Vineyard Worker

Job description

Ability to plant, prune, train vines, weed, harvest grapes, maintain fencing and trellis. Operate tractor, forklift, maintain netting, till, minor maintenance of tractor, forklift, tiller, and trailer, maintain drip system, take soil samples, vineyard cleaning, make plantable stems, remove nonperforming plants. Willingness to learn, team oriented. Ability to work outside in high and/or freezing temperatures. Assist viticulturalist with pest and disease management, and moisture status of vines.

B: Minimum Job Qualifications/Requirements
Lifting requirements Exposure to extreme temperatures Frequent stooping or bending over and long periods of standing, and repetitive movements

Major crops and Crop Management for Winemaking Grapes
• January-April: training and pruning vines; repairing water drip system, readying materials for additional trellis buildout, engaging in trellis buildout, grape planting, hoeing; Cluster management, shoot management and canopy management.
• May- August: Weeding, mowing, watering, daily check of ground moisture, trellis maintenance, trimming grapevines; Cluster management, shoot management and canopy management. As fruit ripens, efforts include maturity checks, testing fruit for ripeness, netting vines.
• Sept - Oct: Hand harvesting of grapes. Engage in winterizing activities of vineyard and necessary, maintain water drip system and make repairs as necessary.

Equipment used to perform job duties include, but not limited to clippers, hoe, spade, pliers, wrench screwdriver, cutting knife, gloves, tractor, hand truck, tiller, trailer, forklift. All equipment and tools used in the performance of vineyard duties are provided by employer.

Special Requirements

None