Website Top Gun Feeders Inc.
$90,000 to 110,000 annually (to be negotiated) – 40 to 60 hours per week
Overview
Languages
English
Education
- College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma from a program of 1 year to 2 years
- or equivalent experience
- Animal/livestock husbandry and production
- Agricultural production operations, other
- Animal nutrition
- Livestock management
Experience
5 years or more
Asset languages
- Spanish
Work site environment
- Beef cattle ranching and farming, including feedlots
- Dusty
- Hot
- Noisy
- Odours
- Outdoors
- Livestock
Work setting
- Rural area
Responsibilities
Tasks
- Feed inventory
- Handling animals
- Monitoring animal health
- Maintain farm machinery, equipment and buildings
- Manage overall operation of farm
- Organize and co-ordinate planting, cultivating and crop harvesting activities; raising and breeding of livestock and poultry
- Maintain financial and production records
- Perform general farm duties
- Recruit, hire and supervise staff and/or volunteers
- Recognize and treat certain livestock health problems
- Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment
- Maintain quality control and production records
- Maintain work records and logs
- Hire and train staff
- Co-ordinate and supervise the work of general farm workers and harvesting labourers
- Leading/instructing individuals
- Develop work schedules and establish procedures
- Assist in the development and implementation of farm safety and bio-security procedures
- Ensure farm safety and bio-security procedures are followed
Supervision
- 11-15 people
Credentials
Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses
- First Aid Certificate
Experience and specialization
Equipment and machinery experience
- Feeding and watering system
- Storage and silage system
- Tractor
- Truck
Area of work experience
- Management
Area of specialization
- Beef cattle
Additional information
Security and safety
- Driver’s validity licence check
Transportation/travel information
- Drive manual transmission vehicle
- Own vehicle
- Valid driver’s licence
- Own transportation
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Attention to detail
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
- Fast-paced environment
- Handling heavy loads
- Large workload
- Manual dexterity
- Physically demanding
- Standing for extended periods
- Tight deadlines
- Work under pressure
- Overtime required
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
Personal suitability
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Excellent oral communication
- Excellent written communication
- Flexibility
- Initiative
- Judgement
- Organized
- Team player
- Values and ethics
Benefits
Health benefits
- Dental plan
- Disability benefits
- Health care plan
- Paramedical services coverage
- Vision care benefits
Financial benefits
- Bonus
Long term benefits
- Group insurance benefits
- Life insurance
- Long-term care insurance
- Maternity and parental benefits
- Other benefits
- Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP)
Other benefits
- Free parking available
- Learning/training paid by employer
- Travel insurance
How-to-apply instructions
Here is what you must include in your application:
- Job reference number
- Cover letter
This job posting includes screening questions. Please answer the following questions when applying:
- 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?
- What is the highest level of study you have completed?
To apply for this job email your details to careers@titanlivestock.com
Only apply to this job if: