Circling Hawk Honey & Mead
Richmond Hill, ON
Job Details:
Benefits:
- Work Term: Seasonal
- Work Language: English
- Hours: 32 to 40 hours per week
- Education: No degree, certificate or diploma
- Experience: Experience an asset Work site environment
- Fruit and vegetable combination farming
- Livestock combination farming
- Organic farming
- Other miscellaneous animal farming
- Other miscellaneous crop farming
- Outdoors
- Dusty
- Hot
- Wet/damp
- Tree and orchard fruit
- All weather conditions Work setting
- Rural area
- Relocation costs not covered by employer Tasks
- Clear fields of wood and stones
- Maintain the bee yard and beekeeping equipment
- Harvest crops
- Feed and tend animals
- Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment
- Provide agricultural crop services such as plowing, irrigating, cultivating, spraying or harvesting
- Maintain work records and logs
- Budding trees
- Clean the crops
- Train trees to produce more fruit of higher quality
- Soil fertility programs
- Interac with bees based on your knowledge of their biology, behaviour, ecology and caste system Apiary and honey harvesting experience
- Harvesting honey
- Apiary management
- Honey farm Equipment and machinery experience
- Tractor
- Farm truck
- Loader
- Skidsteer
- Forklift
- Hand tools Specialization or experience
- Green economy sector
- Specialized environmental skills and knowledge 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
- Work under pressure
- Tight deadlines
- Physically demanding
- Attention to detail
- Handling heavy loads
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- Large workload
- Walking
- Bending, crouching, kneeling Personal suitability
- Excellent oral communication
- Organized
- Team player
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Flexibility
- Judgement
- Reliability
- Quick learner Screening questions
- Are you available to start on the date listed in the job posting?
- Are you currently a student?
- Do you have experience working in this field?
- Do you meet the language requirements listed in the job posting for the position (English or French)? Employment terms options
- Flexible hours Employment terms options
- Day
- Weekend Green job
- Involves duties and responsibilities that lead to positive environmental outcomes Financial benefits
- Gasoline paid
- Mileage paid Other benefits
- Free parking available
- Learning/training paid by employer
- On-site amenities
- On-site housing options
- Other benefits
- Team building opportunities
- Transportation provided by employer
- Parking available Support for persons with disabilities
- Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for persons with disabilities
- Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for persons with disabilities Support for newcomers and refugees
- Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports newcomers and/or refugees
- Supports social and labour market integration of newcomers and/or refugees (for example: facilitating access to community resources, language training, skills training, etc.)
- Recruits newcomers and/or refugees who were displaced by a conflict or a natural disaster (for example: Ukraine, Afghanistan, etc.)
- Supports newcomers and/or refugees with foreign credential recognition
- Offers mentorship programs that pair newcomers and/or refugees with experienced employees
- Provides diversity and cross-cultural trainings to create a welcoming work environment for newcomers and/or refugees Support for youths
- Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports youth employment
- Offers on-the-job training tailored to youth
- Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for youth
- Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for youth Support for Veterans
- Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports Veterans
- Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for Veterans
- Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for Veterans
- Recruits Veterans and other candidates with military experience through targeted hiring initiatives (for example: job fairs, outreach programs etc.)
- Assists with immediate transition needs of Veterans (for example: relocation, housing, etc.) Support for Indigenous people
- Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports Indigenous people
- Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for Indigenous workers
- Develops and maintains relationships with indigenous communities, indigenous-owned businesses and organizations
- Provides cultural competency training and/or awareness training to all employees to create a welcoming work environment for Indigenous workers Supports for visible minorities
- Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports members of visible minorities
- Applies hiring policies that discourage discrimination against members of visible minorities (for example: anonymizing the hiring process, etc.)
- Offers mentorship programs that pair members of visible minorities with experienced employees
- Provides diversity and cross-cultural training to create a welcoming work environment for members of visible minorities