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Meadow Ridge Enterprises Ltd requires 5 Seasonal Apiary Harvest Labourers for the 2020 season. Meadow Ridge Enterprises is commercial beekeeping and queen rearing operation. The full time seasonal positions are needed commencing in April and ending in October. Minimum one year beekeeping experience, with wage starting at $12.30 - $16.00 per hour dependent on experience. Potential to earn bonuses. Duties include: spring feeding, hive maintenance, grafting, raising new queens and building nucs. Supering hives, harvesting honey, extraction of honey, fall feeding, wrapping of colonies, equipment cleaning, repairing and yard maintenance. Must be able to work long hours, weekends and holidays in all kinds of outdoor weather. Job requires heavy lifting, a valid drivers license and a reliable vehicle to arrive to worksite. Meadow Ridge Enterprises is located 10 miles east of Saskatoon, NW 33-36-3-3.
Essential Skills
- Job task planning and organizing
Transportation/Travel Information
- Valid driver's licence
Credentials (certificates, licences, memberships, courses, etc.)
- Not applicable
Specific Skills
- Apiary Work
Type of Farm Operations
- Beekeeping
Work Location Information
- Room and board provided
- Rural community
- Various locations
Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities
- Fast-paced environment
- Repetitive tasks
- Handling heavy loads
- Physically demanding
- Hand-eye co-ordination
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- Standing for extended periods
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
Type of Automated Systems Experience
- Automated honey extractor
Work Site Environment
- Outdoors
- Hot