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Jobs Openings At Rideau Lakes Farms Inc. – Elgin, Ontario
Job Title: dairy farm worker
Location: Elgin, Ontario
Shift: Morning, Night, Overnight
Wage: $22.60/Hour
Work Term : Permanent
Work Language : English
Hours : 40 to 60 hours per week
Education : Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
Experience : Experience an asset
or equivalent experience
Work site environment
- Corn farming
- Hay farming
- Other miscellaneous crop farming
- Dairy
- Livestock
Work setting
- Rural area
- Staff accommodation available
Tasks
- Calving
- Handling animals
- Livestock branding
- Harvest crops
- Feed and tend animals
- Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment
- Provide agricultural livestock services such as artificial insemination, spraying or shearing of livestock or
- disinfecting pens, barns or poultry houses
- Milk cows
- Recognize and treat certain livestock health problems
- Perform general farm duties
Equipment and machinery experience
- Automated manure handling or storage system
- Milking system (automated)
- Storage and silage system
- Tractor
- Farm truck
- Forage equipment
- Haying equipment
- Loader
- Manure spreader
- Tillage equipment
- Skidsteer
- Hand tools
Automated systems experience
- Manure handling and storage
Area of specialization
- Dairy cattle
- Animal husbandry
Transportation / travel information
- Own transportation
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Ability to work independently
- Physically demanding
- Attention to detail
- Walking
Personal suitability
- Excellent oral communication
- Organized
- Team player
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Flexibility
- Judgement
- Reliability
- Quick learner
Screening questions
- Are you available for the advertised start date?
- Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?
- Are you willing to relocate for this position?
- Do you currently reside in proximity to the advertised location?
- Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?
- Do you have the above-indicated required certifications?
Other benefits
- On-site housing options
Who can apply to this job?
The employer accepts applications from:
- Canadian citizens and permanent or temporary residents of Canada.
- Other candidates with or without a valid Canadian work permit.
How to apply
Online: Apply On Company WebSite
