apiary worker

FRIEDENSFELD HONEY & BERRY FARM LTD.; Steinbach; On-site; CAD 23,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free parking available

Parking available

Job summary

FRIEDENSFELD HONEY & BERRY FARM LTD. in Manitoba is seeking a hands-on farm worker for seasonal, full-time duties across crop, bee-keeping and fruit operations. The role requires operating farm equipment, maintaining records and ensuring product quality for market readiness.

Responsibilities include field preparation, planting, weeding, irrigation, and honey processing. Rural setting with multiple labor tasks, including handling heavy loads and working in all weather conditions, is expected.

Qualifications

• Experience in agriculture and farming settings preferred.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Willingness to perform physically demanding tasks.
• Ability to operate farm machinery.
• Attention to safety and quality.

Responsibilities

• Clear fields of wood and stones.
• Grade vegetables and fruits by size, shape, color and volume.
• Maintain the bee yard and beekeeping equipment.
• Plant, cultivate and irrigate crops.
• Weeding and operate farm machinery.
• Maintain work records and logs.
• Examine product for quality and market readiness.
• Harvest, extract and package honey and beeswax.

Skills

Ability to work independently

Team player

Flexibility

Reliability

Quick learner

Tools

Tractor

Farm truck

Loader

Hand tools

Automated irrigation system

Job description

Job details

• Salary 16.40 to 20.00 hourly (To be negotiated) / 40 to 50 hours per week
• Terms of employment Seasonal employment Full time
• Overtime required, Early morning, Morning, Day, Evening, Night, Weekend, On call, Overtime available

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

• Fruit and vegetable combination farming
• Other miscellaneous animal farming
• Other miscellaneous crop farming
• Hot
• Wet/damp
• All weather conditions
• Dirty

Work setting

• Rural area

Tasks

• Clear fields of wood and stones
• Grade 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 equipment
• Plant, cultivate and irrigate crops
• Weeding
• Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment
• Maintain work records and logs
• Examine product for quality and its readiness for the market
• Work with honey bees

Apiary and honey harvesting experience

• Automated honey extractor
• Honey farm
• Treat bees with antibiotics
• Manage the overall operations of a bee farm
• Manage bee colonies for the production of honey and pollination purposes.
• Harvest, extract and package honey and beeswax
• Extract honey manually
• Detect bee diseases

Type of crops

• Raspberries

Equipment and machinery experience

• Automated irrigation system
• Tractor
• Farm truck
• Loader
• Hand tools

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Ability to work independently
• Fast-paced environment
• Work under pressure
• Physically demanding
• Handling heavy loads
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking
• Hand-eye co-ordination
• Ability to distinguish between colours
• Standing for extended periods
• Walking
• Bending, crouching, kneeling

Personal suitability

• Organized
• Team player
• Flexibility
• Reliability
• Quick learner

Other benefits

• Free parking available
• Parking available

Who can apply for this job?

The employer accepts applications from:

• Canadian citizens and permanent or temporary residents of Canada
• other candidates, with or without a valid Canadian work permit

Advertised until

2026-11-27

FRIEDENSFELD HONEY & BERRY FARM LTD.

• Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
• 1job posting advertised
• Medium-sized business(between 5 and 100 employees)

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