Dairy herdsperson

Employer Name: Riedbow Dairy Ltd.
Position: Dairy herdsperson
No. of vacancies: 1
Salary: $19.04 hourly / 40 hours per week
Employment type: Permanent employment, Full-time
Location: NE 8-9-5 W, Elm Creek, MB R0G 0N0

Riedbow Dairy Ltd., situated in NE 8-9-5 W, Elm Creek, MB R0G 0N0, is currently looking for applications for the role of Dairy herdsperson who is a self-motivated individual with excellent interpersonal skills. The selected candidate must start work promptly. The available positions are for Permanent employment or full-time jobs. The shift times for this position are Overtime, Early morning, Day, Evening, Weekend and Flexible hours. The LMIA (Labour Market Impact Assessment) has approved the Dairy herdsperson position.

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Job Description

• The candidate will be responsible for diagnosing livestock health issues.
• The candidate will be responsible for directing the farm feed inventory.
• 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 organize tasks to complete the work.
• The candidate must supervise milking operations to ensure workers perform the work correctly.
• The candidate will be responsible for tracking and reporting on the current feed inventory.
• The candidate will be responsible for treating livestock health issues.
• The candidate will be responsible for feeding and tending animals.
• The candidate must assist in developing and implementing farm safety and biosecurity procedures.
• The candidate must operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment.
• The candidate must carry out pasture or pen breeding programs.
• The candidate will be responsible for supervising and coordinating the work of general farm workers and harvesting labourers.
• The candidate must ensure compliance with farm safety and biosecurity procedures.
• The candidate must formulate a feeding program.
• The candidate must maintain livestock performance records.
• 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 maintaining work records and logs.
• The candidate must detect disease and health issues in crops, livestock, and poultry.
• 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 1 to 2 years of experience in a related industry.
• The candidate must be able to supervise 1 to 2 people.
• 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 have good judgmental skills.

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 work in a hot environment.
• The candidate must work in an environment with a high concentration of odours.
• The type of farm operation is 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 work in a staff accommodation that offers live-in accommodation when an employer provides a housing offer to its employees.

Experience and specialization

Equipment and machinery experience

• The candidate must have experience in operating an automated manure handling or storage system, bulk handling system, feeding and watering system, fertilizer applicator, automated milking system, storage and silage system, tractor, forage equipment, loader, manure spreader, and skidsteer.

• 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 must perform physically demanding tasks as part of their daily work.
• 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.
• The candidate must manage a large workload.
• The candidate must have excellent hand-eye coordination.
• 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

If you are interested in applying, please utilize the provided options to submit your application.

By email

haroldpot87@gmail.com

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