Dairy farm worker

Riedbow Dairy Ltd., based in NE 8-9-5 W, Elm Creek, MB R0G 0N0, is inviting applications from suitable candidates for the position of Dairy 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 full-time jobs. The shift timings include Day, Evening, Weekend, Overtime, Flexible Hours and Early Morning.

Employer Name: Riedbow Dairy Ltd.
Position: Dairy farm worker
No. of vacancies: 2
Salary: $16.04 hourly / 40 hours per week
Employment type: Permanent employment, Full time
Location: NE 8-9-5 W, Elm Creek, MB R0G 0N0

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Job Description

• The candidate must clear and collect brush and debris from fields, pens, and other work areas.
• The candidate will be responsible for disinfecting pens, barns, and poultry houses.
• The candidate must be able to handle animals.
• The candidate will be responsible for monitoring the calving process.
• The candidate must monitor animal health.
• The candidate must perform animal grooming activities.
• The candidate must perform livestock feeding.
• The candidate must prepare a clean, dry area for cows that are in the process of calving.
• The candidate will be responsible for tracking and reporting on the current feed inventory.
• The candidate will be responsible for feeding and caring for the animals.
• The candidate must operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment.
• The candidate will be responsible for implementing a pasture or pen breeding program.
• The candidate will have to milk cows.
• The candidate must clean stables, barns, barnyards, and pens.
• The candidate must maintain work records and logs.
• The candidate must perform general farm duties.
• The candidate will be responsible for installing and monitoring water lines, air flow, and temperature in barns, pens, and chicken coops.

Job Requirements

• The candidate should be fluent in the English language.
• The candidate must have a certificate of Secondary (high) school graduation.
• The ideal candidate will have at least 7 months to less than 1 year of experience in a related industry.
• The candidate must have excellent oral communication skills.
• The candidate should be organized and flexible.
• The candidate should be a good team player.
• The candidate should have efficient interpersonal skills.
• The candidate should be reliable.
• The candidate must be a quick learner.

Work site environment

• The candidate will be required to work long hours in an outdoor environment.
• The candidate must be willing to work in hazardous conditions.
• The candidate must be able to work in dusty, wet/damp, and dirty conditions.
• The work site environment is noisy, and the candidate must be able to work with complete concentration despite these conditions.
• The candidate must work in an environment with a high concentration of odours.
• The type of farm operation is dairy farming.
• The candidate must be able to work in all weather conditions.

Work setting

• The candidate should be willing to work in a rural area, where 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 facilities, provided by the employer, which provides housing to its employees.

Experience and specialization

Equipment and machinery experience

• The candidate has experience operating and maintaining a variety of farm equipment and machinery, including automated manure handling and storage systems, bulk handling systems, feeding and watering systems, automated milking systems, tractors, farm trucks, forage equipment, loaders, manure spreaders, skid steers, forklifts, and hand tools.

Automated systems experience

• The candidate must have experience with automated bulk grain or feed handling, as well as manure handling and storage systems.

• The candidate must have the ability to work independently.
• The candidate should be able to work effectively in a fast-paced and busy environment.
• The candidate should be willing to work under pressure.
• The candidate should be prepared to perform physically demanding tasks as part of their daily work.
• The candidate should be required to perform repetitive tasks frequently.
• 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.
• The candidate will be expected to manage a large workload.
• The candidate should be willing to work overtime if necessary.
• The candidate must be able to recognize similarities and differences between sounds.
• The candidate must be willing to work in a standing position for extended periods.

Benefits

• Under Financial benefits, the selected candidate will receive Group insurance benefits provided by the employer, which extend coverage to the employee’s dependents, including spouses, children, and parents.

How to Apply

To apply, please use the provided options and submit your application if you are interested in the position.

By email

[email protected]

By mail

P.O. Box 280
Elm Creek, MB
R0G 0N0

Note

Please include the following while sending the application

• References attesting experience
• Copy of portfolio or relevant work examples