Apiary technician

• Location Big River, SKS0J 0E0
• Work location On the road
• Salary$17.50 to $20.00HOUR hourly (To be negotiated) / 40 to 54 hours per week
• Terms of employment Seasonal employmentFull time
• Early morning, Morning, Day, Evening, Weekend
• Starts as early as 2027-03-14
• vacancies 5 vacancies
• Source Job Bank #3672932

Overview

Languages

English

Education

• No degree, certificate or diploma

Experience

2 years to less than 3 years

On the road

Work locations may vary. Frequent or constant travel is required from the employee.

Work setting

• Rural area
• Remote location
• Various locations

Responsibilities

Tasks

• Maintain the bee yard and beekeeping equipment
• Work with honey bees
• Maintain quality control and production records
• Maintain work records and logs
• Write daily basic progress reports

Supervision

• 3-4 people

Experience and specialization

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

Equipment and machinery experience

• Tractor

Specialization or experience

• Specialized environmental skills and knowledge

Additional information

Security and safety

• Criminal record check

Transportation/travel information

• Own transportation

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Ability to work independently
• 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
• Sound discrimination
• Standing for extended periods
• Bending, crouching, kneeling

Personal suitability

• Excellent oral communication
• Excellent written communication
• Organized
• Team player
• Efficient interpersonal skills
• Flexibility
• Judgement
• Reliability
• Quick learner