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apiary technician
Posted on November 18, 2024 by Employer details Hoetmer Honey Company Inc.
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Education: No degree, certificate or diploma. Work site environment: Outdoors. At heights. Dusty. Hot. Noisy. Odours. Work setting: Rural area. Staff accommodation available. Tasks: Maintain the bee yard and beekeeping equipment. Monitoring animal health. Work with honey bees. Harvest crops. Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment. Co-ordinate and supervise the work of general farm workers and harvesting labourers. Maintain work records and logs. Perform general farm duties. Write daily basic progress reports. Interac with bees based on your knowledge of their biology, behaviour, ecology and caste system. Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses : First Aid Certificate. 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. . Oversee the honey extraction. Treat bees with antibiotics . Automated honey extractor. Apiary management. Harvesting honey. Honey farm. Equipment and machinery experience: Farm truck. Forklift. Security and safety: Driving record check (abstract). Transportation/travel information: Own transportation. Valid driver's licence. Drive manual transmission vehicle. 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. Overtime required. Ability to distinguish between colours. Sitting. Standing for extended periods. Bending, crouching, kneeling. Own tools/equipment: Steel-toed safety boots. Personal suitability: Organized. Team player. Flexibility. Judgement. Reliability. Screening questions: Are you willing to relocate for this position?. Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?. Government programs: Recognized employer. Experience: 2 years to less than 3 years. Other benefits: Free parking available. On-site housing options. Parking available.- LocationRochester, AB
- Workplace information On site
- Salary$17.00 to $22.00HOUR hourly (To be negotiated) / 40 to 60 hours per week
- Terms of employment Seasonal employmentFull time
- Day, Evening, Night, Weekend, Overtime, Early Morning, Morning
- Start date: 2025-02-14
- Benefits: Other benefits
- vacancies 10 vacancies
- Source Job Bank #3156020
Overview
Languages
English
Education
- No degree, certificate or diploma
Experience
2 years to less than 3 years
On site
Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.
Work site environment
- Outdoors
- At heights
- Dusty
- Hot
- Noisy
- Odours
Work setting
- Rural area
- Staff accommodation available
Responsibilities
Tasks
- Maintain the bee yard and beekeeping equipment
- Monitoring animal health
- Work with honey bees
- Harvest crops
- Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment
- Co-ordinate and supervise the work of general farm workers and harvesting labourers
- Maintain work records and logs
- Perform general farm duties
- Write daily basic progress reports
- Interac with bees based on your knowledge of their biology, behaviour, ecology and caste system
Credentials
Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses
- First Aid Certificate
Experience and specialization
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.
- Oversee the honey extraction
- Treat bees with antibiotics
- Automated honey extractor
- Apiary management
- Harvesting honey
- Honey farm
Equipment and machinery experience
- Farm truck
- Forklift
Additional information
Security and safety
- Driving record check (abstract)
Transportation/travel information
- Own transportation
- Valid driver's licence
- Drive manual transmission vehicle
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
- Overtime required
- Ability to distinguish between colours
- Sitting
- Standing for extended periods
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
Own tools/equipment
- Steel-toed safety boots
Personal suitability
- Organized
- Team player
- Flexibility
- Judgement
- Reliability
Benefits
Other benefits
- Free parking available
- On-site housing options
- Parking available
Who can apply to this job?
Only apply to this job if:
- You are a Canadian citizen, a permanent or a temporary resident of Canada.
- You have a valid Canadian work permit.
If you are not authorized to work in Canada, do not apply. The employer will not respond to your application.
Advertised until
2024-12-18
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