Farmworkers, Farm & Ranch Animals
Employer
537 Austin Little Mountain Rd
Ronda, NC 28670
United States
Job description
Splitting hives; installing and gaging queen bees; treating hives for disease and mites; pulling and extracting honey; lifting up to 75 lbs; using power saws and other tools to repair and paint bee boxes and other beekeeping equipment; operate lawn mower to maintain worksite; manually carrying bees; driving farm vehicle to obtain supplies, honey extracting equipment, and misc. tools used to work with honey bees; minor daily and incidental upkeep to equipment, worksite, and colony boxes; cleaning work areas; recording information about crops; informing farm managers of progress; overnight, off-site delivery of bees possible; if such work is necessary, employer will pay travel time from listed worksite to location as well as meals and housing approved in accordance with 20 CFR 655.122(d)(1) until return.
Special Requirements
Three (3) months recent and verifiable experience with references required as a beekeeper. May not have bee, pollen or honey-related allergies. Must be able to obtain a drivers license following hire and obtain clean driving record. The drivers requirement is related to driving a farm vehicle to obtain supplies, honey extracting equipment, and misc. tools used to work with honey bees as outlined in the job description, and a normal, non CDL drivers license is needed for that work. Must be able to lift 75 lbs. Once hired, worker may be required to take a random drug test at no cost to the worker. Testing positive for an illegal/controlled substance or failure to comply may result in immediate termination from employment.
Employer Contact Info
https://agriplacements.clevyr.com/sweet-wings-honey-bee-/jobs/6514