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Vineyard Operator - Wairau Valley
(Wine Jobs:
Vineyards & Cellars )
Full Time
Wairau Valley, Blenheim,
Marlborough
- Do you have experience in tractor and machinery operations and want to work with modern well-maintained machinery?
- Are you familiar with day to day viticulture best practice and want the opportunity to broaden your knowledge and experience?
About Us
Constellation Brands New Zealand is the country's #1 exporter of wine to North America, with our brands Kim Crawford and Nobilo driving category growth across the Pacific. Here at home and in Australia, our innovation continues to hit store shelves with Crafters Union, Selaks Taste Collection and more. Our people and brands are what set us apart from the competition, to carry out our vision of 'elevating life with every glass raised.'
About the Role
We have a new position at our Hillersden Vineyard in the Wairau Valley, Marlbrough. Reporting to a Vineyard Manager, this role is in the vineyards where the journey of our award-winning wine begins. You would be responsible for caring for our vineyards which bring us quality year after year.
Key Responsibilities
- Following all safety procedures, ensuring proper PPE, incident reporting, etc
- Supervision of seasonal workers
- Mulching, spraying, trimming, plucking, and general maintenance of the vines
- Trellis and irrigation maintenance
- Harvest operations
- Working as part of a team
- Other duties as directed.
About You
- A team player with a can-do attitude
- Experience in vineyards is preferred but not essential as we can provide training
- Growsafe, first aid and onsite training is provided
- Seasonal work (harvest, spraying, frost fighting, etc) may require flexibility of hours or shift work
- A current full driver's license
Benefits and Culture
Our benefits include a bonus scheme, overtime rates, Safe Ride Home Programme, wine allowance, wellness programme, and more. We offer a team environment as the Viticulture teams often work with the Production and Winemaking teams to bring out the best quality for our customers. We celebrate our successes year-round with an end-of- year harvest party, children’s Christmas Party Selaks Roast Day and much more.