apiary technician – Bluffton
Job Description
Posted on January 21, 2025 by Employer details Dewar Apiaries Ltd
Job details
- Location Bluffton, AB
- Workplace information On site
- Salary 16.52 to 22.00 hourly (To be negotiated) / 35 to 72 hours per week
- Terms of employment Seasonal employment Full time
- Day, Weekend, Early Morning, Morning
- Start date: 2025-04-01
- Benefits: Health benefits
- vacancies2 vacancies
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
- Outdoors
- Hot
Work setting
- Rural area
- Staff accommodation provided
- Remote location
- Various locations
Responsibilities
Tasks
- Maintain the bee yard and beekeeping equipment
Experience and specialization
Apiary and honey harvesting experience
- Detect bee diseases
- Manage bee colonies for the production of honey and pollination purposes.
- Treat bees with antibiotics
- Automated honey extractor
- Harvesting honey
- Honey farm
Additional information
Transportation/travel information
- Valid driver’s licence
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
- Ability to distinguish between colours
- Standing for extended periods
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
Personal suitability
- Excellent oral communication
- Organized
- Team player
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Flexibility
- Quick learner
Benefits
Health benefits
- Health care plan
Who can apply to this job?
The employer accepts applications from:
- Canadian citizens and permanent or temporary residents of Canada.
- Other candidates with or without a valid Canadian work permit.
How to apply
By email
Include this reference number in your application
2637337
How-to-apply instructions
Here is what you must include in your application:
- Job reference number
- References attesting experience
- Letter of recommendation