Viticulturist

Excellent opportunity to join a successful and well-established South Isaland based vineyard operation and management company.

**This job is required to perform**:

- Grow grapes under a wide variety of natural conditions including preparation of the land, planting, trellising, pruning, monitoring and controlling of pests and diseases, fertilizing, irrigation management
- Understand optimum ripeness and proper harvesting of grapes
- Design and implement pest and disease control programs following pest management practices and a sustainable farming approach
- Use plant, climate and soil moisture monitoring equipment for scheduling irrigation and modeling grapevine shape/phrenology
- Diagnose and solve viticulture problems
- Collect, organize and report viticulture data to support farming and marketing decisions
- Provide feedback and guidance to vineyard managers to yield the best results
- Commitment and compliance to Health & Safety
- At least 3 years work experience
- Be physically fit

Minimum hours per week : 30 Hours

Maximum hours per week : 40 Hours

Vacancy number : 5

Primary address of work : 11 Henderson street, Riverdale, Blenheim