apiary technician
Posted on July 21, 2026 by Employer details Poelman Apiaries Ltd.
Job details
Education: No degree, certificate or diploma. Work site environment: Outdoors. Hot. All weather conditions. Dirty. Work setting: Rural area. Staff accommodation available. Tasks: Maintain the bee yard and beekeeping equipment. Work with honey bees. Harvest crops. Maintain quality control and production records. Perform general farm duties. Interac with bees based on your knowledge of their biology, behaviour, ecology and caste system. Apiary and honey harvesting experience: Detect bee diseases . Extract honey manually. Harvest, extract and package honey and beeswax. Manage bee colonies for the production of honey and pollination purposes. . Manage the overall operations of a bee farm. Oversee the honey extraction. Treat bees with antibiotics . Automated honey extractor. Apiary management. Harvesting honey. Honey farm. Transportation/travel information: Valid driver's licence. Work conditions and physical capabilities: Fast-paced environment. Work under pressure. Tight deadlines. Physically demanding. Repetitive tasks. Attention to detail. Handling heavy loads. Combination of sitting, standing, walking. Hand-eye co-ordination. Ability to distinguish between colours. Standing for extended periods. Bending, crouching, kneeling. Personal suitability: Excellent oral communication. Team player. Efficient interpersonal skills. Flexibility. Quick learner. Screening questions: Do you have experience working in this field?. Employment terms options: Evening. Experience: 3 years to less than 5 years. Employment terms options: Night. Day. Weekend. Other benefits: On-site housing options. Support for newcomers and refugees: Supports newcomers and/or refugees with foreign credential recognition. Support for youths: Offers on-the-job training tailored to youth. Support for Indigenous people: Provides cultural competency training and/or awareness training to all employees to create a welcoming work environment for Indigenous workers . Supports for visible minorities: Applies hiring policies that discourage discrimination against members of visible minorities (for example: anonymizing the hiring process, etc.).- Location Fort Macleod, ABT0L 0Z0
- Work location On site
- Salary$18.50 to $22.00HOUR hourly (To be negotiated) / 45 to 60 hours per week
- Terms of employment Seasonal employmentFull time
- Day, Evening, Night, Weekend
- Starts as early as 2027-01-15
- Benefits: Other benefits
- vacancies 20 vacancies
- Source Job Bank #3627421
Overview
Languages
English
Education
- No degree, certificate or diploma
Experience
3 years to less than 5 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
- Dirty
Work setting
- Rural area
- Staff accommodation available
Responsibilities
Tasks
- Maintain the bee yard and beekeeping equipment
- Work with honey bees
- Harvest crops
- Maintain quality control and production records
- Perform general farm duties
- Interac with bees based on your knowledge of their biology, behaviour, ecology and caste system
Experience and specialization
Apiary and honey harvesting experience
- Detect bee diseases
- Extract honey manually
- Harvest, extract and package honey and beeswax
- Manage bee colonies for the production of honey and pollination purposes.
- Manage the overall operations of a bee farm
- Oversee the honey extraction
- Treat bees with antibiotics
- Automated honey extractor
- Apiary management
- Harvesting honey
- Honey farm
Additional information
Transportation/travel information
- Valid driver's licence
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Fast-paced environment
- Work under pressure
- Tight deadlines
- Physically demanding
- Repetitive tasks
- Attention to detail
- Handling heavy loads
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- Hand-eye co-ordination
- Ability to distinguish between colours
- Standing for extended periods
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
Personal suitability
- Excellent oral communication
- Team player
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Flexibility
- Quick learner
Benefits
Other benefits
- On-site housing options
Employment groups
This employer promotes equal employment opportunities for all job applicants, including those self-identifying as a member of these groups:
Support for newcomers and refugees
- Supports newcomers and/or refugees with foreign credential recognition
Support for youths
- Offers on-the-job training tailored to youth
Support for Indigenous people
- Provides cultural competency training and/or awareness training to all employees to create a welcoming work environment for Indigenous workers
Supports for visible minorities
- Applies hiring policies that discourage discrimination against members of visible minorities (for example: anonymizing the hiring process, etc.)
Who can apply for this job?
The employer accepts applications from:
- Canadian citizens and permanent or temporary residents of Canada
- other candidates, with or without a valid Canadian work permit
Advertised until
2026-08-11
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