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Requirements
Skills & Abilities
Work site environment
- Dusty
- Hot
- Noisy
- Outdoors
Work setting
- Rural area
- Remote location
- Staff accommodation available
Tasks
- Work with honey bees
- Co
- ordinate and supervise the work of general farm workers and harvesting labourers
- Maintain quality control and production records
- Maintain work records and logs
- Perform general farm duties
- Maintain the bee yard and beekeeping equipment
Supervision
- 5
- 10 people
Apiary and honey harvesting experience
- Apiary management
- Detect bee diseases
- Honey farm
- Manage a set of measures designed to protect a beekeeper's honey bees from the entry and spread of pests
- Oversee the honey extraction
- Treat bees with antibiotics
- Harvesting honey
Equipment and machinery experience
- Tractor
Security and safety
- Criminal record check
- Driver's validity licence check
Transportation/travel information
- Own transportation
- Valid driver's licence
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Fast
- paced environment
- Work under pressure
- Tight deadlines
- Physically demanding
- Attention to detail
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- Large workload
Personal suitability
- Excellent oral communication
- Excellent written communication
- Organized
- Team player
Screening questions
- Are you available to start on the date listed in the job posting?
- Do you have experience working in this field?
- Do you meet the language requirements listed in the job posting for the position (English or French)?
Employment terms options
- Early morning
Government programs
- Recognized employer
Employment terms options
- Evening
Employment terms options
- Morning
- Day
- Weekend
Workplace information
- On the road job
Support for youths
- Offers on
- the
- job training tailored to youth
Support for mature workers
- Provides staff with awareness training to create a welcoming work environment for mature workers
Compensation Details
$21.00 to $26.00 hourly (to be negotiated)
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