Apiary Technician

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Work site environment

• Outdoors
• Hot
• All weather conditions

Work setting

• Rural area
• Staff accommodation provided

Tasks

• Maintain the bee yard and beekeeping equipment
• Work with honey bees
• Assist in the development and implementation of farm safety and bio
• security procedures

Apiary and honey harvesting experience

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

Transportation/travel information

• Public transportation is not available
• Own transportation
• Valid driver's licence

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Ability to work independently
• Fast
• paced environment
• Physically demanding
• Repetitive tasks
• Attention to detail
• Handling heavy loads
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking
• Hand
• eye co
• ordination
• Standing for extended periods
• Walking
• Bending, crouching, kneeling

Personal suitability

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

Screening questions

• Are you available to start on the date listed in the job posting?
• Do you have experience working in this field?
• Do you have the required certifications listed in the job posting?

Employment terms options

• To be determined

Financial benefits

• Bonus
• Gasoline paid

Other benefits

• Free parking available
• On
• site housing options
• Transportation provided by employer
• Parking available