Overview

Languages

English

Education

- Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Experience

1 year to less than 2 years

On site

Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.

Work site environment

- Other miscellaneous animal farming
- Hot
- Outdoors
- Livestock

Responsibilities

Tasks

- Interac with bees based on your knowledge of their biology, behaviour, ecology and caste system
- Maintain the bee yard and beekeeping equipment
- Weeding
- Work with honey bees
- Maintain farm machinery, equipment and buildings
- Perform general farm duties

Experience and specialization

Apiary and honey harvesting experience

- Apiary management
- Automated honey extractor
- Detect bee diseases
- Extract honey manually
- Hypothesize possible causes and solutions to colony collapse disorder (CCD) based on knowledge of bee behaviour, biology and cast system
- Manage bee colonies for the production of honey and pollination purposes.




- Treat bees with antibiotics
- Queen bee production from grafting
- Manage a set of measures designed to protect a beekeeper’s honey bees from the entry and spread of pests

Additional information

Security and safety

- Bondable
- Driver's validity licence check

Transportation/travel information

- Own vehicle
- Valid driver's licence

Work conditions and physical capabilities

- Attention to detail
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
- Rapid-paced environment
- Hand-eye co-ordination
- Handling heavy loads
- Large workload
- Manual dexterity
- Physically demanding
- Standing for extended periods
- Tight deadlines
- Work under pressure

Personal suitability

- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Excellent oral communication
- Flexibility
- Initiative
- Judgement
- Organized
- Team player
- Values and ethics

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📍 Cookstown