Tractor Driver

MDCV UK; Ewhurst Green; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

MDCV UK, Vineyards and Winery, is seeking a Tractor Driver who combines rigorous safety habits with mechanical awareness and precision handling. You will operate vineyard machinery, assist with farming tasks, and support harvest operations to ensure timely grape yields.

Applicants should have tractor driving experience, a valid licence, and be prepared for a 5 over 7 shift pattern with flexible hours and team collaboration in a rural setting.

Qualifications

• Experience in tractor driving.
• Hold a full driving licence.
• Willing to work a 5 over 7 shift pattern.
• Flexible on start/finish times.
• Must have own transport.
• Team player in a farm setting.
• Experience working on a farm.
• Can-do attitude and adaptability.

Responsibilities

• General farm maintenance and Vineyard machinery operations.
• Support care of wild stock and assist with fencing.
• Perform vineyard tasks: weeding, hoeing, pruning, grape picking, spraying, ploughing, mowing, and trellising.
• Operate harvest machinery to harvest the grape yield.

Skills

Tractor driving

Full driving licence

5 over 7 shifts

Own transport

Team player

Farm experience

Flexible attitude

Safety mindset

Job description

MDCV UK, Vineyards and Winery, are looking for a Tractor driver who combines rigorous safety habits, deep mechanical awareness, and precision handling.

Key responsibilities

Our Tractor Drivers are key to the success of the Vineyard and overall company, they are responsible for general farm maintenance and Vineyard machinery operations. This role will also support the care of wild stock and assist with fencing.

This role involves most vineyard tasks which will include, but is not limited to, weeding, hoeing, grinding roots, leaf stripping, grape picking, bud rubbing, tying down, strimming, trellising, training, fertilizing and mechanical weeding, seeding, conventional and organic spray treatments, ploughing, mulching, cultivating, mowing and pruning the vines.

One of the most important roles in the year for Tractor Drivers is to operate our harvest machinery to harvest our yield of grapes.

Essential

• Have experience in tractor driving.
• Have a full driving licence.
• Working a 5 over 7 shift pattern.
• Flexibility on start and finish times upon request
• Have your own transport.
• Work well in a team and be a team player.
• Have experience of working on a farm.
• A flexible, can-do attitude and ability to embrace change.

Desirable

• Experience and/or interest in vineyard work.
• PA1 and PA3 certificate.
• Ideally be relatively local Bodiam Castle area.

Please note that the duties and responsibilities outlined as above are not exhaustive and may be subject to change as required to meet the needs of the business.

Company values and core behaviours

• Motivated: Positive, enthusiastic, and always engaged in whatever we do.
• Dedicated: Committed to being the best and producing the best.
• Commercial: Aware of our business, our impact, and our value.
• Visionary: Constantly looking at how we can adapt, improve, and innovate our Industry. Creating a winning experience for our colleagues and customers through our work environment, training, and people management.
• United: Always working together as part of a team, valuing our people and their contribution to our success.
• Knowledgeable: Experts in our field, always striving to understand our industry better