Apiary technician

Paradis Valley Honey Ltd.; Alberta; On-site; CAD 21,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Gasoline paid

Free parking available

On-site housing options

Transportation provided by employer

On-site amenities

Job summary

Paradis Valley Honey Ltd. in Alberta invites applications for a beekeeping assistant. The role requires 2 years to less than 3 years of experience and no formal education degree.

You will maintain the bee yard, handle equipment, and perform feeding and care for honey bees at a rural onsite site with staff housing options. You will harvest, extract, and package honey and beeswax, detect diseases, manage colonies, and apply treatments as needed.

Qualifications

• Beekeeping duties and general farm tasks.
• Ability to work outdoors in all weather conditions.

Responsibilities

• Maintain the bee yard and beekeeping equipment.
• Perform livestock feeding.
• Work with honey bees.
• Harvest, extract and package honey and beeswax.
• Detect bee diseases and manage bee colonies.
• Treat bees with antibiotics as needed.
• Operate automated honey extractor.
• Harvesting honey.
• Honey farm operations.

Skills

English

Team player

Education

No degree

Job description

OVERVIEW

LANGUAGES

English

EDUCATION

• No degree, certificate or diploma

EXPERIENCE

2 years to less than 3 years

ON SITE

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

WORK SITE ENVIRONMENT

• Outdoors
• Hot
• All weather conditions

WORK SETTING

• Rural area
• Staff accommodation available
• Staff accommodation provided
• Remote location

RESPONSIBILITIES

TASKS

• Maintain the bee yard and beekeeping equipment
• Perform livestock feeding
• Work with honey bees

EXPERIENCE AND SPECIALIZATION

APIARY AND HONEY HARVESTING EXPERIENCE

• Detect bee diseases
• Harvest, extract and package honey and beeswax
• Manage bee colonies for the production of honey and pollination purposes.
• Treat bees with antibiotics
• Automated honey extractor
• Harvesting honey
• Honey farm

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

WORK CONDITIONS AND PHYSICAL CAPABILITIES

• Fast-paced environment
• Physically demanding
• Repetitive tasks
• Attention to detail
• Handling heavy loads
• Bending, crouching, kneeling

PERSONAL SUITABILITY

• Team player

BENEFITS

FINANCIAL BENEFITS

• Gasoline paid

OTHER BENEFITS

• Free parking available
• On-site amenities
• On-site housing options
• Transportation provided by employer