About this role
Education: Secondary (high) school graduation certificate. or equivalent experience.
Work site environment: Outdoors. Hot. All weather conditions. Work setting: Rural area. Staff accommodation provided.
Tasks
- Maintain the bee yard and beekeeping equipment.
- Work with honey bees.
- Assist in the development and implementation of farm safety and bio-security procedures.
- Supervise and oversee breeding and other livestock-related programs.
- Apiary and honey harvesting experience: Detect bee diseases . Extract honey manually.
- Harvest, extract and package honey and beeswax.
- Manage bee colonies for the production of honey and pollination purposes. . Treat bees with antibiotics . Automated honey extractor.
- Harvesting honey.
- Honey farm.
- Transportation/travel information: Public transportation is not available.
- Own transportation.
- Valid driver's licence.
- Work conditions and physical capabilities: Ability to work independently.
- Fast-paced environment.
- Physically demanding.
- Repetitive tasks.
- Attention to detail.
- Handling heavy loads.
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking.
- Hand-eye co-ordination.
- Standing for extended periods.
- Walking.
- Bending, crouching, kneeling.
- Personal suitability: Organized.
- Team player.
- Flexibility.
- Reliability.
- Quick learner.
- 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 have the required certifications listed in the job posting?.
- Experience: 1 year to less than 2 years.
- Employment terms options: To be determined.
- Financial benefits: Bonus.
- Gasoline paid.
- Other benefits: Free parking available.
- On-site housing options.
- Transportation provided by employer.
- Parking available.