

Work conditions and physical capabilities

  • Physically demanding
  • Combination of sitting, standing, walking

Personal suitability

  • Excellent oral communication
  • Organized
  • Team player

How to apply

By email

chrisvonhardenberg@gmail.com

By mail

36612 Hyde- Buker Road

Dewdney, BC

V0M 1H0


         


Job # : 226148
 November 21, 2023 - November 20, 2024
Job category : Agriculture & farms
Vacancy : 2
Salary : 18.00 hourly
Website :
Location : Others BC, British Columbia, CANADA