About this role
Education: No degree, certificate or diploma. Work site environment: Dusty. Hot. Noisy. Odours. Outdoors. Work setting: Rural area. Staff accommodation available.
Tasks
- Monitoring animal health.
- Treat livestock health issues.
- Work with honey bees.
- Co-ordinate and supervise the work of general farm workers and harvesting labourers.
- Ensure farm safety and bio-security procedures are followed.
- Maintain livestock performance 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.
- 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.
- Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses : First Aid Certificate.
- 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.
- 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.
- Own tools/equipment: Steel-toed safety boots.
- Personal suitability: 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?.
- Employment terms options: Early morning.
- Government programs: Recognized employer.
- Employment terms options: Evening.
- Morning.
- Night.
- Experience: Experience an asset.
- Employment terms options: Day.
- Weekend.
- Overtime required.
- Financial benefits: As per collective agreement.
- Other benefits: Free parking available.
- On-site housing options.
- Parking available.