**APIARIST**
**Employer**:Apis Enterprises Australia Pty Ltd/Heat Exchangers WA Pty Ltd
**Location of Work**:Beckenham WA 6107
**Purpose of Role**
Full time position - responsible for the management, organisation and sustainable growth of queen rearing and operation of affiliated apiaries based in Perth Western
Australia.
**Qualifications**
- Bachelor's Degree or higher in Beekeeping or relevant qualification or at least 5 years experience in a similar role.
**Experience**
- Minimum 3 years of practical and hands on experience allied to a relevant formal qualification or 5 years experience in working with honeybees or in a commercial apiary site
- Managing and delegation tasks to subordinate staff
- Compilation and control of budgets
- Experience in queen bee rearing is highly desirable
- Advantageous to have experience in instrumental insemination of queen bees
- Advantageous to have experience in performance testing with applicable data recording and charting
**Competencies**
- WA C class driving licence
- Excellent oral and written communication skills in English
- Intermediate level computing skills: MS Excel, Word, PowerPoint & Outlook.
- Excellent attention to detail
- Excellent time management and organisational skills: accomplish objectives or deadline effectively within time frame given
- Demonstrate problem solving ability.
- Demonstrate leadership ability.
- Ability to multi-task and produce reports.
- Ability to work autonomously.
- Ability to work under pressure.
- Ability to work long and irregular hours when seasonally required
- Physically fit and able to manage a 10-frame full depth hive with aids
**Personal Attributes**
- Love of honeybees and passionate in working with them
- Mature, well presented.
- Positive and self-motivated 'can do' attitude.
- Great persona
- Take ownership of the role
- Goal oriented, result focused.
- Professional approach.
- Confident manner.
- Positive approach to change
- Effective interpersonal skills.
- Effective team player
- Belief in the company's core values. o Look after the Bees and they'll look after you o The Client o Ethical Behaviour o Family o Teamwork
- Belief in company's motto "In the pursuit of excellence"
**Salary**: From $54,340.00 per year
**Benefits**:
- Company car
- Visa sponsorship
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
Supplementary Pay:
- Overtime pay
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Beckenham, WA 6107: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (required)
**Experience**:
- beekeeping: 5 years (preferred)
**Language**:
- English (preferred)
Work Authorisation:
- Australia (preferred)