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Job Order #: 5705640

NOC: 8431
Employer Name:
West Cowan Apiaries
Wage/Salary Info:
$12.29- $14.82per hour depending on experience
Posted Date:
23-Oct-2019
Location:
BIG RIVER
 
# of Positions:
3
Employment Terms:
Seasonal:F-T
Length of Employment:
April 6- October 23, 2020
Experience:
1-2 Years
Apply By:
23-Nov-2019
How to Apply?:
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Employer Name:
West Cowan Apiaries
Employer Address:
 
PO BOX 425
BIG RIVER,SK
CANADA
S0J0E0
Contact Name:
Christopher or Lori Warriner
Contact Phone:
306-469-4970
Contact Fax:
306-469-5779
Contact Email:
c.warriner@sasktel.net


Description

*Training is provided on an ongoing basis."
Experience: - minimum of 1-2 full seasons of Apiary experience required.
Job Duties: wrapping/unwrapping hives; spring and fall maintenance of hives; feeding; creating nucs; supering hives; pulling honey supers (80+ lbs.) to the truck deck and stacking; extracting honey; moving bees-must be able to work some evenings and weekends if need be.
Maintain bee yards; and any other assorted apiary work.
Most tasks are performed outdoors in all kinds of weather.
Work is repetitive and physically demanding.
Asset: the capability of driving a standard truck preferred.
Education: no formal education but with at least a Grade 12 would be an asset.
Valid driver's license.
Have own vehicle to get back and forth to work.
Requirements: to be in good physical condition and be able to work in a team environment.
Employment Details:  an average of 40+ hours per week; must be able to work some evenings and weekends if need be.
Location of work: SE 14-56-8 W3 -our bee yards are located in the RM's of Big River, Shellbrook, and Canwood.

 

Skills and Abilities

Essential Skills
 - Reading text
 - Document use
 - Numeracy
 - Writing
 - Oral communication
 - Working with others
 - Decision making
 - Critical thinking
 - Job task planning and organizing
 - Finding information
 - Continuous learning
 - Significant use of memory
Transportation/Travel Information
 - Own vehicle
 - Valid driver's licence
 - Drive manual transmission vehicle
Specific Skills
 - Write daily basic progress reports
 - Apiary Work
Type of Equipment
 - Farm truck
Type of Farm Operations
 - Beekeeping
Work Location Information
 - Rural community
 - Various locations
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
 - Sitting
 - Combination of sitting, standing, walking
 - Standing for extended periods
 - Walking
 - Bending, crouching, kneeling
Type of Automated Systems Experience
 - Automated honey extractor
Work Site Environment
 - Confined spaces
 - Outdoors
 - At heights
 - Wet/damp
 - Noisy
 - Odours
 - Dusty
 - Hot

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