AddressKings Lake Estate owns and operates a 100 hectare wine grape vineyard in the Geographe Region and close to the town of Donnybrook, WA.
We are seeking a Vineyard Supervisor with sufficient experience in viticulture to join the team. You will have a progression being the vineyard manager (after our current manager's retirement half a year later)
This is an opportunity for someone with confidence and enthusiasm to manage a large vineyard in Geographe to produce high quality fruit profitably.
You will work closely with our current vineyard manager and our vineyard consultant and will be responsible for the following:
- Management and oversight of all vineyard activities.
- Pruning.
- Pests and disease control.
- Soil management.
- Irrigation.
- Canopy management.
- Harvest.
- Post harvest care.
- Management of the vineyard team and contractors.
- Budget and cost control.
- Involvement with fruit sales and coordination of fruit buyers.
Qualifications required:
- C Class driver licence
- Forklift Ticket
- Chainsaw Ticket
- Chem Cert
- First Aid Certificate
The following experience/ability is not a must but will be highly preferred:
- Tractor Operation
- Fungicide Spraying
- Herbicide Spraying
- Slashing
- Barrel pruning
- Grape machine harvesting
- Pruning
- Pest Identification
- Admin work
- Worker coordination
- Computer confident
- Entering pays every fortnight
- Records.
- Mechanically Minded.
This is a permanent, full time position that works from Monday to Friday.
Night shift and weekend work is required during vintage.
For more information about the position, please contact Ken on 0417 097 ***
To apply please click apply or send your resume / covering letter to ****@kingslakeestate.com.au
