Vineyard Technician

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

**We are looking for a teammate with**:

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

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.