Salary: $23 - 25 / hour

WestGen is hiring! Western Canada's leading dairy genetics company, located in Abbotsford, BC, is currently seeking a part-time/weekend Animal Care/Herdsperson to tend the animals in the ARC (Advanced Reproductive Centre) facility.

Duties:

• Responsible for the timely feeding, cleaning, and care of animals within the IVF and other reproductive programs, that creates an overall wellbeing to maintain elite standards and results.
• Responsible to bring to the attention of management any concerns of injury, sickness, or any other matter that pertains to the wellbeing of any animal within the reproductive programs.
• Assist on routine herd health matters, and introduction of new animals into the system.
• Maintenance and safe use of equipment and machinery (skid steer, blowers etc.)

Dimensions

• Working weekends, Friday late afternoon, Saturdays and Sundays with responsibilities to basic chore work for the upkeep of good livestock husbandry, plus any additional tasks that are required in the best interest of the ARC.
• Safe care and operation of any machinery to be used, after correct instruction.

Skill requirements

• Proven and demonstrated animal husbandry experience
• Ability to communicate on all levels
• Appreciates the importance of good documentation
• Ability to work under a specified system without supervision.
• Recognized basic animal welfare with regards to sickness or injury, exercising due attention to each individual animal.
• Can observe and access animal behavior, e.g. heat detection.
• Ability to bring forward concerns in a constructive and acceptable manner
• Ability to work inside and out in the adverse conditions normally associated with agriculture

Compensation, depending on experience, is between $23 – 25 / hour.

If you enjoy working independently and are looking for part-time/weekend work, we invite you to apply!