Apiary technician

• Location 61232- RR 240 Westlock County, AB.Tawatinaw, ABT0G 2E0
• Work location On site
• Salary$18.34 to $23.00HOUR hourly (To be negotiated) / 50 hours per week
• Terms of employment Seasonal employmentFull time
• Day, Evening, Weekend
• Starts as early as 2027-02-12
• Benefits: Financial benefits
• vacancies 10 vacancies
• Source Job Bank #3649157

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
• Hot

Work setting

• Rural area

Responsibilities

Tasks

• Maintain the bee yard and beekeeping equipment
• Work with honey bees
• Harvest crops
• Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment
• Co-ordinate and supervise the work of general farm workers and harvesting labourers
• Maintain quality control and production records
• Perform general farm duties
• Interac with bees based on your knowledge of their biology, behaviour, ecology and caste system

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

Additional information

Transportation/travel information

• Valid driver's licence

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Fast-paced environment
• Tight deadlines
• Physically demanding
• Repetitive tasks
• Attention to detail
• Handling heavy loads
• Bending, crouching, kneeling

Personal suitability

• Team player

Benefits

Financial benefits

• Bonus