apiary technician

Education

• No degree, certificate or diploma

Work site environment

• Outdoors
• At heights
• Dusty
• Noisy
• Odours

Work setting

• Rural area
• Staff accommodation available
• Willing to relocate
• Various locations

Tasks

• Maintain the bee yard and beekeeping equipment
• Monitoring animal health
• Feed and tend animals
• Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment
• Detect disease and health problems in crops, livestock and poultry
• Interac with bees based on your knowledge of their biology, behaviour, ecology and caste system

Apiary and honey harvesting experience

• Automated honey extractor
• Apiary management
• Harvesting honey
• Honey farm

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
• Ability to distinguish between colours
• Standing for extended periods
• Walking
• Bending, crouching, kneeling

Personal suitability

• Organized
• Team player
• Efficient interpersonal skills
• Flexibility

Screening questions

• Are you available for the advertised start date?
• Are you willing to relocate for this position?
• Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?

Government programs

• Recognized employer

Experience

• 3 years to less than 5 years
• Durée de l'emploi : Saisonnier
• Langue de travail : Anglais
• Heures de travail : 40 to 60 hours per week