Field Workers
Employer
Capener Vineyard: 19460 Geyserville Ave
Geyserville, CA 95441
United States
Job description
Agricultural Field Worker (Wine Grapes)
This job offer includes the following crop activities: hand pruning, hand tying, hand suckering canopy, hand suckering trunks, hand canopy management, hand leafing laterals, weed control with shovel, hand vineyard maintenance, hand crop thinning.
Description of specific work duties:
Vineyard Work
- Suckering by hand – removal of any extra unwanted shoots on cordons/canes, trunks, removal of any short canes and shoots from the cordon/cane
- Hand Pruning: Pruning with Shears by hand.
- Hand Tying: Tying by hand with or cordons.
- Canopy management by hand – moving wires to position shoots within the trellis system to maintain a vertical growing grapevine
- Leafing and lateral removal by hand – removing leaves from the fruit zone during the growing season; removing lateral growth from the canes within the fruit zone and growing canopy
- Weed control by hand – using mechanical string trimmer for weed abatement and or a shovel (long-handled) to cut weeds from under the vines and for weed control around slopes of vineyards and along adjacent roads
- Crop thinning by hand – removal of clusters during specific times of year to enhance fruit quality
Hand Vineyard Maintenance: Ranch clean up
Only Hand Vineyard Maintenance will be performed at the Silk, Landslide (Cooper), Landslide (Taylor), and Goldfields worksites.
Special Requirements
One month vineyard work experience. Workers must be able to lift 50 lbs frequently. No smoking, drinking alcohol, or illegal weapons or controlled substances in the fields or in housing. Able to stoop, bend, and work in cold and wet conditions. Able to use tools such as pruning shears, grape knives, hand saws, weed eaters, hedgers, shovels. Safety use and training provided by employer. Workers must abide by Employer housing rules. Ability to communicate in English or Spanish is required for training and safety purposes. (i.e. Workers must listen to, understand and follow instructions of Employer crew leaders, supervisors and managers.)