Job Description

Job Description:

*Position comes with a company car and fuel card*
**Position length is July - October**

Position Summary:

This position is responsible for assisting Viticulture Department in evaluating grape maturity in grower and estate vineyards. Visit estate and grower owned vineyards to monitor and sample grape maturity during harvest season. Record pertinent information, and update files. Communicate to the Grower Relations Team regarding conditions as necessary, i.e.: vine health, damage from pests, Powdery Mildew, Botrytis, etc.

This job description is designed to outline the essential functions of the position and is not intended to be all inclusive.

Key Responsibilities:
•  Grape maturity (sugar) sampling for all vineyard blocks.
•  Scout and Monitor vineyards for pests, diseases, nutritional disorders and vine health. Communicate issues to Grower Relations as needed.
•  Data entry into and work with Excel spreadsheets.
•  Cluster counts and cluster weights to help with crop estimates.
•  Check on individual vineyard(s) grape harvesting as needed for quality control
•  Assist with collection, verification and filing of required reports needed from growers, i.e. Pre-harvest pest reports.
•  Special projects and responsibilities as assigned.

Skills / Qualifications / Experience:
Required Qualifications:
•  Over 21 years of age
•  Safe driving record with valid California Driver’s License
•  Comfortable driving on dirt roads and in vineyard terrain
•  Understanding of Basic fundamentals of viticulture or ability to learn: planting, physiology of vine, nutrients, pest and diseases
•  Personable and good verbal communication to interact with growers and vineyard management companies
•  Physical endurance: be able to work outdoors in different terrains and climates
•  Computer literate: basic level of Microsoft Excel & Word.

Preferred Skills:
•  Enology or Viticulture related coursework
•  Knowledge of viticulture practices
•  Previous experience in vineyards
•  Integrated Pest Management (IPM)
•  Spanish language skills a plus

Acknowledgement

This position description is intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed. It is not an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, or skills required, and the employee may be required to perform other duties (that they are skilled to perform) as needed.

Pay Transparency Disclosure: The pay scale for this position is $19.00/hr - $22.00/hr. These figures represent what we reasonably expect to pay for this position, but the actual compensation offered will depend upon numerous job-related factors, including but not limited to candidate qualifications, skills, experience, education, location, and alignment with market data. The Company reserves the right to modify the range in the future.

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