- Assist in all aspects of shed management required to ensure the efficiency of beekeeping operation;
- Timely and complete management of hives during rounds and season as per the seasonal plan;
- Oversee the apiary activities including allocating duties to junior beekeepers, planning beekeeping schedules and ensuring adequate human resources are rostered to meet beekeeping requirements;
- Working in the honey extraction facility to extract honey including uncapping and extraction methods Liaise with team to organise movement of bee hives and associated staff travel and logistics;
- Installing and maintaining hives into pollination;
- Monitoring health of bees and treat health problems with natural or chemical methods;
- Operating smoker and other safety equipment used to perform beekeeping;
- Undertake queen replacement and producing queen cells;
- Practising swarm management techniques
- Undertake honey harvesting in the field;
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $75,000.00 – $77,000.00 per year
Work Authorisation:
- Australia (Preferred)
Work Location: In person