Viticulture Apprentice

As a viticuluture apprentice you will attend an apprenticeship programme through our preferrred apprenticeship provider. Make sure to apply quickly in order to maximise your chances of being considered for an interview Read the complete job description below. 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