Type of Farm Operations

• Chicken farming
• Layer poultry farming
• Broiler and other meat-type chicken production

Specific Skills

• Feed and tend animals
• Clean stables, barns, barnyards and pens
• Detect disease and health problems in crops, livestock and poultry
• Set and monitor water lines, air flow and temperature in barns, pens and chicken coops
• Monitoring animal health

Work Site Environment

• Confined spaces
• Outdoors
• In/on water
• Wet/damp
• Noisy
• Odours
• Dusty
• Hot
• Cold/refrigerated

Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities

• Repetitive tasks
• Handling heavy loads
• Physically demanding
• Hand-eye co-ordination
• Sitting
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking
• Standing for extended periods
• Walking
• Bending, crouching, kneeling

Work Location Information

• Rural area
• Staff accommodation available

Specialized Livestock Workers Specific Skills

• Handling animals

Personal Suitability

• Team player
• Organized

Screening questions

• Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?
• Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?