Vineyard and Hops Manager
(Wine Jobs:
Vineyards & Cellars )
Full Time
Oncoland Ltd
Kent,
England
We are looking for a Vineyard and Hops Manager to join our team, as our current manager moves towards retirement.
About You
You will need experience in a Vineyard or on Hops – we have a brilliant consultant who will support your learning in one or both, and the current Manager will work alongside you to pass on their depth of knowledge.
You will need people management skills, as both require a lot of labour at harvest. You will need decision making skills to plan workload, resource and budgets for efficient and cost-effective operations in both the hop gardens and vineyard.
You will have an understanding of crop protection, nutrition and soil health, and have spraying experience. PA1, 2 and 3 spraying license preferred but training to gain qualification can be provided.
You will promote a safety first culture, maintaining compliance with health and safety standards. This is particularly important during hop harvest.
You will be practical and hands on, with pruning and trellising and during harvest.
You will be mechanically practical, with maintenance of the hop machinery.
About the Farm
There are 11 hectares with 56,000 vines (chardonnay, pinot noir and pinot meunier), and 13 hectares of hops (north down, fuggles and challenger).
The hops and vines are part of a wider mixed farm, that grow cereals and forage, have dairy and beef cattle and renewable energy.
Location
Kent, England
Salary Range of £30-40k per annum based on skills and experience, and whether on farm accommodation is required.
