Vineyard Manager
(Wine Jobs:
Management & Administration)
Full Time
De Lacy Executive
South East England,
England
Our client is significantly expanding their UK Wine industry business. This is your opportunity to join one of the most exciting projects in the UK viticulture industry. You will be part of a dynamic and friendly team.
Continued growth and expansion means the business needs to strengthen their team with a Vineyard Manager. This vineyard is located in the South East of England. It grows grapes to make sparkling whites, sparkling rosé, still white, still red and still rosé.
You will plan and complete a range of vineyard management tasks as well as oversee the planting and care of vines and soil.
Job Overview;
- Management of growth, production and planting in existing and new vineyards
- Close Liaison with directors to ensure grapes are harvested produced of the right type and quality to match desired wine output
- Manage a small team
- Pruning
- Spraying
- Canopy management
- Inter-row cultivation
- Harvesting
Candidate Requirements;
- Experience in Viticulture operations of an established Vineyard - UK or elsewhere in the world.
- Degree in Viticulture or equivalent preferable
- Organisational, logistical and people management skills essential
- Biodynamic and/or Organic farming experience would be good not essential
- Extensive knowledge of fungal disease control including conventional chemical use as well as the non-use of chemicals
- Excellent administration skills (eg Spraying records)
- A can-do attitude and a keenness to be involved in all aspects and job functions on the estate
- Tractor Driving certification, Spraying certification, Forklift Truck certification
Remuneration;
Salary and benefits are negotiable according to experience and personal circumstances.
For more information and an informal confidential discussion please call Stuart Goodinson on: Office 01885 483440 or e-mail your CV and covering letter to [email protected]
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