Vineyard worker

West Ridge Estates Vineyard; Roslin; On-site; CAD 21,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free parking available

Training paid by employer

Job summary

West Ridge Estates Vineyard in Nova Scotia is seeking a vineyard assistant to support daily viticulture activities at the Roslin site. You will participate in maintaining vine growth, canopy management and crop harvest through hands-on field work.

The role involves outdoor work in a rural setting and requires physical stamina. Training is provided, with no prior degree required and a short experience window (1 to less than 7 months).

Qualifications

• No degree required.
• 1 to less than 7 months experience preferred.
• Outdoor vineyard work in rural setting.

Responsibilities

• Guide growing shoots into optimal development positions.
• Maintain and manage growth of vines, vine canopy and grapes.
• Mixing fertilizer.
• Plant, cultivate and irrigate crops.
• Remove manually all suckers and water sprouts.
• Tie and secure plants.
• Fertilize and spray crops.
• Harvest crops.
• Detect disease and health problems in crops, livestock and poultry.

Skills

Viticulture basics

Plant care

Irrigation

Disease detection

Manual labor

Education

No degree or diploma

Tools

Tractor

Job description

OVERVIEW

LANGUAGES

English

EDUCATION

• No degree, certificate or diploma

EXPERIENCE

1 to less than 7 months

ON SITE

Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.

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WORK SITE ENVIRONMENT

• Outdoors
• Viticulture

WORK SETTING

• Rural area

RESPONSIBILITIES

TASKS

• Guide growing shoots into optimal development positions
• Maintain and manage growth of vines, vine canopy and grapes
• Mixing fertilizer
• Plant, cultivate and irrigate crops
• Remove manually all suckers and water sprouts
• Tie and secure plants
• Fertilize and spray crops
• Harvest crops
• Detect disease and health problems in crops, livestock and poultry

EXPERIENCE AND SPECIALIZATION

TYPE OF CROPS

• Grapes

EQUIPMENT AND MACHINERY EXPERIENCE

• Tractor

SPECIALIZATION OR EXPERIENCE

• Green economy sector

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

WORK CONDITIONS AND PHYSICAL CAPABILITIES

• Fast-paced environment
• Repetitive tasks
• Physically demanding
• Hand-eye co-ordination
• Standing for extended periods
• Bending, crouching, kneeling

BENEFITS

OTHER BENEFITS

• Free parking available
• Learning/training paid by employer