Apiary Technician

**Work site environment**:

- Outdoors
- Wet/damp
- Noisy
- Hot

**Work setting**:

- Staff accommodation available
- Rural area
- Remote location

**Tasks**:

- Apiary work

**Apiary and honey harvesting experience**:

- Apiary management
- Detection and treatment of bee diseases
- Harvesting honey
- Honey bees
- Honey farm
- Knowledge of bee biology

**Equipment and machinery experience**:

- Farm truck

**Transportation/travel information**:

- Vehicle supplied by employer
- Valid driver's licence
- Drive manual transmission vehicle

**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
- Sound discrimination
- Standing for extended periods
- Walking
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
- Overtime required

**Personal suitability**:

- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Flexibility
- Judgement
- Organized
- Team player

**Screening questions**:

- Are you available for the advertised start date?
- Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?

**Other benefits**:

- On-site housing options