apiary worker

Overview

Languages

English

Education

• No degree, certificate or diploma

Experience

Experience an asset

On site

Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.

Work site environment

• Other miscellaneous animal farming
• Dusty
• Noisy
• Wet/damp
• Livestock
• All weather conditions
• Dirty

Work setting

• Rural area

Responsibilities

Tasks

• Diagnose livestock health issues
• Perform animal grooming activities
• Perform livestock feeding
• Track and report on current feed inventory
• Harvest crops
• Feed and tend animals
• Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment
• Maintain livestock performance records
• Maintain work records and logs
• Detect disease and health problems in crops, livestock and poultry
• Perform general farm duties
• Examine product for quality and its readiness for the market
• Work with honey bees

Experience and specialization

Apiary and honey harvesting experience

• Harvesting honey

Equipment and machinery experience

• Harvesters
• Farm truck
• Loader
• Skidsteer
• Forklift
• Hand tools

Additional information

Transportation/travel information

• Own transportation

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Fast-paced environment
• Work under pressure
• Physically demanding
• Repetitive tasks
• Attention to detail
• Handling heavy loads
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking
• Large workload
• Standing for extended periods
• Walking
• Bending, crouching, kneeling

Personal suitability

• Excellent oral communication
• Team player
• Efficient interpersonal skills
• Judgement
• Reliability
• Quick learner