Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, And Aquacultural Animals

Job description

Beekeeping duties:
Split, medicate, harvest honey, re-queen, etc. general farm work. Workers must have three month experience in commercial beekeeping. Worker may be stung, must be able to climb, lift up to 50 lb, walk, bend, and kneel, etc. for long periods of time. Once hired worker may be required to submit to a random drug test at no cost to the worker, testing positive or failure to comply may result in immediate termination from employment. Work is performed in all kinds of weather from extreme heat, cold and rain. Time may vary due to mechanical problems, crop availability and weather conditions. All workers will be expected to work for the total period of employment.

Employees may volunteer to work additional hours when work is available, there is a possibility that available work hours will be in excess of 20% of the hours offered but they are not guaranteed, the worker is not required to work more than the stated daily hours in the contract and/or on a worker's Sabbath or federal holidays Workers should expect occasional periods of little or no work because of weather, crop or other conditions beyond the employer’s control. These periods can occur any time throughout the season. If workers request a leave of absence during the contract period, if the worker has been offered an opportunity to work, the hours will be deducted from the hours offered under the ETA-790 for the purposes of the three-quarter guarantee.

A copy of the work contract or a copy of the ETA 790 in lieu of a work contract, and any modifications, will be provided to the H-2A worker no later than the time at which the worker applies for the Visa, or to a worker in corresponding employment, no later than on the day work commences. For an H-2A worker going from an H-2A employer to a subsequent H-2A employer, a copy of the contract will be provided no later than the time an offer of employment is made by the subsequent H-2A employer.

Special Requirements

This type of work, involves working conditions that require tremendous stamina, a high level of physical activity in cold or extremely hot conditions in direct sunlight and in adverse weather such as rain. The work requires a high level of physical conditioning.