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Vineyard Worker
Signor Vineyards, LLC
Fredericksburg, TX
$14.87 per hour
Recruitment Information
- Telephone Number to Apply:
- +15125671314
- Email address to Apply:
- Johnnie@hsbs.us
Job Description
- Full Time:
- Yes
- Number of Workers Requested:
- 2
- Job Duties:
- Workers will manually plant, cultivate, care for, and harvest grapes in our vineyard. Use of hand tools such as, but not limited to, trowels, hoes, pick irons, hammers, pry bars, wire tighteners, shovels, pickaxes, tampers, pruning shears, loppers, and picking shears will be required. Duties include tilling soil, spreading fertilizer, planting, transplanting, weeding, pruning, thinning crops, moving catch wires, hedging, installation and removal of bird/animal deterrents such as netting, seeding cover crops, applying mulch/compost, leaf removal, applying fertilizers, herbicides, and pesticides. Operation of power equipment such as chain saws, trimmers, hedgers, power washers will be required, along with operation and maintenance of tractors and tractor-pulled equipment used in the day-to-day vineyard operation. Picking, sorting, and loading harvested product, constructing and maintaining trellises, fences, machinery, equipment, buildings, landscaping, drainage systems and ditches, irrigation systems. Employees will hand harvest and load harvested fruit. Additionally, workers will perform preventative tasks in preparation of frost and cold weather. Duties include running and monitoring frost protection pumps prior to winter season, maintaining proper irrigation of the vineyard before potential freeze, draining pumps, checking antifreeze levels, and servicing equipment during the cold weather. Workers will also assist in dormant vine pruning, rough pruning, and final pruning to select the best vine chutes. Employees will assist in general maintenance of vineyard structures such as retying wires, pulling thick vines, replacing old rebars and bamboo on trellis, fixing irrigation lines, and draining irrigation lines to remove minerals.
- Job Classification:
- 45-2092.00 - Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse
The job/industry classification and description includes general information on the position from ONET/OES and the North American Industry Classification System. Please review Job Duties and Job Order for more information.
Job Requirements
- Experience Required:
- Yes
- Months of Experience Required:
- 1
- Special Requirements:
- One (1) month of previous experience working in a vineyard required.
- Number of Hours Per Week:
- 35
- Work Schedule (Start/End time):
- 7:30 A.M. - 4:00 P.M.
Employer Information
- Company Name:
- Signor Vineyards, LLC
- Location:
- Fredericksburg, TX 78624
- Telephone Number:
- +15125671314
Worksite
- Address:
- 362 Livesay Lane, Fredericksburg, TX 78624
Job Order Details
- ETA Case Number:
- H-300-23012-696858
- Multiple Worksites:
- No
- Date Posted:
- 1/31/2023