Perks & Benefits:
Location:
Lavigne, ON
- Work Term: Temporary
- Work Language: English
- Hours: 30 to 54 hours per week
- Education: Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
- Experience: Experience an asset
- Beef cattle ranching and farming, including feedlots
- Chicken farming
- Hay farming
- Hog and pig farming
- Layer poultry farming
- Livestock combination farming
- Organic farming
- Other grain farming
- Other miscellaneous crop farming
- Other vegetables and melon farming (except potato)
- Outdoors
- Dusty
- Hot
- Noisy
- Odours
- Wet/damp
- Grain, oil and forage crop
- Horticultural field crop
- Livestock
- Potato and vegetable
- Poultry and egg production
- All weather conditions
- Dirty
- Rural area
- Clear fields of wood and stones
- Develop specific plans to prioritize
- Handling animals
- Organize tasks to accomplish the work
- Perform livestock feeding
- Plant, cultivate and irrigate crops
- Treat livestock health issues
- Weeding
- Harvest crops
- Feed and tend animals
- Assist in the development and implementation of farm safety and bio-security procedures
- Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment
- Co-ordinate and supervise the work of general farm workers and harvesting labourers
- Ensure farm safety and bio-security procedures are followed
- Supervise and oversee growing and other crop-related operations
- Clean stables, barns, barnyards and pens
- Detect disease and health problems in crops, livestock and poultry
- Perform general farm duties
- Examine product for quality and its readiness for the market
- Set and monitor water lines, air flow and temperature in barns, pens and chicken coops
- 3-4 people
- Tractor
- Green economy sector
- Beef cattle
- Animal husbandry
- Public transportation is not available
- Own transportation
- Ability to work independently
- Fast-paced environment
- Work under pressure
- Physically demanding
- Repetitive tasks
- Attention to detail
- Handling heavy loads
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- Large workload
- Safety equipment/gear
- Steel-toed safety boots
- Gloves
- Team player
- Flexibility
- Judgement
- Reliability
- Quick learner
- Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?
- 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?
- What is the highest level of study you have completed?
- Involves duties and responsibilities that lead to positive environmental outcomes
- This position is a paid internship that encourages on-the-job training and skill development.
- Free parking available
- Learning/training paid by employer
- Other benefits
- Variable or compressed work week
- Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports youth employment
- Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for youth