Join the market leader in Manuka Honey
- Opportunities to work in a well established apiary in Whanganui
- Competitive package and initiatives that support personal wellbeing

The Opportunity

Comvita Apiaries is one of the largest of its kind in NZ. Our Whanganui Branch are looking for full time, permanent Beekeepers to join their team. Reporting to our Branch Manager, your day to day will involve:

- Securing Mānuka honey production
- Hive manipulation and management
- Responsibility for the quality and peak production of your allocated hives, including disease control
- Collaboration with other teams and branches to support the delivery of apiary performance targets
- Shifting hives as required

About you

You will be an experienced beekeeper, ideally with a commercial background, with a passion for Bees You will also be:

- An excellent communicator who can work well with others
- Physically fit with the ability to travel away from home during the peak of the season
- A supporter and promoter of safe working within the day-to-day operations of your team
- You must have a full NZ class 1 license and it would be great if you had class 2 also,
- OSH forklift certificate will be an advantage.
- As an experienced beekeeper you'll be well aware the role will, at times, require some flexibility around hours.

Why Comvita?
- We have industry leading safety standards, focused on physical and mental wellbeing.
- We recognise you bring existing skills and our pay scales reflect this.
- We actively support your professional development with a huge range of NZQA certified vocational training initiatives available; including Apiculture Apprenticeships.

We are growing an international company and a global community, based on inspiring and helping people to live more joyful, healthy and vibrant lives. Our founders were brought together in 1974 by a love of beekeeping and a belief in nature’s power to heal and 40 years on their beliefs are still at the core of everything we do. Bees were their inspiration and honey their medicine.  Forty-six years on, Comvita is still driven by our founding principles, working in harmony with bees and nature in New Zealand to heal and protect the world.

What we can offer:

- A fun, fast paced working environment with a passionate team of great people
- Competitive pay and a progressive pay structure which enables you to earn more
- Monthly Care Packs including Comvita product
- A paid day off for your birthday
- Yearly bonus entitlement
- Comvita's Thrive programme including Medical Checks, Life, Trauma and Medical Insurance
- Plus much more

How to Apply

Applicants for this position should currently be in New Zealand and have NZ residency or a valid NZ work visa.

Please note that our pre-employment selection process includes a pre-employment drug screening test.

Comvita is an organisation which is committed to wellbeing, diversity and equity. We celebrate diversity and nurture belonging within our global team. We welcome people of all ages, nationalities, genders, cultures and accessibility needs. If you have any support or access requirements, we encourage you to advise us so we can support you through your recruitment journey.

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

**Salary**: From $28.00 per hour

**Benefits**:

- Employee discount
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid volunteer leave
- Professional development assistance
- Referral program
- Visa sponsorship

Schedule:

- 8 hour shift

Supplemental pay types:

- Performance bonus

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Whanganui, Manawatu-Wanganui: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (required)