apiary technician

Education:

No degree, certificate or diploma.

Work site environment:

• Outdoors.
• Dusty.
• Hot.
• Noisy.
• All weather conditions.
• Work setting: Rural area.

Tasks:

• Maintain the bee yard and beekeeping equipment.
• Interac with bees based on your knowledge of their biology, behaviour, ecology and caste system.
• 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.
• Harvesting honey.
• Honey farm.

Work conditions and physical capabilities:

• Ability to work independently.
• Fast-paced environment.
• Physically demanding.
• Repetitive tasks.
• Attention to detail.
• Handling heavy loads.
• Bending, crouching, kneeling.

Personal suitability:

• Organized.
• Team player.
• Efficient interpersonal skills.
• Reliability.

Screening questions:

Do you have experience working in this field?.

Government programs:

Recognized employer.

Experience:

2 years to less than 3 years.

Employment terms options:

• Day.
• Weekend.
• Overtime required.

Financial benefits:

Bonus.

Other benefits:

• Free parking available.
• Other benefits.

Support for Indigenous people:

Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for Indigenous workers .