Vineyard Technician Jobs

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At Andrew Peller Limited (APL), we deliver the perfect brand experience for every lifestyle, occasion, and generation. Through collaboration, open communication, honesty, drive to win, and accountability, we inspire teammates to be extraordinary every day.

Who We Are

We are one of Canada's largest and oldest wine companies with a rich heritage in quality winemaking.

We produce some of Canada's most recognized brands and offer our teammates a challenging and rewarding employment experience.

The Vineyard Technician will work to support technical viticultural requirements and winemaking standards by monitoring, implementing, and reporting on vineyard productivity, quality and sustainability.

This Teammate Will Be Accountable For

• Execute project research as directed by Viticultural leadership
• Revise specs, collate and organize data and prepare reports as required
• Conduct analysis on viticultural and seasonal metrics related to weather, soil, plant moisture, water, etc.
• Support wind machine operation and maintenance as directed by Vineyard Operations Manager
• Administrative support and record keeping related to organic, sustainable certification as well as grant and funding applications
• Perform scouting of APL owned, leased and contracted vineyards for IPM, maturity control (sampling), yield estimation, virus and disease identification
• Promote a health & safety culture by ensuring a safe and healthy work environment
• Participate and support training of internal teammates and grower partners as part of viticultural extension work
• Raise opportunities or risks associated to vineyard quality and performance
• Instruct vineyard hand labour and approve pick starts as advised by Vineyard Operations Manager

We Are Looking For a Teammate With

• Demonstrated ability to prioritize tasks, assign work in a logical manner to meet productivity and time requirements
• Demonstrated ability to communicate to clearly and in a timely manner all concerns regarding work progress, work quality, order of tasks, and employee safety
• Three to five years of year-round management experience in vineyards or related ventures; BS in Viticulture desirable
• Must be able to work safely around equipment, trucks, work crews and natural landscape such as creeks, rivers, trees, ditches
• Ability to make sound decisions and enforce company rules, policies and safety practices.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications

We are conducting an internal and external search simultaneously. We wish to thank all applicants for their interest; only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted. In addition, per our "Internal Job Posting Policy"; internal candidates should be in their current position for one (1) year and their performance must be in good standing.

Andrew Peller Limited is committed to meeting the needs of persons with temporary and/or permanent disabilities in a way that allows them to maintain their dignity and independence. We are happy to discuss any need for accommodation in the workplace and will make an effort to meet those needs in a timely manner by preventing and removing barriers to accessibility in the areas of information, communications, and employment.