Farmworkers, Farm & Ranch Animals

Beekeeper Position

The beekeeper will work with beehives, feeding hives, splitting, treating illness, moving hives, extracting honey, melting the wax, fixing and building bee boxes, pallets, lids, cover hives with shade pallets, run extracting equipment. Swap Queen bee, help the colony to produce honey, pollen and bees. Clean and maintain honeycomb areas. Duties might include driving required operating motorized vehicles, forklift, use of air tools, table and chop saws, and other woodworking tools. The worker must perform work by employer's terms and standards and observe safety precautions at work. Position involves working with bees and possible exposure to bee stings. Must bend, lift, and sustain up to 75 lbs, and work outdoors under extreme weather conditions.

Two (2) 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 75 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.