apiary technician
Education:
No degree, certificate or diploma.
Work site environment:
- Other miscellaneous animal farming.
- 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.
Tasks:
- Maintain the bee yard and beekeeping equipment.
- Monitoring animal health.
- Work with honey bees.
- 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.
Apiary and honey harvesting experience:
- Apiary management.
- Harvesting honey.
- Honey farm.
Equipment and machinery experience:
- Farm truck.
- Forklift.
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.
- Standing for extended periods.
- Bending, crouching, kneeling.
Personal suitability:
- Organized.
- Team player.
- Efficient interpersonal skills.
- Flexibility.
- Judgement.
Employment terms options:
- Early morning.
- Evening.
Experience:
3 years to less than 5 years.
Employment terms options:
- Morning.
- Night.
- Day.
- Weekend.
- Overtime required.
- Overtime available.