Carruthers Farms Ltd
dairy farm worker
Posted on May 06, 2026 by Employer detailsCarruthers Farms Ltd
- LocationRR 5 Kensington 2444 Hamilton RoadKensington, PEC0B 1M0
- Work locationOn site
- Salary17.00 hourly / 35 to 50 hours per week
- Terms of employmentPermanent employmentFull time
- Overtime required, Early morning, Morning, Day, Evening, Night, Weekend, Shift, On call, Overtime available
- Starts as soon as possible
- vacancies3 vacancies
- SourceJob 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.
How to apply
By Direct Apply Help – Applying by Direct Apply
Additional ways to apply
By email
jobs.carruthersfarms@gmail.com
What you must include in your application:
- Answers to the following 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?
What might be required by the employer later in the hiring process:
- Letter of recommendation
- Highest level of education and name of institution where it was completed
Advertised until
2026-05-20
To apply for this job email your details to jobs.carruthersfarms@gmail.com