apiary technician

Overview

Languages

English

Education

• No degree, certificate or diploma

Experience

2 years to less than 3 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

Work setting

• Rural area

Responsibilities

Tasks

• Maintain the bee yard and beekeeping equipment
• Work with honey bees

Experience and specialization

Apiary and honey harvesting experience

• Detect bee diseases
• 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
• Honey farm

Equipment and machinery experience

• Forklift

Additional information

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Fast-paced environment
• Physically demanding
• Handling heavy loads
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking
• Ability to distinguish between colours
• Standing for extended periods
• Bending, crouching, kneeling

Benefits

Health benefits

• Disability benefits

Financial benefits

• Bonus