Beekeeper
Employer
2141 West Kennedy (including fields/worksites within a 28-mile radius)
Madera, CA 93636
United States
Job description
Worker will be required to perform a variety of duties related to honey bees.
General Beekeeping work will include the following responsibilities: Gathering supers (bee boxes) and loading onto flat bed trucks; securing the supers on the truck using straps; making bee nucs; workers possessing the proper licensure may be asked to transport other farm workers.
Special Requirements
Applicants must have 20 days experience with beekeeping and provide the contact information of at least one reference who can verify experience and performance.
Instruction, training, and general supervision will be provided by the farm operator or a designated employee. However, the worker must perform required duties without close supervision and listen to, understand, and follow simple instructions of the employer or supervisor.
The worker will be required to return worn out tools, supplies, and equipment before new ones will be provided.
Most duties are performed out of doors and entail exposure to heat, cold, dust, rain, and other environmental conditions common in fields, including mosquitoes during certain seasons.
The worker must crouch, bend, and lift and carry items weighing up to the number of pounds indicated in Section B/Item 4e. in the course of performing required activities.