Work Term: Seasonal
Work Language: English
Hours: 40 to 70 hours per week
Education: No degree, certificate or diploma
Experience: 1 to less than 7 months

Work site environment

Fruit and vegetable combination farmingOther miscellaneous animal farmingOther miscellaneous crop farmingOutdoorsHotNoisyWet/dampAll weather conditionsDirty

Work setting

Rural area

Tasks

Clear fields of wood and stonesGrade vegetables and fruits into different grades according to the size, shape, colour and volume to fetch high price in market.Maintain the bee yard and beekeeping equipmentPlant, cultivate and irrigate cropsWeedingHarvest cropsOperate and maintain farm machinery and equipmentMaintain work records and logsPerform general farm dutiesExamine product for quality and its readiness for the marketWork with honey bees

Apiary and honey harvesting experience

Harvesting honeyAutomated honey extractorHoney farmTreat bees with antibiotics Manage the overall operations of a bee farmManage bee colonies for the production of honey and pollination purposes. Harvest, extract and package honey and beeswaxExtract honey manuallyDetect bee diseases

Type of crops

Strawberries

Equipment and machinery experience

Automated irrigation systemTractorFarm truckLoaderForkliftHand tools

Work conditions and physical capabilities

Ability to work independentlyFast-paced environmentWork under pressureTight deadlinesPhysically demandingRepetitive tasksAttention to detailHandling heavy loadsCombination of sitting, standing, walkingLarge workloadHand-eye co-ordinationAbility to distinguish between coloursSound discriminationSittingStanding for extended periodsWalkingBending, crouching, kneeling

Personal suitability

Excellent oral communicationOrganizedTeam playerFlexibilityReliabilityQuick learner

Screening questions

Are you authorized to work in Canada?Are you available for shift or on-call work?Are you available to start on the date listed in the job posting?

FRIEDENSFELD HONEY & BERRY FARM LTD.

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