Employment Information
- Post ID: 649756856
- Open Date: February 5, 2025
- Close Date: April 23, 2025
- Organization: Stonecreek Farms LTD.
- Sector: Farm, Agriculture & Forestry
- Business Location:Woodham, Ontario, Canada
- Total Views: 200
- Duration: 0 calendar days (1 business days)
- Last Updated: 4 hours ago
- Job URL: https://newpeople.ca/jobs/ontario/woodham/649756856/dairy-herdsperson/
Job Details
- Experience: 1 year - 2 years
- Job Vacancies: 1
- Compensation: $20.55 per hour / 40 to 60 hours per week
- Anticipated Start Date: As soon as possible
- Apply by: email to [email protected]
- Education: High school graduation certificate
Job Description
Tasks
- Handling animals
- Monitor the calving process
- Monitoring animal health
- Treat livestock health issues
- Feed and tend animals
- Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment
- Ensure farm safety and bio-security procedures are followed
- Milk cows
- Clean stables, barns, barnyards and pens
- Perform general farm duties
Experience and specialization
Equipment and machinery experience
- Milking system (automated)
- Storage and silage system
- Tractor
- Farm truck
- Forage equipment
- Haying equipment
- Loader
- Manure spreader
- Tillage equipment
- Skidsteer
Automated systems experience
- Manure handling and storage
Area of specialization
- Agricultural livestock service
- Dairy cattle
Additional information
Transportation/travel information
- Own vehicle
- Valid driver’s licence
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Ability to work independently
- Fast-paced environment
- Physically demanding
- Repetitive tasks
- Attention to detail
- Handling heavy loads
- Hand-eye co-ordination
- Overtime required
- Ability to distinguish between colours
- Standing for extended periods
- Walking
Personal suitability
- Organized
- Team player
- Flexibility
- Reliability
Benefits
Other benefits
- On-site housing options