dairy farm worker
Posted on May 06, 2026 by Employer details Carruthers Farms Ltd
Job details
Education: Secondary (high) school graduation certificate. or equivalent experience. Work site environment: Outdoors. At heights. Confined spaces. Dangerous. Dusty. Hot. Noisy. Odours. Wet/damp. Cold/refrigerated. Dairy. Work setting: Rural area. Staff accommodation available. Tasks: Handling animals. Monitor the calving process. Monitoring animal health. Perform animal grooming activities . Plant, cultivate and irrigate crops. Track and report on current feed inventory . Weaning. Fertilize and spray crops. Harvest crops. Feed and tend animals. Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment. Maintain livestock performance records. Milk cows. Clean stables, barns, barnyards and pens. Maintain work records and logs. Detect disease and health problems in crops, livestock and poultry. Examine product for quality and its readiness for the market. Write daily basic progress reports. Set and monitor water lines, air flow and temperature in barns, pens and chicken coops. Equipment and machinery experience: Feeding and watering system. Fertilizer applicator. Milking system (automated). Seed drill. Sprayer or duster. Storage and silage system. Tractor. Combine harvester. Farm truck. Forage equipment. Haying equipment. Lift truck. Loader. Manure spreader. Planting equipment. Swather. Tillage equipment. Vegetable harvester. Automated systems experience: Bulk grain or feed handling - automated. Automated environmental control equipment. Manure handling and storage. Work conditions and physical capabilities: Fast-paced environment. Work under pressure. Tight deadlines. Physically demanding. Repetitive tasks. Attention to detail. Handling heavy loads. Combination of sitting, standing, walking. Hand-eye co-ordination. Ability to distinguish between colours. Sound discrimination. Sitting. Standing for extended periods. Walking. Bending, crouching, kneeling. Personal suitability: Organized. Team player. Efficient interpersonal skills. Flexibility. Judgement. Screening questions: Are you authorized to work in Canada?. Are you available for shift or on-call work?. Are you available to start on the date listed in the job posting?. Are you currently a student?. Are you willing to relocate for this position?. Do you have experience working in this field?. Employment terms options: Early morning. Government programs: Recognized employer. Employment terms options: Evening. Shift. Morning. Night. On call. Experience: Experience an asset. Employment terms options: Day. Weekend. Overtime required. Overtime available. Support for newcomers and refugees: Does not require Canadian work experience. 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: Applies hiring policies that discourage age discrimination . Supports for visible minorities: Applies hiring policies that discourage discrimination against members of visible minorities (for example: anonymizing the hiring process, etc.).- Location RR 5 Kensington 2444 Hamilton RoadKensington, PEC0B 1M0
- Work location On site
- Salary$17.00HOUR hourly / 35 to 50 hours per week
- Terms of employment Permanent employmentFull time
- Overtime required, Early morning, Morning, Day, Evening, Night, Weekend, Shift, On call, Overtime available
- Starts as soon as possible
- vacancies 3 vacancies
- Source Job Bank #3569218
Overview
Languages
English
Education
- Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
- or equivalent experience
Experience
Experience an asset
On site
Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.
Work site environment
- Outdoors
- At heights
- Confined spaces
- Dangerous
- Dusty
- Hot
- Noisy
- Odours
- Wet/damp
- Cold/refrigerated
- Dairy
Work setting
- Rural area
- Staff accommodation available
Responsibilities
Tasks
- Handling animals
- Monitor the calving process
- Monitoring animal health
- Perform animal grooming activities
- Plant, cultivate and irrigate crops
- Track and report on current feed inventory
- Weaning
- Fertilize and spray crops
- Harvest crops
- Feed and tend animals
- Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment
- Maintain livestock performance records
- Milk cows
- Clean stables, barns, barnyards and pens
- Maintain work records and logs
- Detect disease and health problems in crops, livestock and poultry
- Examine product for quality and its readiness for the market
- Write daily basic progress reports
- Set and monitor water lines, air flow and temperature in barns, pens and chicken coops
Experience and specialization
Equipment and machinery experience
- Feeding and watering system
- Fertilizer applicator
- Milking system (automated)
- Seed drill
- Sprayer or duster
- Storage and silage system
- Tractor
- Combine harvester
- Farm truck
- Forage equipment
- Haying equipment
- Lift truck
- Loader
- Manure spreader
- Planting equipment
- Swather
- Tillage equipment
- Vegetable harvester
Automated systems experience
- Bulk grain or feed handling - automated
- Automated environmental control equipment
- Manure handling and storage
Additional information
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Fast-paced environment
- Work under pressure
- Tight deadlines
- Physically demanding
- Repetitive tasks
- Attention to detail
- Handling heavy loads
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- Hand-eye co-ordination
- Ability to distinguish between colours
- Sound discrimination
- Sitting
- Standing for extended periods
- Walking
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
Personal suitability
- Organized
- Team player
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Flexibility
- Judgement
Employment groups
This employer promotes equal employment opportunities for all job applicants, including those self-identifying as a member of these groups:
Support for newcomers and refugees
- Does not require Canadian work experience
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
- Applies hiring policies that discourage age discrimination
Supports for visible minorities
- Applies hiring policies that discourage discrimination against members of visible minorities (for example: anonymizing the hiring process, etc.)
Who can apply for this job?
You can apply if you are:
- a Canadian citizen
- a permanent resident of Canada
- a temporary resident of Canada with a valid work permit
Do not apply if you are not authorized to work in Canada. The employer will not respond to your application.
Advertised until
2026-06-17
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