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Livestock Foreman/Woman

Chilliwack , BC V2P 6H3

End Post Date:

November 9, 2026

Job Type:

Permanent employment Full time

Workspace:

Salary:

Industry Type:

Employer:

On site

$ 22.00 HOUR hourly / 40 hours per week

Agriculture

Elk Ridge Dairy Ltd.

Work Hours:

40 hours per week

About the Company

Not Available

About the Role

Education: Secondary (high) school graduation certificate. Work site environment: Beef cattle ranching and farming, including feedlots. Dusty. Noisy. Outdoors. Livestock. Tasks: Diagnose livestock health issues. Direct farm feed inventory activities . Handling animals. Monitoring animal health. Supervise milking operations to ensure work is done correctly . Assist in the development and implementation of farm safety and bio-security procedures. Ensure farm safety and bio-security procedures are followed. Maintain livestock performance records. Maintain quality control and production records. Supervise and oversee breeding and other livestock-related programs. Maintain work records and logs. Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment. Perform general farm duties. Supervision: 3-4 people. Equipment and machinery experience: Feeding and watering system. Milking system (automated). Tractor. Forklift. Specialization or experience: Green economy sector. Area of specialization: Agricultural livestock service. Dairy cattle. Work conditions and physical capabilities: Fast-paced environment. Tight deadlines. Physically demanding. Attention to detail. Combination of sitting, standing, walking. Screening questions: Are you available for shift or on-call work?. Are you available to start on the date listed in the job posting?. Do you have experience working in this field?. Employment terms options: Early morning. Evening. Shift. Experience: 2 years to less than 3 years. Employment terms options: Morning. Day. Weekend. Green job: Involves duties and responsibilities that lead to positive environmental outcomes. Health benefits: Health care plan. Support for newcomers and refugees: Assists with immediate settlement needs of newcomers and/or refugees (for example: housing, transportation, storage, childcare, winter clothing, etc.). Supports social and labour market integration of newcomers and/or refugees (for example: facilitating access to community resources, language training, skills training, etc.). Does not require Canadian work experience. Support for youths: Offers on-the-job training tailored to youth. Support for mature workers: Applies hiring policies that discourage age discrimination . Provides staff with awareness training to create a welcoming work environment for mature workers . Offers phased retirement options that allow mature workers to gradually reduce their workload (for example: flexible or reduced work hours, part time employment, project-based or seasonal work, etc.) . Supports for visible minorities: Applies hiring policies that discourage discrimination against members of visible minorities (for example: anonymizing the hiring process, etc.).

Requirements

Diagnose livestock health issues; Direct farm feed inventory activities; Handling animals; Monitoring animal health; Supervise milking operations to ensure work is done correctly; Assist in the development and implementation of farm safety and bio-security procedures; Ensure farm safety and bio-security procedures are followed; Maintain livestock performance records; Maintain quality control and production records; Supervise and oversee breeding and other livestock-related programs; Maintain work records and logs; Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment; Perform general farm duties

Education Requirements

Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Skills

Fast-paced environment; Tight deadlines; Physically demanding; Attention to detail; Combination of sitting, standing, walking

Additional Information

Benefits Health benefits Health care plan; Work site environment: Beef cattle ranching and farming, including feedlots. Dusty. Noisy. Outdoors. Livestock; Work conditions and physical capabilities: Fast-paced environment. Tight deadlines. Physically demanding. Attention to detail. Combination of sitting, standing, walking; Screening questions: Are you available for shift or on-call work?. Are you available to start on the date listed in the job posting?. Do you have experience working in this field?; Employment terms options: Early morning. Evening. Shift; Health benefits: Health care plan. Support for newcomers and refugees: Assists with immediate settlement needs of newcomers and/or refugees (for example: housing, transportation, storage, childcare, winter clothing, etc.). Supports social and labour market integration of newcomers and/or refugees (for example: facilitating access to community resources, language training, skills training, etc.). Does not require Canadian work experience. Support for youths: Offers on-the-job training tailored to youth. Support for mature workers: Applies hiring policies that discourage age discrimination . Provides staff with awareness training to create a welcoming work environment for mature workers . Offers phased retirement options that allow mature workers to gradually reduce their workload (for example: flexible or reduced work hours, part time employment, project-based or seasonal work, etc.) . Supports for visible minorities: Applies hiring policies that discourage discrimination against members of visible minorities (for example: anonymizing the hiring process, etc.)

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