Vineyard Manager, South Okanagan

1 week ago

Oliver, British Columbia, Canada Andrew Peller Limited Full time
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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.


Located in Oliver, BC, the Vineyard Manager, South Okanagan role is a hands-on management position responsible for overseeing the day-to-day farming operations of company vineyards.

The vineyard manager will direct workflow within their team, supervising staff to facilitate vineyard safety, efficiency, and fruit quality. Working with the Senior Viticulturist, the vineyard manager will prioritize workflow with the intention of growing premium fruit.

In addition, this role also directs and supervises team members and contractors working for the business to achieve overall business goals.


This teammate will be responsible for:
Vineyard Operations

  • Lead a team of fulltime vineyard tractor drivers, seasonal workers (SAWP/AgStream) and casual staff to implement all machinery and hand operations.
  • Collaborate with the Senior Vineyard Manager and Vineyard Manager
  • North Okanagan to balance workflow of labour requirements.
  • Implement machinery operations tasks including: equipment maintenance, staff training and timely execution of vineyard tasks including: mowing/mulching, spraying, trimming, leafing and harvesting.
  • Facilitate all hand operations that include canopy management (pruning, tying, tucking, harvesting) and irrigation maintenance/operation.
  • Prepare and manage vineyard schedules (staff, vineyard ops and seasonal milestones)
  • Organize and manage all vineyard machinery and hand labour on internal and externally managed satellite managed vineyards (owned, crop share and leases).
  • Organize all South Okanagan development infrastructure builds including irrigation (subsurface and above ground), trellis installation and planting.
  • Work with the Senior Viticulturist and Senior Vineyard Manager to design and plan all new vineyard development builds.
  • Drive all harvest logistics for all contract grower and contract managed vineyard fruit that will be delivered to southern wine estates. This will be done in collaboration with the Vineyard Operations Manager to ensure quality and timely delivery of fruit (picking to hauling).
  • Support and implement sustainability initiatives driven by the Vineyard Operations Manager, BC
  • Facilitate vineyard specific farming programs (conventional, organic, or sustainable).
Vineyard Financials + Planning

  • Responsible for building, tracking, and maintaining annual vineyard PMC budgets in conjunction with the Senior Viticulturist.
  • Participate in capital process as required.
  • Track and report efficiency metrics to the Senior Viticulturist, with the intention of driving greater vineyard efficiencies across all vineyards of responsibility utilizing vineyard management software.
  • Build and facilitate annual vineyard management block plans to facilitate fruit quality and yield parameters in conjunction with the Senior Viticulturist and Senior Vineyard Manager.
Vineyard Safety

  • Instill a culture of safety across all APL vineyard teams.
  • Implement and train all fulltime and seasonal staff on equipment operation and maintenance.
  • Work with the Vineyard Operations Manager, BC, to build and facilitate a strong vineyard safety program that ensures all staff are signed off on appropriate SOP's prior to facilitating workflow.
Dimensions

  • Support management and development of 73 acres of APL owned vineyard in the South Okanagan. Gara (14), Sharprock (25), Lena (11), Tinhorn (23)
  • Management of vineyard operations and workflow for vineyard crop shares and leases in the South Okanagan. 50 acres
  • Compliance with APL Grape Policy and adherence to APL grape specifications and VQA regulations
  • Proactive engagement of internal and external stakeholders to reduce WG quality and supply risk
  • Participate as required in brand initiatives as required in the South Okanagan.
Working Environment

  • Physical Effort
  • Position will require extensive field work within Southern APL corporate vineyards.


 Physical Environment
  • This position requires work in an office, remotely and in the field (vineyard) environment. Seasonal requirements will determine time spent and location of work, some exposure to agrochemicals in accordance to REI and PHI.


 Mental Stress
  • The pressure for results is high as this role requires collaborative decision making, interacting with internal and external partners. This position involves seasonal pressures resulting in high pressure and longer work hours during the table and icewine harvest season.

We are looking for a teammate with:

  • 5+ y

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