Overview
Languages
English
Education
-
No degree, certificate or diploma
Experience
Experience an asset
On site
Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.
Work site environment
- Dusty
- Hot
- Noisy
- Odours
- Outdoors
Work setting
- Rural area
- Staff accommodation available
Responsibilities
Tasks
- Monitoring animal health
- Work with honey bees
- Co-ordinate and supervise the work of general farm workers and harvesting labourers
- Maintain livestock performance records
- Maintain work records and logs
- Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment
- Perform general farm duties
- Maintain the bee yard and beekeeping equipment
- Interac with bees based on your knowledge of their biology, behaviour, ecology and caste system
Supervision
- 11-15 people
Credentials
Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses
- First Aid Certificate
Experience and specialization
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
- Automated honey extractor
- Harvesting honey
Additional information
Security and safety
- Driver’s validity licence check
Transportation/travel information
- Own transportation
- Valid driver’s licence
- Drive manual transmission vehicle
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Fast-paced environment
- Work under pressure
- Tight deadlines
- Physically demanding
- Attention to detail
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- Overtime required
Own tools/equipment
- Steel-toed safety boots
Personal suitability
- Excellent written communication
- Organized
- Team player
Benefits
Financial benefits
- As per collective agreement
Other benefits
- On-site housing options
- Parking available