Vineyard Worker

Work site environment

• Fruit and vegetable combination farming
• Outdoors
• Viticulture
• Wet/damp
• Odours
• Dusty
• Hot
• Noisy
• All weather conditions
• Dirty

Work setting

• Rural area
• Remote location

Responsibilities

Tasks

• Apply fertilizers
• Apply the technique of hoeing between the row
• Clean the crops
• Clear and collect brush and debris from fields, pens and other work areas
• Clear fields of wood and stones
• Cut agricultural crops
• Dose water saturation, light and temperature as instructed for crop growth and development
• Hand harvesting vegetables
• Maintain and manage growth of vines, vine canopy and grapes
• Plant, cultivate and irrigate crops
• Remove manually all suckers and water sprouts
• Sort fruits and vegetables
• Tie and secure plants
• Train trees to produce more fruit of higher quality
• Weeding
• Write daily basic progress reports
• Clean work area
• Fertilize and spray crops
• Harvest crops
• Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment
• Clean stables, barns, barnyards and pens
• Examine product for quality and its readiness for the market

Experience and specialization

Type of crops

• Garlic
• Grapes
• Orchard fruit
• Vineyard

Equipment and machinery experience

• Farm truck
• Loader
• Tractor
• Skidsteer
• Hand tools

Additional information

Security and safety

• Criminal record check

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Ability to work independently
• Fast-paced environment
• Repetitive tasks
• Work under pressure
• Handling heavy loads
• Tight deadlines
• Physically demanding
• Manual dexterity
• Hand-eye co-ordination
• Ability to distinguish between colours
• Attention to detail
• Standing for extended periods
• Bending, crouching, kneeling
• Large workload
• Sound discrimination
• Sitting
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking
• Walking

Personal suitability

• Efficient interpersonal skills
• Flexibility
• Judgement
• Organized
• Reliability
• Team player
• Values and ethics
• Quick learner

Benefits

Other benefits

• Free parking available
• Learning/training paid by employer
• Parking available