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Job Details

Apiary Technician

Employer

M C W Apiaries Ltd

Date Posted

November 27, 2024

Languages

English
  • Location St. Isidore, AB
  • Earnings $19.50 hourly
  • Work Hours 40 to 45 hours per week
  • Position Seasonal Full Time
  • Vacancies 1  Vacancy
  • Closing Date Dec 18, 2024
Job Requirements

Employer

M C W Apiaries Ltd

Languages

English

Education

Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Work site environment

  • Other miscellaneous animal farming
  • Outdoors
  • Hot

Work setting

  • Rural area
  • Staff accommodation available
  • Remote location

Tasks

  • Maintain the bee yard and beekeeping equipment
  • Monitoring animal health
  • Harvest crops
  • Feed and tend animals
  • Detect disease and health problems in crops, livestock and poultry

Apiary and honey harvesting experience

  • Automated honey extractor
  • Apiary management
  • Harvesting honey
  • Honey farm

Equipment and machinery experience

  • Farm truck
  • Lift truck

Specialization or experience

Green economy sector

Transportation/travel information

  • Valid driver's licence
  • Drive manual transmission vehicle

Work conditions and physical capabilities

  • Fast-paced environment
  • Work under pressure
  • Physically demanding
  • Repetitive tasks
  • Attention to detail
  • Handling heavy loads
  • Bending, crouching, kneeling

Personal suitability

  • Organized
  • Team player
  • Efficient interpersonal skills
  • Flexibility
  • Judgement

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 have previous experience in this field of employment?
  • What is the highest level of study you have completed?

Government programs

Recognized employer

Experience

3 years to less than 5 years

Green job

Involves duties and responsibilities that lead to positive environmental outcomes

Other benefits

  • On-site housing options
  • Transportation provided by employer

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Interest Codes & Abilities
The Apiary Technician is part of the following larger National Occupational Classification (NOC).

Interest Codes

General Farm Workers
METHODICAL

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

Interest in driving - operating and maintaining farm machinery and equipment

innovative

Interest in detecting disease and health problems in crops, livestock and poultry

Reading Interest Codes
A Quick Guide

The interest code helps you figure out if you’d like to work in a particular occupation. 

It’s based on the Canadian Work Preference Inventory (CWPI), which measures 5 occupational interests: Directive, Innovative, Methodical, Objective, and Social.

Each set of 3 interest codes for this NOC group is listed in order of importance.

A code in capital letters means it’s a strong fit for the occupation.

A code in all lowercase letters means the fit is weaker.

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Abilities

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Manual Dexterity

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