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Training is provided on an ongoing basis, but
experience maybe necessary.
This position includes wrapping/unwrapping hives,
spring maintenance, feeding, creating nucs, queen
rearing, supering, pulling honey, moving bees,
feeding bees. Assistance in the cattle operation
maybe required and any other assorted duties.
Experience driving standard trucks preferred. Must
have and possess a Valid Class 5 license. Must be
able to work some evenings and weekends. Must be
able to carry honey supers to the truck deck
weight of 80 lbs. Must provide a Clean Criminal
record check, and a Clean driver's abstract. Must
have own vehicle to get back and forth to work.
Essential Skills
- Reading text
- Writing
- Oral communication
- Working with others
- Problem solving
- Decision making
- Critical thinking
- Job task planning and organizing
- Continuous learning
- Significant use of memory
Transportation/Travel Information
- Valid driver's licence
- Drive manual transmission vehicle
Specific Skills
- Write daily basic progress reports
- Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment
- Feed and tend animals
- Apiary Work
Type of Equipment
- Tractor
- Farm truck
Type of Farm Operations
- Livestock
- Beekeeping
Work Location Information
- Rural community
- Various locations
Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities
- Fast-paced environment
- Work under pressure
- Tight deadlines
- Repetitive tasks
- Handling heavy loads
- Physically demanding
- Attention to detail
- Hand-eye co-ordination
- Ability to distinguish between colours
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- Standing for extended periods
- Walking
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
Type of Automated Systems Experience
- Feeding and watering
- Automated honey extractor
Work Site Environment
- Confined spaces
- Outdoors
- At heights
- Wet/damp
- Noisy
- Odours
- Dusty
- Hot