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Idaho Department of Labor Farmworker in Peshastin, Washington
This job was posted by https://idahoworks.gov : For more information, please see: https://idahoworks.gov/jobs/2299024
Consultant, please conduct seated interview. Period of intended Employment: 1/9/2025-11/07/2025. Location: Spokane, Washington. Applicant \"MUST HAVE\" 3 months of experience. No allergies to bees/pollen/honey.
Job Duties: Various beekeeping duties: Frequent hive colony inspections. Maintain healthy colonies for honey production and building new colonies. Rebuilding weak or damaged colonies. Splitting, reproducing, and growing new colonies with new queens. Spotting, caging and marking queen bees without damaging. Harvesting honey. Extracting honey. Building new hive equipment. Feed and medicate hives. Identify diseases and pests in colonies. Repairing hives. Building new hive equipment. General maintenance of farm/equipment. May be able to work extended hours during peak of season. Must not be allergic to honey bees, pollen or bee stings. Crops: Honey. One hour lunch break offered.
Basic Job Requirement: Lifting requirement ___80_____ lbs, f. Exposure to extreme temperatures, Extensive pushing or pulling, Extensive sitting or walking ,Frequent stooping or bending over, Repetitive movements.
The start and end of the workday depend on crop and weather conditions, which means work may begin or end earlier or later than usual. Evening and/or night hours may be required. Workers may be requested to work additional hours, weekends, holidays, and the Sabbath depending on crop conditions and need. Workers are not allowed to begin work before the scheduled start time or continue after the scheduled stop time. No smoking allowed in housing, shops, vehicles, or any other equipment. No use of illicit drugs or narcotics. At the sole discretion of the employer, workers may be required to submit to a post hire drug test, paid by the employer. Positive results or refusal to take the test may result in immediate termination. Only workers may live in employer-provided housing unless other arrangements have been made with the employer. Guests are allowed after work hours but must leave by 10:00pm. No modifications are allowed to the housing, i.e. removal of screens, removal of signs/postings, dismantling beds, moving furniture, etc. Workers must vacate housing immediately at the end of the contract or if terminated. Employees are expected to keep employer-provided vehicles clean and free of trash. Employees are expected to conduct frequent cleanings of employer-provided housing and maintain the yard. Any worker found to have a criminal conviction, DWI, commits serious acts of misconduct, refuses to follow instructions, violates work rules, fails to perform job duties in a competent manner, or other lawful job-related reasons will be subject to termination. Any worker who physically threatens another worker, the employer, or customers will be subject to immediate termination. Workers may not post or remove notices, signs, or other instructions from the employers bulletin boards or the employers property without specific authorization from the employer. Workers who do not follow instructions, break rules that ensure efficiency and safety, refuse to perform the work for which they were hired (without justified cause), or lack skills and competency to perform the job satisfactorily after receiving instruction will face discipline. This can include verbal and/or written warnings, as well as corrective actions. If issues persist despite warnings and corrections, workers may be terminated. Workers can be terminated immediately for egregious violations including, but not limited to a) theft from the employer or coworkers b) deliberate abuse or destruction of any property, i.e. machinery, vehicles, equipment, tools, or any other property owned by the employer or fellow employees, c) falsifying identification, personnel, medical, production or other work-rel ted records, d) other serious act of misconduct. Workers may not use or operate trucks, vehicles, machines, tools, or other equipment and property to which the worker has not been specifically assigned by his supervisor nor use or operate trucks, other vehicles, tools, or other equipment or property for their personal use unless expressly authorized by employer. Workers may not misuse or remove from the farm premises any property such as trucks, tractors, tools, equipment, beds, refrigerator, etc. without specific authorization from the employer. Workers are required to follow all safety rules and common safety practices, including wearing seatbelts in vehicles. Workers must promptly report any broken seatbelts, injuries, or accidents to their supervisor or employer. Workers must leave cell phones, pagers, iPad, iPod, or any other electronic device in their housing area unless expressly authorized by the employer. Workers must be physically able to perform all job duties safely, quickly, skillfully, and in a competent manner. Workers who have a clean driving record and insurable driver\'s license may be required to drive company vehicles. The employer will provide at no cost to workers an effective means of communicating with persons capable of responding to the workers needs in case of an emergency. Worker will be covered by Workers Compensation Insurance or equivalent employer provided insurance for injuries arising out of and in the course of employme