apiary technician

Work site environment

• Outdoors
• All weather conditions

Work setting

• Rural area
• Staff accommodation available

Tasks

• Maintain the bee yard and beekeeping equipment
• Work with honey bees
• Harvest crops
• Perform general farm duties
• Interac with bees based on your knowledge of their biology, behaviour, ecology and caste system

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

Transportation / travel information

• Valid driver's licence

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
• Bending, crouching, kneeling

Personal suitability

• Team player

Screening questions

• Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?
• Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?

Other benefits

• On-site housing options
• Work Term : Seasonal
• Work Language : English
• Hours : 45 to 60 hours per week