Apiary technician
Worker Bee Honey Company
Overview
Languages
English
Education
- No degree, certificate or diploma
Experience
3 years to less than 5 years
On site
Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.
Work site environment
- Outdoors
- Dusty
- Hot
- Wet/damp
- Cold/refrigerated
Work setting
- Rural area
- Staff accommodation provided
- Remote location
- Relocation costs covered by employer
- Willing to relocate
- Various locations
Responsibilities
Tasks
- Maintain the bee yard and beekeeping equipment
- Monitoring animal health
- Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment
- Detect disease and health problems in crops, livestock and poultry
- Write daily basic progress reports
- Supervisory Experience
- Interac with bees based on your knowledge of their biology, behaviour, ecology and caste system
Experience and specialization
Apiary and honey harvesting experience
- Apiary management
- Harvesting honey
- Honey farm
Equipment and machinery experience
- Farm truck
- Forklift
Additional information
Security and safety
- Driving record check (abstract)
Transportation/travel information
- Vehicle supplied by employer
- Willing to travel regularly
- Willing to travel for extended periods
- Valid driver’s licence
- Drive manual transmission vehicle
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Fast-paced environment
- Work under pressure
- Tight deadlines
- Physically demanding
- Repetitive tasks
- Attention to detail
- Handling heavy loads
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- Hand-eye co-ordination
- Overtime required
- Standing for extended periods
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
Personal suitability
- Organized
- Team player
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Flexibility
- Judgement