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Idaho Department of Labor Beekeeper in Middleton, Idaho

This job was posted by https://idahoworks.gov : For more information, please see: https://idahoworks.gov/jobs/2131430 Dates of Need: 01/23/2024 - 10/19/2024 . This application encompasses beekeeping, pollination and honey for apples, cherries, peaches, carrots and onions. This job requires a minimum of 3 months of commercial beekeeping experience. Worker may be stung by bees (must not be allergic to bees or insect stings). All other duties assigned. The lifting requirement for this position is 70 pounds. Beekeeping duties: split, medicate and check bee health, harvest honey, pollenate, re-queen, feed hives, etc. Worker will move beehives into proper placement for pollination, in addition to extracting and processing honey. Worker will be exposed to tree and plant pollens and outdoors. Must be able to climb, walk, bend and kneel for long periods of time. Worker with driver\'s licenses may transport workers, equipment, or bees. The anticipated hours listed represent the normal work schedule. Due to the nature of these crops, the weather, and the requirement to send crops to customers when needed, it is the prevailing practice to work more or different hours than those listed. A worker may be offered more than the specified hours of work; however, the worker will not be required to work for more than the number of hours specified in the job order, or on the workers Sabbath or Federal holidays. Saturday work may be required. Workday start times vary depending on the weather. depending on the time of year, hours of daylight, and production requirements. Workers must be able to work varying shifts as required by the season and work performed. Workers are notified of any change in the start times. Work may be performed during rain, light snow, cold, freezing temperatures and/or in high humidity and in temperatures over a 100 degrees F. Worker may be required to work in fields when crops are wet with dew/rain and should have suitable clothing for variable weather conditions. Workers must possess requisite physical strength and endurance to repeat the harvest process throughout the workday. Workers must work at a sustained, vigorous pace and make bona-fide efforts to work efficiently and consistently that are reasonable under the climatic and all other working conditions. Workers may never ride on agricultural equipment not designed for work-related riding purposes or any other non-passenger-intended equipment unless instructed and authorized by the employer or supervisor to do so. Workers with valid drivers licenses and that are insurable may transport workers, equipment or crop. All work-related injuries must be immediately reported to the crew leader, foreman, or supervisor. Employer-paid drug test is required if a worker has an accident at work. If light duty work is assigned for a workers compensation injury, the worker will be expected to return to work and perform the light duty work upon advice from a physician and the workers compensation insurance company. Full Growing Season Commitment: The job offered requires that the worker be available for work every day that work is available for the full period of employment. The worker agrees to be available for work and perform the assigned work for the assigned employer whenever work is available through the full period of employment. Training: There will be a demonstration period to familiarize workers with job specification and to demonstrate proper harvest methods and other crop specific issues such as particular grading and or sizing.

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