General Farmworker
Employer: Walker Farms, LLC
Location: Nicholls, GA
Workers needed: 2
Pay: $12.57/hour
Season: Jan 5, 2027 – Nov 4, 2027
Experience: 3 months
Employer-provided housing; Transportation provided/reimbursed
The job
Workers will work with and around live bees while performing job duties to raise honeybees to produce bees and queen bees for resale. Workers can wear gloves while working with the bees. A veil will be provided to protect the face from stings. Job duties will include but are not limited to: Remove frames covered with bees from beehives and shake into packages for customers. Find the queen bee in each hive. Feed and maintain the beehives. Clean and scrape beehives removing wax buildup and debris. Find and destroy superfluous queen bee cells to prevent division of colony by warming. Identify and detect common brood diseases. Additional duties could be any of the following: Operate and work on tractors; spraying; machine picking; plowing; weeding; irrigating; irrigation system management and repair along with other farm duties as requested by farm manager.
Job involves stooping, lifting and working outside in inclement weather & outdoor temps in excess of 100 degrees. Raises and/or bonuses may be offered to any seasonal worker employed pursuant to this job order, at the company's sole discretion, based on individual factors including work performance, skill, and tenure. Must be able to lift & carry up to 75lbs. Workers may be required to take random, post-accident, and/or upon suspicion drug test at no cost to worker, post hire. Testing positive or failure to comply may result in immediate termination from employment. Must have legal authority to work in the US.
General Conditions Applicable to All Crops: Work begins at an assigned time shortly after daylight. Work is performed under various weather conditions. Workers will work and perform repetitive tasks on their feet in bent and stooped positions for long periods of time. Workers will use muscles to lift, push, pull, or carry heavy objects in loading and unloading trucks. Workers may drive trucks to haul crops, supplies, tools, or farm workers. Workers may repair fencing. All of the tasks in this job description constitute one (1) job; the employer may assign workers to different tasks on any day or to multiple tasks during the same day in the sole judgment of the employer. Workers may be required to perform work on the farm that is incidental to producing the bees such as repairing buildings, maintaining grounds, operate tractor/farm equipment, incidental crop setup when needed, gardening, performing hand weeding or hoeing. This is a very demanding and competitive business in which quality specifications must be rigorously adhered to. Negligent work cannot and will not be tolerated.
Workers may average 50-60 hours per week Monday-Saturday. 3 months work experience as a beekeeper with a commercial apiary. Applicants must be able to furnish affirmative job references from recent employers operating comparable operations establishing acceptable previous experience. Must have good hand/eye coordination and be able to stand for long periods of time. Workers must have no fear of bees, and not be allergic to bee stings and pollen. Must be able to identify and detect common brood diseases. Report any safety and health concerns.
Housing: Employer-provided (including mobile or range)
Meals: See Addendum C
Transport: See Addendum C
Experience wanted: 3 months
Must able to lift & carry 75lbs. Workers may be required to take random, post accident, and/or upon suspicion drug test, post hire at no cost to worker. Testing positive or failure to comply may result in immediate termination from employment. Must have legal authority to work in the US. Must have three months positive verifiable prior experience in job offered.
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