- 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?