bee farm worker

Work site environment

• Organic farming
• Outdoors
• Noisy
• Dusty
• Hot

Work setting

• Staff accommodation provided
• Rural area

Responsibilities

Tasks

• Apiary work

Experience and specialization

Apiary and honey harvesting experience

• Harvesting honey
• Honey bees
• Honey farm
• Knowledge of bee biology
• Wax stamping beehives

Equipment and machinery experience

• Farm truck
• Lift truck
• Loader

Automated systems experience

• Automated honey extractor

Additional information

Security and safety

• Criminal record check
• Driving record check (abstract)

Transportation/travel information

• Vehicle supplied by employer
• Willing to travel for extended periods
• Valid driver’s licence

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Fast-paced environment
• Work under pressure
• Tight deadlines
• Repetitive tasks
• Handling heavy loads
• Physically demanding
• Attention to detail
• Hand-eye co-ordination
• Ability to distinguish between colours
• Sound discrimination
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking
• Standing for extended periods
• Walking
• Bending, crouching, kneeling

Personal suitability

• Efficient interpersonal skills
• Flexibility
• Judgement
• Organized
• Team player
• Reliability
• Quick learner