About this role
Education: No degree, certificate or diploma. Work site environment: Other miscellaneous crop farming. Outdoors. Dusty. Hot. Noisy. Odours. Wet/damp. Cold/refrigerated. Livestock. All weather conditions. Dirty. Work setting: Rural area.
Tasks
- Diagnose livestock health issues.
- Maintain the bee yard and beekeeping equipment.
- Work with honey bees.
- Harvest crops.
- Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment.
- Detect disease and health problems in crops, livestock and poultry.
- Apiary and honey harvesting experience: Detect bee diseases . Harvest, extract and package honey and beeswax.
- Manage bee colonies for the production of honey and pollination purposes. . Treat bees with antibiotics . Equipment and machinery experience: Feeding and watering system.
- Tractor.
- Farm truck.
- Skidsteer.
- Forklift.
- Hand tools.
- Transportation/travel information: Public transportation is not available.
- Own transportation.
- Work conditions and physical capabilities: Ability to work independently.
- Fast-paced environment.
- Work under pressure.
- Tight deadlines.
- Physically demanding.
- Repetitive tasks.
- Attention to detail.
- Handling heavy loads.
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking.
- Hand-eye co-ordination.
- Sitting.
- Standing for extended periods.
- Walking.
- Bending, crouching, kneeling.
- Own tools/equipment: Steel-toed safety boots.
- Personal suitability: Team player.
- Efficient interpersonal skills.
- Flexibility.
- Judgement.
- Reliability.
- Quick learner.
- Employment terms options: Early morning.
- Evening.
- Flexible hours.
- Experience: 3 years to less than 5 years.
- Employment terms options: Morning.
- Day.
- Weekend.
- Financial benefits: Bonus.
- Other benefits: Free parking available.
- Support for newcomers and refugees: Provides diversity and cross-cultural trainings to create a welcoming work environment for newcomers and/or refugees . Support for youths: Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for youth.
- Support for Indigenous people: Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for Indigenous workers .