Vineyard Worker

This position reports to the appropriate Vineyard Manager or Supervisor/Crew Leader on site.

Role:

Vineyard Worker’s role looks after all vineyard operations throughout the life cycle of the vine; from spring pruning to fall harvest.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Complete routine viticulture activities under the supervision of Vineyard Manager. Tasks can include but are not limited to:
Participates in vineyard operations for allocated vineyards; including
Canopy Management; tying, de-suckering, shoot thinning, tucking, shoot positioning, leaf removal, leaf thinning.
Fruit Management; lateral removal, fruit drop and removal of secondary fruit.
Harvest; harvest of grapes including manual labour.
Hedging; hedging of grape vines using pruners, loppers.
Irrigation Maintenance; priming, repairs and blow out of irrigation pipes.




Recent Vineyard Installations; preparation of sites and planting of recent vines.
Pest Control; trap/bait placement and maintenance for all vineyard pests.
Pruning
Soil Management; removal or additions of fertilizers, compost, cover crops, etc.
Trellis Maintenance; repairs of nails, wires, posts etc of trellis systems.
Weed/Grass Control; removal/maintenance of weeds and weed whacking.
Land surveying
Vineyard Installation

Qualifications:
Experience in viticulture and asset

Job Types: Full time, Temporary, Permanent
Contract length: 8 months

Pay: $18.25 per hour

Expected hours: 30.0 – 50.0 per week

Work Location: In person

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