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Apiary Technician
Employer
1246082 Alberta Ltd.Date Posted
April 05, 2024Languages
English-
Location Ardmore, AB
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Earnings $17.00 to $22.00 hourly (to be negotiated)
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Work Hours 40 to 65 hours per week
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Position Temporary Full Time
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Vacancies 2  Vacancies
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Closing Date May 30, 2024
Employer
1246082 Alberta Ltd.
Languages
English
Education
- Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
- or equivalent experience
Work site environment
- Other miscellaneous animal farming
- Other miscellaneous crop farming
- Outdoors
- Hot
- Wet/damp
Work setting
- Rural area
- Staff accommodation available
Tasks
- Maintain the bee yard and beekeeping equipment
- Co-ordinate and supervise the work of general farm workers and harvesting labourers
- Ensure farm safety and bio-security procedures are followed
- Maintain quality control and production records
- Supervise and oversee breeding and other livestock-related programs
- Maintain work records and logs
- Perform general farm duties
- Interac with bees based on your knowledge of their biology, behaviour, ecology and caste system
Supervision
3-4 people
Apiary and honey harvesting experience
- Automated honey extractor
- Apiary management
- Harvesting honey
- Honey farm
Security and safety
Basic security clearance
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Ability to work independently
- Work under pressure
- Physically demanding
- Repetitive tasks
- Attention to detail
- Handling heavy loads
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- Large workload
- Hand-eye co-ordination
- Overtime required
- Sitting
- Standing for extended periods
- Walking
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
Personal suitability
- Excellent oral communication
- Team player
- Flexibility
- Reliability
Screening questions
- Are you available for shift or on-call work?
- Are you available for the advertised start date?
- Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?
- Are you willing to relocate for this position?
- Do you currently reside in proximity to the advertised location?
- Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?
Experience
3 years to less than 5 years
Financial benefits
Bonus
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Interest Codes
- METHODICAL
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Interest in comparing information to examine produce for quality and prepare for market, to feed and tend livestock and poultry, and to clean stables, barns, barnyards and pens; and to set and monitor water lines, air flow and temperature in barns, pens and chicken coops
- OBJECTIVE
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Interest in driving - operating and maintaining farm machinery and equipment
- innovative
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Interest in detecting disease and health problems in crops, livestock and poultry
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