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Christopher Warriner o/a West Cowan Apiaries located at SE 14-56-8 W3 Big River, Saskatchewan S0J 0E0 is looking to hire 4 Apiary Technicians/Workers who can perform the following duties: wrapping and unwrapping hives; spring and fall maintenance; feeding hives; creating nucs; supering hives; pulling honey supers (80+ lbs) and carrying supers to truck deck; extracting honey; moving bees (some evenings and weekends if need be); maintain bee yards; and any other duties relating to apiary work.
Requirements: No formal education required but with at least grade 12 education an asset; 1-2 full seasons of apiary experience required; with valid driver's licence and own vehicle to get back and forth to work; experience driving standard truck an asset; in good physical condition; and able to work in a team environment.
Employment details: Seasonal and full-time; employment date April 3-October 24, 2019; wage $12.30-$14.95 per hour depending on experience at minimum 40 hours of work per week; training is provided on ongoing basis; most tasks are performed outdoors in all kinds of weather; work is repetitive and physically demanding.
Essential Skills
- Reading text
- Numeracy
- Writing
- Oral communication
- Working with others
- Problem solving
- Decision making
- Critical thinking
- Job task planning and organizing
- Finding information
- Continuous learning
- Significant use of memory
Transportation/Travel Information
- Own transportation
- Own vehicle
- Valid driver's licence
- Public transportation is not available
Specific Skills
- Write daily basic progress reports
- Apiary Work
Type of Equipment
- Farm truck
Type of Farm Operations
- Beekeeping
Work Location Information
- Staff accommodation provided
- 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
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- Standing for extended periods
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
Type of Automated Systems Experience
- Automated honey extractor
Work Site Environment
- Outdoors
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