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Experienced labourer needed to work on an alfalfa seed and leaf cutter bee farm in the Arborfield Saskatchewan area from March 5, 2018 to December 2018. Minimum one year Canadian beekeeping experience and valid drivers license required. Availability to work long hours including evenings/nights, holidays and weekends is a must. Heavy lifting required. Wage based on experience and knowledge.
Essential Skills
-working with others.
Working conditions
-Standing for extended periods
-Attention to detail
-Physically demanding
-Repetitive tasks
Work location
-Rural community
Duties
-Assembling nesting material
-Assisting with field setup
-Moving shelters
-Placing nesting blocks in shelters
-Placing bee in shelters
-Removing hatching trays
-Field maintenance
-Checking bee production,removing and replacing blocks
-Taking nesting apart and dry piling
The hours and dates required for this job are NOT suitable for students (post-secondary or high school)
The employer thanks all who apply, however only successful applicants will be contacted.
Essential Skills
- Working with others
- Problem solving
- Critical thinking
- Continuous learning
- Significant use of memory
Transportation/Travel Information
- Valid driver's licence
Credentials (certificates, licences, memberships, courses, etc.)
- Not required
- Not applicable
Specific Skills
- Apiary Work
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
- Sound discrimination
- Standing for extended periods
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
Work Site Environment
- Outdoors
- Odours
- Dusty
- Hot
- Cold/refrigerated