Farmworkers, Farm & Ranch Animals
Employer
4831 St Hwy 10
Palatine Bridge, NY 13428
United States
Job description
Attend to live bees to produce honey and maintain colony health through feed/supplements; Medicate bees; Find and raise queens, install queen cells; Make and check new hives, make splits; Inspect, maintain, and repair equipment, boxes, yards; Load bees/hives on trucks; Assemble bee hives, inserts honeycomb of bees into hives; Force bees from hives; Inform farm manager of bee, honey, crop progress; Direct and monitor the work of help during bee husbandry and honey work; Receive instructions from supervisor regarding work to be done for the day and ensure its completion; Lift 70 pound boxes for honey transport and moving bee boxes from hive to extracting facility; Submit daily work sheets for records to be submitted to the appropriate authority; Drive truck to move equipment or bees from one location to another; Uncap harvested honeycombs and extract honey from honeycombs; Drive farm vehicle to obtain supplies, honey extracting equipment, and misc. tools used to work with honey bees; Clean work area.
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 70 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/kutiks-pollination-ser/jobs/7753