Beef cattle farm worker

Employer Name: D.T.FARMS LTD
Position: Beef cattle farm worker
No. of vacancies: 1
Salary: $25.00 hourly / 35 to 60 hours per week
Employment type: Permanent employment, Full-time
Location: Cactus Lake, SK S0L 0J0

D.T.FARMS LTD., based in Cactus Lake, SK S0L 0J0, is inviting applications from suitable candidates for the position of Beef cattle farm worker who are self-motivated and have good interpersonal skills. The selected candidate will be required to start work as soon as possible. The open positions pertain to Permanent employment or a full-time job. The candidate must be available to work overtime and flexible hours.

Also hiring: Data entry clerk

Job Description

• The candidate will be responsible for clearing fields of wood and stone.
• The candidate must perform livestock feeding.
• The candidate must plant, cultivate, and irrigate crops.
• The candidate must prepare a clean, dry area for cows that are calving.
• The candidate will be responsible for treating livestock health issues.
• The candidate must perform weaning.
• The candidate must harvest crops.
• The candidate will be responsible for feeding and tending animals.
• The candidate must operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment.
• The candidate must clean stables, barns, barnyards, and pens.
• The candidate must maintain work records and logs.
• The candidate must perform general farm duties.

Job Requirements

• The candidate should be fluent in the English language.
• There are no standard education requirements, such as a bachelor’s degree, a certificate, or a diploma.
• The employer will provide training to the selected candidate.
• The candidate must be flexible.
• The candidate should be reliable.
• The candidate must be a quick learner.

Work site environment

• Farm operations include beef cattle ranching and feedlots, hay farming, oilseed farming (excluding soybeans), other grain farming, wheat farming, and livestock farming.
• The candidate will be required to work long hours in an outdoor environment.
• The candidate must be able to work in dusty conditions.
• The work site environment is noisy, and the candidate must be able to work with complete concentration even in such conditions.
• The candidate must work in an environment with a high concentration of odours.
• The candidate must work in all weather conditions.

Work setting

• The candidate should work in a rural area; most people live or work on farms or ranches. Hamlets, villages, towns, and other small settlements are in or surrounded by rural areas.
• The candidate should work in a staff accommodation that offers live-in accommodation when an employer provides a housing offer to its employees.

• The candidate must have the ability to work independently.
• The candidate should be required to perform repetitive tasks frequently.
• The candidate should have an eye for detail.
• The candidate should be required to handle heavy loads as part of routine work.
• The candidate must be willing to work long hours in various positions, including those that require sitting, standing, and walking, as well as those that involve physical activity.

Benefits

• The candidate should have transportation provided by the employer paid to employees to meet the cost of the daily commute from home to work and vice versa, or for personal expenditure in case of employees in the transport business, provided they are not in receipt of the daily allowance.
• The candidate should have a variable or compressed work week that allows an employee to complete the weekly hours of employment in a period of fewer than five (5) full days.

How to Apply

To submit your application, please use the given options if you are interested in applying.

By email

denis@dtfarmsltd.ca