Dairy herdsperson

Afton Hills Farm is located at Afton Station, NS. The company is actively seeking applicants for the role of Dairy herdsperson. The applicant should be a self-motivated individual with excellent interpersonal skills. The selected candidate will be expected to join and start the work at the earliest. It will be a Permanent employment or Full time job. The assigned Day, Evening, Night, Weekend, To be determined, Early Morning and Morning may include shift timings.

Employer Name: Afton Hills Farm
Position: Dairy herdsperson
No. of vacancies: 2
Salary: $15.50 hourly / 35 to 40 hours per week
Employment type: Permanent employment, Full time
Location: Afton Station, NS

Hiring: Dairy herdsperson

Job Description

• 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 operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment.
• The candidate will be responsible for supervising and coordinating the work of general farm workers and harvesting labourers.
• The candidate will be responsible for ensuring farm safety and biosecurity procedures are followed.
• The candidate will be responsible for maintaining quality control and production records.
• The candidate must supervise and oversee breeding and other livestock-related programs.
• The candidate will be responsible for supervising and overseeing growing and other crop-related operations.
• The candidate will be responsible for maintaining work records and logs.
• The candidate will be responsible for hiring and training staff.
• The candidate must perform general farm duties.

Job Requirements

• The candidate should be fluent in English language.
• There are no standard education requirements such as a bachelor’s degree, a certificate, or a diploma.
• The ideal candidate will have at least 7 months to less than 1 year of experience in a related industry.
• The candidate must be able to supervise 3 to 4 people.

Work site environment

• The candidate will be required to work long hours in an outdoor environment.
• The candidate must be able to work in dusty and hot 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 dairy farming.

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 be able to work in fast-paced 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 have an eye for details.
• The candidate must be willing to work long hours in sitting, standing, and walking positions.
• The candidate will be expected to manage a large workload.

How to Apply

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

By email

aftonhills@ns.sympatico.ca