stable hand
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October 15, 2024
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Employer details
Sunrise International Inc.
Job details
Sunrise International Inc is a family-owned business that operates a variety of Recreational and Hospitality businesses in Alberta and BC. We are currently seeking a motivated skilled horse lover to join our team as a Stable Hand. You will be employed within the Excella Equine Park division, and will support the barn manager in ensuring the care of the property and horses.
*JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:*
* Ensure best practice, policies and procedures, and cleaning standards, educate, manage, and control all others using facilities.
* Diligently maintain facilities, pastures, paddocks, arenas, and grounds with at least one other staff member to maintain positive public image.
* Provide best care to horses, including feeding, stall cleaning, paddock/pasture cleaning, and routine daily horse care and be on call for 24hr emergency care as needed.
* Maintain fitness for daily stall cleaning, feeding, riding maintenance of property, light duty carpentry, landscape care, and snow removal.
* Light duty mechanical- including maintenance of plumbing, electrical and farm equipment ability to run and maintain skid steer, farm & garden tractors.
* Watering and routine checks health & safety, cleaning/filling waterers, keeping feed areas clean mouse proof, all areas sanitised/disease free, pest and rodent control.
* Ensure daily turnout and/or exercise of horses and proper physical conditioning as well as mental health of horses, may include indoor/outdoor arena use, walks and trail rides, following manager directions.
* Horse nutrition and health, assisting with diet needs of horses, provide routine medical care, treat injuries, vaccines, deworming, assist farrier and notify vet if needed.
* Work with manager to anticipate and prevent any possible behavioral problems and work with horses to correct any existing issues.
* Manage breeding of mares and stallions, assisting with pre-natal care, foaling and imprinting and halter training of foals.
* Develop relationships with property owners and cater to horse owners in providing great horse related experiences.
* Provide hospitality to Excella Estates residents, family, friends and public visitors to the facilities allowing them to enjoy horses in a safe environment.
* Manage Risks research, acknowledge and follow all employer, insurance, municipal, provincial, and federal government, and horse association policies and legal regulations.
* Regular grooming of horses and show grooming, assist with horse show preparations, including cleaning tack and packing of supplies.
* General Cleaningof barn and property. Including, tack rooms, bathroom, lounge/kitchen area, cross-ties, wash bay, paddocks and stalls.
* Trailering Horses acclimate horses to loading and unloading horse trailers easily, ability to drive truck and four horse trailer and provide safe transportation of horses.
* May be tasked with other duties as needed by management.
* Report directlyto barn manager and manage other staff if/when barn manager is not present.
*QUALIFICATIONS*
* 5+ years of relevant experience, preferably as a Stable Hand or in a similar role
* 5+ years of experience around horses
* High school diploma
* Formal equine education is considered an asset
* Incumbent must be an animal lover
* Must be physically fit and able to spend long periods of time on your feet, bending, twisting, lifting and carrying up to 75lbs.
* Must be a self-starter and self-motivated, and able to effectively manage your time independently.
We would like to thank all applicants for applying, however only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Pay: $18.00-$22.00 per hour
Additional pay:
* Overtime pay
Benefits:
* Employee assistance program
* Extended health care
* On-site parking
Schedule:
* 8 hour shift
* Every Weekend
Ability to commute/relocate:
* Stony Plain, AB T7Z 0H4: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (preferred)
Experience:
* Stable Hand: 5 years (preferred)
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LocationStony Plain, AB
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Workplace information
On site
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Salary$18.00 to $22.00HOUR hourly
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Terms of employment
Permanent employmentFull time
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Starts as soon as possible
- vacancies
1 vacancy
- Source
indeed.com
#9487420255
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