Viticulture apprentice

MDCV UK; Luddesdown; On-site; GBP 15,000 - 19,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous staff discount

Career development

Bonus potential

PERKBOX, EAP, Doctor on call/online

Job summary

MDCV UK is seeking a viticulture apprentice to join our team and participate in an apprenticeship programme through our preferred provider. You will work with the Vineyard team to oversee young vineyards, perform crop walks and assist with pruning, harvesting and daily vineyard activities.

As part of the role you will keep records, report on vineyard activities and contribute to sustainable, cost-conscious work plans while meeting weekly team meetings and embracing changes with a flexible,

Qualifications

• Comfortable speaking with clients and staff.
• Fluent in spoken and written English.
• A strong work ethic and willingness to travel.
• Full clean driver's license and own transport.
• Good IT and mobile application skills.
• 5 over 7 shift pattern.
• Flexibility on start and finish times upon request
• Team player and adaptable to change.
• Attend weekly team meetings.

Responsibilities

• Work with Vineyard team to oversee multiple young vineyards.
• Crop walks to inspect diseases, pests, nutrient deficiencies, phenology and health.
• Train, supervise and work with operatives during manual tasks like pruning and harvesting.
• Record and report vineyard activities to the Vineyard team.
• Collaborate on designing timely, budget-conscious and environmentally sustainable vineyard work programs.
• Help improve vineyard sustainability environmentally and financially through strong management.
• Undertake ad-hoc tasks and engage with other business activities as needed.

Skills

Fluent English

Team player

Good IT skills

Full driving licence

Willingness to travel

Tools

Mobile apps usage

Job description

As a viticuluture apprentice you will attend an apprenticeship programme through our preferrred apprenticeship provider.

Key responsibilities

• Working with our Vineyard team to oversee multiple young vineyards.

• Crop walks looking for diseases, pests, nutrient deficiencies, phenology, and general vineyard health and performance.

• Training, supervising and working with operatives during manual work, e.g. shoot selection, pruning and harvesting.

• Record keeping and reporting details of vineyard activities and management requirements to the Vineyard team.

• Working closely with the Vineyard Team to design timely, budget conscious and

• environmentally sustainable vineyard work programs.

• Continually improving the vineyard sustainability, both environmentally and financially through strong management techniques.

• As well as the core requirements, set out above, as a team player you will be expected to undertake other ad-hoc work and engage fully with other business activities.

Requirements

• Comfortable speaking with clients and staff.

• Fluent in spoken and written English.

• A strong work ethic and willingness to travel.

• Full clean driver's license and own transport.

• Good IT and mobile application skills.

• Working a 5 over 7 shift pattern.

• Flexibility on start and finish times upon request

• Work well in a team and be a team player.

• A flexible, can-do attitude and ability to embrace change.

• Attend and be part of weekly team meetings

Desirable:

• 3-years minimum cool-climate vineyard employment.

• Personable, passionate, confident and a desire to learn and advance your career.

Benefits

• Be part of an exciting and disruptive English Sparkling wine producer that has the ability and aspirations to become the largest in the UK

• Generous staff discount.

• Career development.

• Potential to earn a performance related bonus.

• PERKBOX, EAP, Doctor on call/ online service