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Summer Employment available from March to November 2016
Work includes management of bee hives, removal of honey from the colonies, extraction of the honey, and preparation of the hives for wintering, nuc making, building and repairing equipment, feeding bees, unwrapping bees, equalizing colonies, hive classifications, and queen catching.
Experience preferred, on the Job training possible
The ideal candidate should be able to work in a fast paced environement lifting heavy loads with long working hours during the harvest periods.
Essential Skills
- Oral communication
- Working with others
Transportation/Travel Information
- Own transportation
- Valid driver's licence
- Drive manual transmission vehicle
- Travel expenses not paid by employer
Credentials (certificates, licences, memberships, courses, etc.)
- Not applicable
Specific Skills
- Feed and tend animals
- Apiary Work
Type of Equipment
- Loader
- Farm truck
Type of Farm Operations
- Beekeeping
Work Location Information
- Rural community
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
- Automated honey extractor
Work Site Environment
- Outdoors
- Wet/damp
- Noisy
- Hot
- Cold/refrigerated