Field Workers (wine Grapes)

Job description

Duties vary depending on the growing season:

Work in grape vineyards during growing season (January 2025 through March 2025) will include hoeing (long handled hoe) and pruning and various vineyard activities.

Work in grape vineyards during growing season (approximately mid-April 2025 through May 2025) will include weed removal and vine suckering and various vineyard activities.

Workers will occasionally perform vineyard weeding using
shovels over 4 ft in length. The employer will provide training, gloves, and knee pads in
prevention of work-related injuries at no cost to workers if required.
Work in grape vineyards during growing season (approximately June 2025 through July 2025) will include leaf removal and various vineyard activities.

Work in grape vineyards on non-harvest activities (approximately August 2025 through mid-September 2025) will include early season crop removal, move wires, picking, root picking, irrigation, field maintenance, canopy management, shoveling, stake removal and replacement and various vineyard activities.

Work in grape vineyards during harvest season (approximately mid-September 2025 through November 2025) will include picking wine grapes and activities directly related to wine grape picking and various vineyard activities.

Non-harvest related activities continue during harvest time of the year but are not directly related to wine grape picking and include fence repair, trellis repair, post removal and replacement, drainage, field gutters, plant new vineyard including digging, raking, clean up and post pounding and various vineyard activities.

Harvest activities include using sharp picking knives, standing, and kneeling on ground to pick fruit, sorting grapes

Tractor Driver:
Tractor drivers will drive and control tractors in fields. Tractors have a capacity of under 26,001 pounds Gross Vehicle Weight (GVW). Commercial drivers' license not required to drive tractors.

Cellar Job Duties:
Responsibilities will include Sorting grapes, Wash bins, equipment sanitation and cleanup. Tank pump overs, barrel work, wine racking and stacking boxes.

Additional Vineyard Work duties throughout the season
Chopping, discing, cultivation, fungicide application with backpack and/or tractor sprayer; Spray fertilizer or pesticide solutions to control insects, fungus and weed growth, and diseases, using hand sprayers. and herbicide application with hand sprayer. Apply chemical solutions to plants to protect against disease or insects or to enhance growth.

Special Requirements

3 months of experience working with wine grapes is required. Specific requirements include lifting up to 50 pounds frequently and being able to use hand tools, including cutting knives. Must be able to work under conditions where skin and clothing become heavily soiled with mud, water, grease, etc. Must be able to work outdoors in inclement weather conditions, including rain, cold, high winds, etc. Work involves frequent bending and working in bent or stooped positions. Must be able to walk and stand up extensively. No smoking, alcohol, firearms in the field or residential housing.