CHRISTOPHER WARRINER (O/A WEST COWAN APIARIES) - 3 Jobs
Big River, SK
Job Details:
- Work Term: Seasonal
- Work Language: English
- Hours: 40 to 54 hours per week
- Education: No degree, certificate or diploma
- Experience: 2 years to less than 3 years Work setting
- Rural area
- Remote location
- Various locations Tasks
- Maintain the bee yard and beekeeping equipment
- Work with honey bees
- Maintain quality control and production records
- Maintain work records and logs
- Write daily basic progress reports Supervision
- 3-4 people 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.
- Manage the overall operations of a bee farm
- Oversee the honey extraction
- Treat bees with antibiotics Equipment and machinery experience
- Tractor Specialization or experience
- Specialized environmental skills and knowledge Security and safety
- Criminal record check Transportation/travel information
- Own transportation 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
- Ability to distinguish between colours
- Sound discrimination
- Standing for extended periods
- Bending, crouching, kneeling Personal suitability
- Excellent oral communication
- Excellent written 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?
- 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
- Early morning Government programs
- Recognized employer Employment terms options
- Evening Employment terms options
- Morning
- Day
- Weekend Workplace information
- On the road job Support for youths
- Offers on-the-job training tailored to youth Support for mature workers
- Provides staff with awareness training to create a welcoming work environment for mature workers