apiary technician

Overview

Languages

English

Education

• No degree, certificate or diploma

Experience

2 years to less than 3 years

On the road

Work locations may vary. Frequent or constant travel is required from the employee.

Work setting

• Rural area
• Remote location
• Various locations

Responsibilities

Tasks

• Maintain the bee yard and beekeeping equipment
• Work with honey bees
• Maintain quality control and production records
• Maintain work records and logs
• Write daily basic progress reports

Supervision

• 3-4 people

Experience and specialization

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.
• Manage the overall operations of a bee farm
• Oversee the honey extraction
• Treat bees with antibiotics

Equipment and machinery experience

• Tractor

Specialization or experience

• Specialized environmental skills and knowledge

Additional information

Security and safety

• Criminal record check

Transportation/travel information

• Own transportation

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Ability to work independently
• 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
• Ability to distinguish between colours
• Sound discrimination
• Standing for extended periods
• Bending, crouching, kneeling

Personal suitability

• Excellent oral communication
• Excellent written communication
• Organized
• Team player
• Efficient interpersonal skills
• Flexibility
• Judgement
• Reliability
• Quick learner

Employment groups

This employer promotes equal employment opportunities for all job applicants, including those self-identifying as a member of these groups:

Support for youths

• Offers on-the-job training tailored to youth

Support for mature workers

• Provides staff with awareness training to create a welcoming work environment for mature workers

Employment groups - Help

Membership in a group is not a job requirement. All interested applicants are strongly encouraged to apply.

This employer is committed to providing all job applicants with equal employment opportunities, and promoting inclusion. If you self-identify as a member of any employment group, you are encouraged to indicate it in your application.

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