Bee Keeper Helper And Farm Laborer

Job description

All other duties assigned under this order will be those duties of Farm Worker and Laborer Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse, under the Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment Statistics Standard.

The lifting requirement for this position is 70 pounds.

Beekeeping duties: split, medicate and check bee health, harvest honey, pollinate, re-queen, etc.

General farm work, farm field/shed sanitation duties include, trimming pasture and fields, painting and repairing farm buildings, digging ditches, repairing buildings and fences, and ag equipment and machinery used on the farm.

Irrigation duties include digging corrugates and setting siphon tubes and checking fields on a regular basis.
Must have 3 months of experience with commercial beekeeping.

Workers may be stung by bees (must not be allergic to bees or insect stings).

Will be exposed to tree and plant pollens and outdoors. Must be able to climb, walk, bend and kneel for long periods of time.

Special Requirements

Prohibited and Unacceptable Conduct
Per 20 CFR 655.135 (j), The employer and its agents have not sought or received payment of any kind from any employee subject to 8 U.S.C. 1188 for any activity related to obtaining H-2A labor certification, including payment of the employer's attorneys' fees, application fees, or recruitment costs. For purposes of this paragraph, payment includes, but is not limited to, monetary payments, wage concessions (including deductions from wages, salary, or benefits), kickbacks, bribes, tributes, in kind payments, and free labor.

This provision does not prohibit employers or their agents from receiving reimbursement for costs that are the responsibility and primarily for the benefit of the worker, such as government-required passport, or visa fees. Worker will be reimbursed should the worker receive a visa and arrive at the place of work.