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Livestock Labourer

Employer

Breton Beef Ltd.

Date Posted

May 10, 2024

Languages

English
  • Location Breton, AB
  • Earnings $21.10 hourly
  • Work Hours 30 to 40 hours per week
  • Position Permanent Full Time
  • Vacancies 4  Vacancies
  • Closing Date Jun 09, 2024
Job Requirements

Employer

Breton Beef Ltd.

Languages

English

Education

No degree, certificate or diploma

Work site environment

  • Beef cattle ranching and farming, including feedlots
  • Confined spaces
  • Hot
  • Noisy
  • Odours

Work setting

  • Rural area
  • Staff accommodation available

Tasks

  • Handling animals
  • Monitor the calving process
  • Monitoring animal health
  • Track and report on current feed inventory
  • Supervise and oversee breeding and other livestock-related programs

Supervision

1 to 2 people

Equipment and machinery experience

  • Feeding and watering system
  • Tractor
  • Farm truck
  • Haying equipment

Automated systems experience

  • Automated environmental control equipment
  • Manure handling and storage

Security and safety

  • Criminal record check
  • Medical exam

Transportation/travel information

Own transportation

Work conditions and physical capabilities

  • Ability to work independently
  • Work under pressure
  • Physically demanding
  • Handling heavy loads
  • Large workload
  • Hand-eye co-ordination
  • Walking

Own tools/equipment

  • Steel-toed safety boots
  • Gloves

Personal suitability

  • Team player
  • Efficient interpersonal skills
  • Flexibility
  • Judgement
  • Reliability

Screening questions

Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?

Experience

Will train

Other benefits

  • Learning/training paid by employer
  • On-site housing options

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Interest Codes & Abilities
The Livestock Labourer is part of the following larger National Occupational Classification (NOC).

Interest Codes

General Farm Workers
METHODICAL

Interest in comparing information to examine produce for quality and prepare for market, to feed and tend livestock and poultry, and to clean stables, barns, barnyards and pens; and to set and monitor water lines, air flow and temperature in barns, pens and chicken coops

OBJECTIVE

Interest in driving - operating and maintaining farm machinery and equipment

innovative

Interest in detecting disease and health problems in crops, livestock and poultry

Reading Interest Codes
A Quick Guide

The interest code helps you figure out if you’d like to work in a particular occupation. 

It’s based on the Canadian Work Preference Inventory (CWPI), which measures 5 occupational interests: Directive, Innovative, Methodical, Objective, and Social.

Each set of 3 interest codes for this NOC group is listed in order of importance.

A code in capital letters means it’s a strong fit for the occupation.

A code in all lowercase letters means the fit is weaker.

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Abilities

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Motor Coordination

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