Vineyard Apprentice: Grow Your Career in Sparkling Wine

MDCV UK; Gravesham; On-site; GBP 12,000 - 16,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Staff discount

Career development

Performance bonus

PERKBOX access

EAP

Doctor on call/online service

Job summary

MDCV UK in Gravesham offers a viticulture apprenticeship within our vineyard team. You will gain hands-on experience tending multiple young vineyards and learn through our preferred apprenticeship provider.

The role covers crop walks, pruning, harvesting, record keeping, and contributing to sustainable, budget-conscious vineyard programs. Travel and team collaboration are part of the role.

Qualifications

• Fluent in English, written and spoken.
• Full clean driving licence and own transport.
• Willingness to travel and flexible start/finish times.
• Comfortable speaking with clients and staff.
• Good IT and mobile app skills.
• Able to work a 5 over 7 shift pattern.
• Attend weekly team meetings and be a team player.
• Flexible, can-do attitude and willingness to adapt.

Responsibilities

• Work with vineyard team to oversee multiple young vineyards.
• Carry out crop walks for diseases, pests, nutrients, phenology and vineyard health.
• Train, supervise and work with operatives during pruning and harvesting.
• Record and report vineyard activities to the Vineyard team.
• Design timely, budget-conscious and sustainable vineyard work programs.
• Improve vineyard sustainability environmentally and financially through solid management.
• Undertake other ad-hoc tasks and engage in other business activities as a team member.

Skills

Fluent English

Team player

Strong work ethic

Willing to travel

IT skills

Driving licence

Flexible/adaptable

Job description

MDCV UK in Gravesham offers a viticulture apprenticeship within our vineyard team. You will gain hands-on experience tending multiple young vineyards and learn through our preferred apprenticeship provider.

The role covers crop walks, pruning, harvesting, record keeping, and contributing to sustainable, budget-conscious vineyard programs. Travel and team collaboration are part of the role.