Beekeeper

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; 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; Drive farm vehicle to obtain supplies, honey extracting equipment, and misc. tools used to work with honey bees; Clean work area.

Operating tools and equipment as applicable and noted in the job description as well as operating a motor vehicle under the influence of drugs and/or alcohol is dangerous. Operator manuals have label warnings – Do Not Operate Under the Influence of Drugs or Alcohol. Work Comp Insurance as well as vehicle insurance companies require safety compliance. Poor judgment, improper driving, etc. can result in serious and fatal accidents. Employer has a strict policy prohibiting drug use. Any drug testing will be post-hire and at the employer's expense.

Assisting with the employer's farming operation includes lifting agricultural tools and equipment that weigh up to the lifting requirement listed at B.4.e. Employer may request but cannot require workers to work on their Sabbath. The nature of farm work may require workers to work after dark and possibly weekends depending on weather conditions. Hours offered may vary based on factors such as weather or other unpredictable variables that impact the farm’s operation. Employer may, at the company's sole discretion, pay workers an hourly rate above the minimum required and/or offer a bonus, PTO, insurance, etc. to any seasonal worker employed pursuant to this job order depending on how many years of experience they have obtained by working for the employer or other factors such as work performance, skill, punctuality, licensing, training, prior work experience, etc. While the employer's frequency of pay is defined in the job order, the frequency may change during the contract period because of factors such as payroll service provision, internal business operations, etc., but in no event will the frequency be less than twice per month in which case, all days and payday hours, as applicable by local, state, or federal law would be paid.

Should the Employer's worker’s compensation insurance policy expire during the work contract period in which workers are employed under the H-2A program, the worker’s compensation insurance policy will be renewed so that workers are covered for the entire duration of the contract. The Employer may terminate a worker if a worker: refuses without justified cause to perform work for which the worker was recruited and hired; or commits a serious act of misconduct; or fails, after completing any training, to be able to perform all of the tasks described in the job order. If the worker voluntarily abandons employment before the end of the contract period, or is terminated for cause, and the employer notifies the SWA, DOL, and USCIS in the case of an H2A worker, the employer will not be responsible for providing or paying for the subsequent transportation and subsistence expenses of that worker, and the worker is not entitled to the three-fourths guarantee.

Special Requirements

Employer requires 3 months of recent and verifiable experience within the past two years for the job duties listed. This position requires a minimum of 3 months for the employee to get a full understanding of the job and responsibilities. May not have bee, pollen or honey-related allergies. Must be able to understand work & safety instructions in English or Spanish, the languages spoken and written in the workplace. Drug testing is conducted at employer's expense: At random and at no cost to the worker. Testing positive for an illegal/controlled substance or failure to comply may result in immediate termination from employment.