Vineyard Operator - SA, Australia

We have an opportunity for Vineyard Operator to join our Barossa Vineyards team.

Reporting to the Vineyard Manager, you will carry out a broad range of day-to-day viticultural activities.

You will be responsible for:

• Conducting the full range of day to day viticulture activities from hands on manual tasks (pruning, training, trellising) to the operation of complicated viticultural machinery (barrel pruning, leaf plucking, trimmers) including mixing and application of agrochemicals and use and maintenance of irrigation systems
• Ability to work with AgCode and other company wide computer systems to conduct required computer based tasks, including task and payroll recording and vineyard data collection and assessments
• Conduct vineyard maturity sampling in accordance to SOP, follow lab procedures for maturity testing and enter results
• Participate in harvest operations as coordinated
• Actively participate in all Continuous Improvement processes, PPS (Practical Problem Solving) & P&R (Problem and Resolution) activities

About you

Our ideal candidate will bring relevant field experience and exposure to mechanical operations, but ultimately, we’re open on the sort of experience you may have – you don’t need to have previous vineyard experience.  We’re searching for someone who is motivated, reliable, team oriented and is passionate about a career in the wine industry.

Key requirements:

• Outstanding level of commitment, drive and initiative
• Ability to follow directions and work cooperatively with others
• Willingness to tolerate outside conditions – often hot/cold and dusty
• Good communication, organisational, planning and problem-solving skills and able to prioritise tasks
• Able to perform manual handling tasks (a medical check will be part of the process)
• Current driver’s license

What’s in it for you

• AFR Boss Best Places to Work Top 10 Manufacturing and Consumer 2023
• Access to the world’s most admired wines through our employee product allowance
• Global opportunities across Australia & New Zealand, the US, Asia, UK/Europe
• Opportunity to build a career across multiple functions (we’re really good at doing this!)

What’s it like to work here?

We bring our whole selves, we’re courageous and we deliver together – that’s our DNA.  We’re a passionate bunch who enjoy working together, like to have fun and keep things down-to-earth.  We’re brave enough and care enough to have the right conversations to get the best outcome and are famous for our can-do attitude.  We’re definitely “glass half full” people and see challenges as opportunities and move with pace to achieve our goals.

If you’re ready to help us be the world’s most admired premium wine company, please apply now!

It takes all varietals!

Just like the wide range and variety of brands in our wine portfolio, TWE embraces diversity and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin or on the basis of disability.  If you require any assistance to be included in our process, please contact [email protected], quoting the job title and reference number.

How to apply

We move quickly at TWE and continually review applications, so if you don’t want to miss out, apply today.

All applicants will receive an email to invite them to complete online assessments that will cover three areas: personality profile, cultural fit and situational judgement tests.  The assessments should take around 30 minutes in total and you will get a report at the end of it.  We will then be in touch ASAP to update you on how your application is progressing.  We ask you to try to complete the assessments ASAP – ideally within 48 hours.