Overview

Languages

English

Education

- No degree, certificate or diploma

Experience

5 years or more

On site

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

Work site environment

- Dusty
- Hot
- Noisy
- Odours
- Outdoors
- Experimental
- Livestock

Work setting

- Rural area
- Staff accommodation available
- Relocation costs not covered by employer

Responsibilities

Tasks

- Develop specific plans to prioritize
- Diagnose livestock health issues
- Direct farm feed inventory activities
- Handling animals
- Treat livestock health issues
- Work with honey bees
- Maintain financial and production records
- Formulate feeding program
- Maintain livestock performance records
- Maintain quality control and production records
- Maintain work records and logs
- Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment
- Perform general farm duties




- Communicate with other workers to co-ordinate the preparation and completion of work assignments

Supervision

- 5-10 people

Experience and specialization

Apiary and honey harvesting experience

- Apiary management
- Detect bee diseases
- Honey farm
- Manage a set of measures designed to protect a beekeeper’s honey bees from the entry and spread of pests
- Oversee the honey extraction
- Treat bees with antibiotics

Equipment and machinery experience

- Harvesters
- Forklift

Additional information

Work conditions and physical capabilities

- Quick-paced environment
- Work under pressure
- Tight deadlines
- Physically demanding
- Attention to detail
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- Large workload

Personal suitability

- Excellent oral communication
- Organized
- Team player

📌 apiary supervisor (McLennan)
🏢 Hicks Honey Farms
📍 McLennan