Total Workers?21 Temporary Fulltime position from?1-15-2027 to 10-31-2027
65 Hours/week?
$13.46/ hour US worker?
H-2A Adverse Housing Compensation Adjustment -$1.86?-- Wage for H-2A workers provided housing is $11.60
-AEWR; US Workers: MT: $13.46, CA: $16.90, ND: $14.29; H2A Workers: MT: $11.60, CA: $16.90, ND: $12.94
Attend to live bees to produce honey and maintain colony health through feed/supplements; Medicate bees; Find and cage queens, install queen cells; Inspect, maintain, and repair equipment, boxes, yards, and fences; Assemble bee hives, inserts honeycomb of bees into hives; Force bees from hives; Put on and take off supers; Uncap harvested honeycombs and extract honey from honeycombs; Move equipment or bees from one location to another manually or using trucks, carts, forklifts, tractors; Drive farm vehicle to obtain supplies, honey extracting equipment, and misc. tools used to work with honey bees; Clean work areas and maintain grounds and landscaping. Must not have honey, pollen, or bee related allergies. Approximate staggered entry: 8 workers to begin Jan 15, 2027; 5 workers to begin April 1, 2027; 4 workers to begin June 1, 2027; 4 workers to begin July 10, 2027. Be able to work in extreme conditions such as heat, humidity, wind, cold. Lift and carry supplies. Follow instructions. Once hired, worker may be required to take a random drug test at no cost to the worker. Testing positive or failure to comply may result in immediate termination from employment. Must be able to obtain appropriate drivers license within 30 days following hire and obtain clean driving record to be able to operate company vehicle. Lift up to 75 lbs.
Please contact the employer point of contact listed on Form ETA-790 Section II. Box 4. at the phone number found at Section G Box 2. Potential U.S. workers (referrals) will be accepted from the local Job Service Office, through word-of-mouth, gate hires (walk-up workers), and other sources. All applicants should be thoroughly familiarized with the job specifications and terms and conditions of employment on the job order. Only workers meeting all qualifications of the job order should be referred by the Job Service Office. In the event the employer receives phone calls or walk-up workers interested in the job offer, the employer must inform the worker of the job requirements and duties, must consider the worker for the job based on the workers qualifications, and must report the results in the final recruitment report submitted to the U.S. Department of Labor. The employer may utilize various delivery methods for contact through mail, email, phone, website, and in the event that any delivery method is not functioning and you've utilized all contact methods, please contact the State Workforce Agency (SWA) for further assistance. The best day/time to contact the employer is Monday-Friday 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Operating tools and equipment as applicable and noted in the job description as well as operating a motor vehicle under the influence of drugs and/or alcohol is dangerous. Operator manuals have label warnings -- Do Not Operate Under the Influence of Drugs or Alcohol. Work Comp Insurance as well as vehicle insurance companies require safety compliance. Poor judgment, improper driving, etc. can result in serious and fatal accidents. Employer has a strict policy prohibiting drug use. Any drug testing will be post hire and at the employer's expense. Assisting with the employers farming operation includes lifting agricultural tools and equipment that weigh up to the lifting requirement listed at B.4.e. Employer may request but cannot require workers to work on their Sabbath. The nature of farm work may require workers to work after dark and possibly weekends depending on weather conditions. Hours offered may vary based on factors such as weather or other unpredictable variables that impact the farm's operation. (as applicable and per the job description) Employer may, at the company's sole discretion, pay workers at a rate above the minimum required and/or provide additional compensation such as bonuses, fixed salaries, PTO, insurance, incentive pay, or other benefits to any worker employed under this job order based on lawful, non-discriminatory factors including skill, performance, tenure with the employer, licensing, training, punctuality, or prior related experience. In the event the employer pays workers at a rate above the minimum, the employer may also reduce the worker's rate of pay during the contract period (to not less than the hourly wage rate(s) guaranteed on this job order) so long as no reduction results in the pay rate falling below the minimum required by 20 CFR 655.120. Workers will be required to report to the worksite(s) listed at the beginning of the work day and may perform the job duties listed at various fields, patches, parcels, etc. All work performed at any location will result in the worker being able to return to the housing listed on the job order at the end of each work day. The employer may have multiple job opportunities and reserves the right to present other job opportunities to workers already employed under this job order as well as possible applicants for their consideration. All workers must have proper work authorization to be employed under any of the employer's job opportunities. If applicable, the worker may be required to read and speak the English language sufficiently to converse with the general public, understand highway traffic signs and signals in English, respond to official inquiries, and make entries on reports and records. While the employer's frequency of pay is defined in the job order, the frequency may change during the contract period as a result of factors such as payroll service provision, internal business operations, etc., but in no event will the frequency be less than twice per month in which case, all days and payday hours, as applicable by local, state, or federal law would be paid. In view of the statutorily established basic function of the Employment Service (ES) as a no-fee labor exchange that is as a forum for bringing together employers and job seekers, neither the Employment and Training Administration (ETA) nor the State Workforce Agencies (SWA) are guarantors of the accuracy or truthfulness of information contained on job orders submitted by employers. Nor does any job order accepted or recruited upon by the ES constitute a contractual job offer to which the ETA or a SWA is in any way a party.
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Job Service Billings
2121 Rosebud Dr.
Billings, MT 59102
406-652-3080