Vineyard Workers

Job description

Redwood Empire Vineyard Management, Inc. (also referred to herein as “REVM” “Employer” or “Company”) corporate headquarters is located at 22000 Geyserville Ave, Geyserville, CA, 95441. Telephone number: (707)857-1670. E-mail: [email protected]. The Employer has designated this office as the Application Site.
Federal Employer ID (FEIN): 68-0067738
California State Tax ID Number: 51-263630

Vineyard Worker to perform the following duties:

Ground clean-up: prepare ground around the vines for accelerated pruning due to unforeseen and torrential rain in December/January, pruning, canopy, fruit thinning, leafing, tractor driving, hoeing, installing wire & trellis, suckering, planting vines, erosion control, install irrigation, install stakes, clear brush, chain saw work (pruning, mostly clearing brush, cut trees, cut cordons), backpack pest spray, harvest wine grapes by hand and/or machine, and other related viticulture operations.

Workers need to be able to stoop, bend, and work in cold and wet conditions and be able to use tools such as pruning shears, grape knives, hand saws, chain saws, weed eaters, hedgers, shovels. Work is performed outdoors in vineyards and can involve exposure to sun, wind, mud, dust, heat, cold, wet, humid, warm, dry, and other elements of the normal field environment.

This work may entail exposure to plant pollens, insects, and noxious plants, and to fields and plant materials which have been treated with insect and/or disease control sprays. The employer will comply with all worker protection standards and re-entry restrictions applicable to pesticides and other chemicals used in the fields. Workers are also required to comply with all applicable worker\protection standards and re-entry times. Workers must listen to, understand, and follow instructions of company supervisors and managers.

The employer hereby specifies that the workers will be using a long-handled hoe (longer than 4 feet) for all weeding activities. There will not be any hand weeding. The workers will be hand thinning the grape vines by removing leaves. A hoe cannot be used for this because the leaves are above ground attached to the vine. The workers conduct the removal while both squatting and standing, but not on their knees. Leaf removal via hand thinning is essential for Grape Harvest, as it improves vine air circulation, exposes the fruit to more sunlight, and improves the overall quality of the grapes.

Special Requirements

3 months of wine grape or vineyard experience to include pre-harvest experience. Specific requirements include lifting up to 50 pounds frequently. 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. No smoking, alcohol, firearms in the field or residential housing. Cannot be color blind due to the need to distinguish colors of crops.

(See Addendum C)