Employment Information
- Post ID: 656646679
- Open Date: December 19, 2024
- Close Date: February 19, 2025
- Organization: Patel Farms Ltd
- Sector: Farm, Agriculture & Forestry
- Business Location:2410 N Asphodel 6 Line, Norwood, Ontario K0L 2V0
- Total Views: 203
- Duration: 2 calendar days (2 business days)
- Last Updated: 2 days ago
- Job URL: https://newpeople.ca/jobs/ontario/norwood/656646679/general-farm-worker-livestock/
Job Details
- Experience: Not mandatory
- Job Vacancies: 5
- Compensation: $20.00 per hour / 40 hours per week
- Anticipated Start Date: As soon as possible
- Apply by: email to [email protected]
- Education: High school graduation certificate
Job Description
Tasks
- Clear and collect brush and debris from fields, pens and other work areas
- Greenhouse cleaning
- Handling animals
- Maintain and manage growth of vines, vine canopy and grapes
- Marking livestock as proof of ownership
- Mixing fertilizer
- Monitor the calving process
- Monitoring animal health
- Weeding
- Fertilize and spray crops
- Harvest crops
- Feed and tend animals
- Maintain financial and production records
- Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment
- Maintain livestock performance records
- Maintain quality control and production records
- Select livestock for sale
- Supervise and oversee breeding and other livestock-related programs
- Perform general farm duties
- Cut horticultural crops
- Divide fresh harvested produce into marketable lots and non-marketable lots
Experience and specialization
Area of specialization
- Dairy cattle
Additional information
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Ability to work independently
- Fast-paced environment
- Tight deadlines
- Physically demanding
- Repetitive tasks
- Attention to detail
- Handling heavy loads
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- Large workload
- Overtime required
Personal suitability
- Excellent oral communication
- Excellent written communication
- Organized
- Team player
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Flexibility
- Judgement
- Reliability
- Quick learner