Diary herd person
Entreprises Lavoie (1999) Ltd Inc is hiring a dairy herd person to carry out the activities and responsibilities listed in the job description. Candidates who meet this job requirement are encouraged to apply as this is a full-time role with flexible hours of work. Interviews will be conducted and candidates who perform well will be awarded the job to start their employment process immediately. This job position has been approved by LMIA.
Full job description
The candidate chosen is responsible for:
- Milking cows with milking equipment
- Monitoring animal health
- Maintaining high standards of animal welfare
- Feeding and taking care of animals
- Cleaning stables and barnyard
- Ensuring the cleanliness of the farm
- Maintaining adequate stocks of animal food
- Identifying sick animals and taking them for treatment
- Consulting animal nutritionists to create feeding plans
Ideal job requirement
The candidate chosen is required to:
- Have good communication skills
- Should be authentic and accountable
- Should be in a good physical and healthy state to perform tasks
- Must be punctual
- Must have important values and ethics
- Should be a good team player
- Must have good interpersonal and judgemental skill
- Must be energetic  and have a positive attitude
- Should be capable of making decisions and be self-motivated
- Should have excellent time management skills
- Should be familiar with pasture management
Experience required
- The candidate chosen does not need any standard educational requirement to apply
Contract type
- Full-time
Language
- Fluency in English
Location
- Range road 204, St. Isidore, AB T0H 3B0
Working condition
The candidate chosen would work in conditions where:
- Full concentration is required even in a noisy environment
- Repetitive task is done daily
- Handling heavy loads is part of working routine
- Should have tolerance for pests
Working environment
The candidate chosen would work in an environment where:
- Working for long hours in standing, crouching or bending position
- Would work in wet, dumpy, hot or warm weather conditions
- Environment with high concentration of odours
Salary
- The candidate chosen would earn $18.00 per hour while working for 40hrs per week
How to Apply
Firstly, ensure you’ve gone through our previous content on steps to apply for jobs in Canada. After that, you can send an application to the email address below.
admin@entlavoie.com
Good luck!