Farmworkers, Farm & Ranch Animals
Employer
4112 S. US Hwy 79
Carthage, TX 75633
United States
Job description
Attend to live bees to produce honey and maintain colony health through feed/supplements; Medicate bees; Find and cage queens, install queen cells; Inspect, maintain, and repair equipment, boxes, yards, and fences; Assemble bee hives, inserts honeycomb of bees into hives; Force bees from hives; Drive tractor, truck, or other equipment between extracting and field; Put on and take off supers; Uncap harvested honeycombs and extract honey from honeycombs; Move equipment or bees from one location to another manually or using trucks or carts; Drive farm vehicle to obtain supplies, honey extracting equipment, and misc. tools used to work with honey bees; Clean work area. Worker may be terminated for continued use of personal cell phone during work hours.
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. Must be able to lift 50 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.