Education: Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
Experience: 1 to less than 7 months
or equivalent experience
Tasks
Diagnose livestock health issues
Handling animals
Monitoring animal health
Organize tasks to accomplish the work
Perform animal grooming activities
Perform livestock feeding
Perform pig littering activities such as clipping needle teeth, docking tails, administering iron and other medication(s), identification of piglets, and castration
Treat livestock health issues
Ensure farm safety and bio-security procedures are followed
Formulate feeding program
Maintain livestock performance records
Maintain quality control and production records
Clean stables, barns, barnyards and pens
Maintain work records and logs
Perform general farm duties
Set and monitor water lines, air flow and temperature in barns, pens and chicken coops
Workplace information
On the road job
Health benefits
Health care plan
Support for persons with disabilities
Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for persons with disabilities
Support for newcomers and refugees
Offers mentorship programs that pair newcomers and/or refugees with experienced employees
Support for youths
Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for youth
Support for Veterans
Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for Veterans
Support for Indigenous people
Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for Indigenous workers
Support for mature workers
Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for mature workers
Supports for visible minorities
Offers mentorship programs that pair members of visible minorities with experienced employees
