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apiary worker

With some duties as a bee farm worker

Posted on November 06, 2024 by Employer details FRIEDENSFELD HONEY & BERRY FARM LTD.

Job details

  • LocationSteinbach, MB
  • Workplace information On site
  • Salary15.87 to 18.00 hourly (To be negotiated) / 40 to 70 hours per week
  • Terms of employment Seasonal employmentFull time
  • Day, Evening, Night, Weekend, Overtime, On Call, Early Morning, Morning
  • Start date: 2025-04-01
  • vacancies 5 vacancies
  • Source Job Bank #3144736

Overview

Languages

English

Education

  • No degree, certificate or diploma

Experience

1 to less than 7 months

On site

Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.

Work site environment

  • Fruit and vegetable combination farming
  • Other miscellaneous animal farming
  • Other miscellaneous crop farming
  • Outdoors
  • Hot
  • Noisy
  • Wet/damp
  • All weather conditions
  • Dirty

Work setting

  • Rural area

Responsibilities

Tasks

  • Clear fields of wood and stones
  • Grade vegetables and fruits into different grades according to the size, shape, colour and volume to fetch high price in market.
  • Maintain the bee yard and beekeeping equipment
  • Plant, cultivate and irrigate crops
  • Weeding
  • Harvest crops
  • Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment
  • Maintain work records and logs
  • Perform general farm duties
  • Examine product for quality and its readiness for the market
  • Work with honey bees

Experience and specialization

Apiary and honey harvesting experience

  • Harvesting honey
  • Automated honey extractor
  • Honey farm
  • Treat bees with antibiotics
  • Manage the overall operations of a bee farm
  • Manage bee colonies for the production of honey and pollination purposes.
  • Harvest, extract and package honey and beeswax
  • Extract honey manually
  • Detect bee diseases

Type of crops

  • Strawberries

Equipment and machinery experience

  • Automated irrigation system
  • Tractor
  • Farm truck
  • Loader
  • Forklift
  • Hand tools

Additional information

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
  • Large workload
  • Hand-eye co-ordination
  • Overtime required
  • Ability to distinguish between colours
  • Sound discrimination
  • Sitting
  • Standing for extended periods
  • Walking
  • Bending, crouching, kneeling

Personal suitability

  • Excellent oral communication
  • Organized
  • Team player
  • Flexibility
  • Reliability
  • Quick learner

Who can apply to this job?

The employer accepts applications from:

  • Canadian citizens and permanent or temporary residents of Canada.
  • Other candidates with or without a valid Canadian work permit.

Advertised until

2024-12-06

Important notice: This job posting was posted directly by the employer on Job Bank. The Government of Canada has taken steps to make sure it is accurate and reliable but cannot guarantee its authenticity.

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FRIEDENSFELD HONEY & BERRY FARM LTD.

  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
  • 1 job posting advertised
  • Medium-sized business (between 5 and 100 employees)
  • 1 business location
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Job market information

apiary worker NOC 85100 Southeast Region
Median wage Help -
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