apiary technician

Work site environment

• Outdoors
• Hot

Work setting

• Staff accommodation provided
• Urban area
• Rural area
• Various locations

Responsibilities

Tasks

• Harvest crops
• Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment
• Apiary work
• Perform general farm duties
• Co-ordinate and supervise the work of general farm workers and harvesting labourers
• Maintain livestock performance records

Supervision

• 1 to 2 people

Experience and specialization

Apiary and honey harvesting experience

• Apiary management
• Harvesting honey
• Honey bees
• Honey farm

Equipment and machinery experience

• Hand tools
• Forklift

Automated systems experience

• Automated honey extractor

Additional information

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Repetitive tasks
• Handling heavy loads
• Physically demanding
• Attention to detail
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking
• Standing for extended periods
• Bending, crouching, kneeling

Personal suitability

• Team player