Apiarist/Beekeeper

About the role

This is a varied, hands-on position involving outdoor work at apiary sites across Victoria and New South Wales.

Key responsibilities

• Assisting with the management and maintenance of beehives
• Monitoring hive health and bee wellbeing
• Honey harvesting, extraction, processing and packaging
• Queen rearing and bee genetics
• Pest and disease monitoring and management
• Assisting with pollination work
• Loading, transporting and unloading hives and equipment
• Following HACCP, biosecurity and workplace safety procedures
• Cleaning and maintaining equipment, vehicles and work areas
• Camping and working away from home when required

About you

• Enjoy practical, physical work in the outdoors
• Be reliable, punctual and able to work well within a team
• Have a positive attitude and a genuine willingness to learn
• Be comfortable working closely with bees and have no known severe allergy to bee stings
• Be physically capable of safely lifting and moving hive boxes and equipment
• Be willing and able to camp and work away from home when required
• Hold a current driver's licence and have reliable transport
• Currently live in Australia, preferably in Victoria
• Heavy Rigid (HR) truck licence, or willingness to obtain one would be highly regarded
• Forklift licence would be highly regarded

About us

Collins Honey has been producing pure, fresh Australian honey since 1955. Based in Bendigo, we're a family-owned and operated business with a proud history, a strong connection to the land and an unwavering commitment to quality.

Benefits

• Learn from experienced commercial beekeepers
• Receive practical training across all areas of beekeeping and honey production
• Work throughout some of Victoria and New South Wales' beautiful regional landscapes
• Join a supportive, down-to-earth family business
• Enjoy varied work where no two days are quite the same
• Receive competitive pay based on your skills and experience