Beekeeper
South Six Signs, LLC
📍 Spring Branch, TX · Comal County
- ✔ Vivienda ofrecida
- ✔ Transporte diario
Cómo postularse
Contacte directamente al empleador. En inglés, diga el puesto y el número de caso. Número de caso: JO-A-300-26279-281939
- 📞 Teléfono: +1 (210) 289-0583
- 🌐 Sitio web: www.workintexas.com/vosnet/Default.aspx
Instrucciones del empleador
Contact Gary Rankin at (210) 289-0583 Interviews either in person or by phone will be during normal business hours [between the hours of 8am and 4pm Mon. - Fri.] The actual employment offer is at the sole discretion of the employer. Referrals will be accepted from the State Workforce Agencies, directly from applicants, walk-ins, gate hires, and from other sources. SWA's should thoroughly familiarize each applicant with the job specifications of employment before a referral is made. Workers must meet all of the following criteria: 1. Are available and indicate willingness to work the entire season. 2. Have transportation to job site at start of season for non-local workers and daily for local workers. 3. Have been fully apprised by the local employment office of the terms, conditions and nature of employment. 4. Are legally entitled to work in the U.S. 5. Are able, willing and qualified to perform the work. Workers must possess documentation required to enable employer to comply with the employment verification requirements. Accurate completion of form I-9 will be required of each worker within 3 days of employment pursuant to U.S. Law.
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Subject: Application for Beekeeper (H-2A) - Case JO-A-300-26279-281939
Qué va a hacer
Texto original en inglés, tal como se registró en el Departamento de Trabajo.
Mow, cut, & weed fields. Perform ditching, shoveling, hoeing, hauling, ground preparation & other manual tasks. Bending, stooping & kneeling req’d. Use hand tools including but not limited to hoes, shovels, shears, clippers, loppers & saws. Lift, carry & load/unload products or supplies. Use power equip including but not limited to: tractors, planters, mowers, plows, sprayers, cultivators, power shears, chain saws, high lifts, fork lifts, skid loaders. Must operate agricultural equipment safely, w/or w/o direction. Apply pesticides, herbicides, fungicides & other crop protectants. Mix & apply fertilizers, plant growth chemicals, conditioners & other plant related treatments at the correct times depending on plant type, growth, climate & crop conditions. Assist w/farm building/field maintenance & repairs. Build/repair fences. Prepare bees & bee equip for pollination. Must be familiar w/working w/bees in all stages, from egg through mature workers, drones & queens. Must work all aspects of beekeeping. Access colony to determine if food or medicine is needed. Feed & medicate bees for diseases & pests. Maintain hives in healthy state. Raise & replace queens. Make divides. Make, paint & clean boxes. Harvest/extract honey. Run queen breeding yard & produce queen bees. Manipulate & service hive structures. Haul bees to & from different hive locations. Ensure healthy & productive honeybee colonies. Harmonize bees w/their natural cycle. Raise bees to produce honey & pollinate crops. Assemble hives using hand tools. Inserts honeycombs into hive. Induct wild swarming bees into prepared honeycomb frames. Place screen plug in hive entrance to confine bees. Set hive in orchard, clover field, or near other source of nectar & pollen. Force bees from hive using smoke pot or carbolic acid-soaked pad. Inspect hive & harvest honeycomb. Remove parasites & vermin. Collect royal jelly. Destroy superfluous queen bee cells to prevent colony division. Burn diseased hive or bee colony. Sterilize hive using caustic soda solution. Uncap harvested honeycombs & extracts honey. Find & remove old queens from hives & replace w/new queen. Remove frames covered w/bees & shake into cages. Must be familiar w/mechanized extraction equip. Cap & handle combs. Mechanically separate wax from honey. Maintenance of all mechanical equip. Assist w/refining wax & processing honey. Prepare honey by filtration and/or moisture reduction before final packaging. Blend & filter wax before final packaging for sale. Must have no fear of bees & be non-allergic to bee stings, pollen, honey or their products of the hive. Must have field-based honey bee experience. Assess colonies to determine if colonies require additional storage capacity, more time for honey to be finished, or whether honey is ready for removal. Carefully remove honey from colony to prevent loss of queen. Take careful consideration of procedures to prevent hazardous conditions. Work is done in the field for long periods of time. Workers may assist in handling product weighing up to 60 pounds & lifting to a height of 5 feet. Workers must work on their feet in bent positions for long periods of time, repetitive movements & extensive walking. Work in fields when plants are wet w/dew & rain & may be required during light rain not severe enough to stop field operations, snow, moderate winds, direct sun, high humidity & extreme temperatures. Temps in fields during working hours can range from 10 to over 100 degrees F. Allergies to ragweed, goldenrod, honey bees, insecticides, herbicides, fungicides, or related chemicals may affect a worker’s ability to perform the job. Saturday work required. Workers w/clean driving record and/or insurable driver's license may be required to drive company vehicles. Must have or be able to obtain driver's license within 30 days of hire. Must pass employer paid post hire drug test Transportation provided to jobsite from central location Exposure to extreme temp, repetitive movements,
Requisitos
| Estudios | No se exigen |
|---|---|
| Experiencia | 3 meses |
| Otros requisitos | Necesita licencia de conducir Cargar hasta 60 lb (27 kg) Prueba de drogas |
3 months verifiable agricultural experience working in a honeybee farm handling both manual and mechanized tasks experience required
Beneficios y condiciones
| Horario | 9:00 A.M. – 5:00 P.M. |
|---|---|
| Pago | Biweekly |
| Información del salario | H2A workers will make at least $14.37 Per Hour and up to US wages listedRaises and/or bonuses may be offered based on work performance, skill or tenure. |
| Tipo de vivienda | Employer-provided (including mobile or range) (Somerset, Tx) |
| Comidas | Employer will provide (at least once per week) transportation to assure workers access to stores where they can purchase groceries and/or other incidentals. Employer will furnish free and convenient cooking and kitchen facilities so workers may prepare their own meals. |
| Transporte diario | For workers residing in employer-provided housing the employer shall provide transportation between housing and worksite and for personal errands (e.g., groceries, banking services) in the form of pickup, car, van, or other common means controlled/operated by the employer between the place where the employer has provided housing to the actual work site and return at the end of the workday. |
| Viaje hasta el trabajo | For non-commuting workers the employer pays/reimburses for reasonable costs incurred by the worker for transportation and daily subsistence from the place from which the worker has come to work for the employer, whether in the U.S. or abroad, to the place of employment. This will include the most economical form of transportation which can include a van, bus or a plane ticket if driving is not possible. |
| Descuentos del salario | The employer will make the following deductions as applicable: FICA, Federal/State Taxes, court ordered child support, garnishments and liens according to individual circumstances, all as required by law, repayments of cash advances or loans, & repayment of over payment of wages to the worker. Reasonable repair costs of damage to housing caused by willful acts or gross negligence, or any damage to or loss of equipment/tools caused by a willful act or gross negligence will be deducted from workers found to have been responsible for such damage. Other deductions may be made if expressly authorized by the worker in writing. |
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| Número de caso | JO-A-300-26279-281939 |
|---|---|
| Ocupación oficial | Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals (45-2093.00) |
| Agente o abogado del empleador | H2A Labor Assistance, Inc. |
| Publicado el | 20 oct 2026 |