Overview

Languages

English

Education
No degree, certificate or diploma needed

Experience

2 years to less than 3 years

On site

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

Work site setting
Dry pea and bean farming
Organic farming
Other miscellaneous animal farming
Other miscellaneous crop farming
Outdoors
Dusty
Hot
Wet/damp

ResponsibilitiesTasks
Greenhouse cleaning
Handling animals
Maintain the bee yard and beekeeping equipment
Mixing fertilizer
Monitoring animal health
Plant, cultivate and irrigate crops
Track and report on current feed inventory
Weeding
Fertilize and spray crops
Feed and tend animals
Clean stables, barns, barnyards and pens
Detect disease and health problems in crops, livestock and poultry
Write daily basic progress reports
Clean the crops
Interact with bees based on your knowledge of their biology, behaviour, ecology and caste system
Tie and secure plants
Remove manually all suckers and water sprouts
Cut horticultural crops




Follow sustainable soy farming practices such as crop rotation, reduced-till or no-till, water and nutrient management, precision farming technology and cover crops
Harvest seedlings
Repair and maintain equipment

Experience and specializationApiary and honey harvesting experience
Apiary management

Type of crops
Bell peppers
Cucumbers
Soybeans
Tomatoes

Equipment and machinery experience
Automated irrigation system
Feeding and watering system

Automated systems experience
Automated environmental control equipment
Manure handling and storage

Additional informationWork conditions and physical capabilities
Quick-paced setting
Tight deadlines
Physically demanding
Attention to detail
Standing for extended periods
Walking
Bending, crouching, kneeling

Personal suitability
Team player
Flexibility
Reliability
Hardworking

Pay: $17.95 per hour

Expected hours: 44.0 per week

Work Location: In person

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