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Job Description

Full Time:

Yes

Number of Workers Requested:

13

Job Duties:

The job duties/description includes all aspects of vineyard related duties as listed below: ● Applying fertilizer by hand to vines – Able to lift 50lbs. ● Bank stabilization of vineyards using hand pick and shovel ● Cane cutting with hedge trimmers and pruning shears ● Canopy management – tuck canes ● Carton/tube vines (placement by hand) ● Clearing/Breakdown Trellis using wire cutters ● Clearing Brush in Vineyards using loppers and pruning shears ● Clear brush around vineyard perimeters using loppers, saws and pruning shears ● Cover/uncover Heads (Vines) using shovel ● Cut dead arms using loppers and hand saw ● Erosion control using shovel ● Fence/gate repair & maintenance in vineyards using post hole digger and pliers ● Fruit thinning with thinning shears ● Hoeing in vine rows using hand hoe (5 ft.) and shovel ● Install Drip System and drainage system using shovel ● Install Sprinkler System/New vineyards using shovel ● Install Wires/New Vineyards using pliers and wire tensioner tool ● Leaf Removal ● Make (Select) Budwood using pruning shears ● Perimeter maintenance of vineyards using chain saws, weed eaters and loppers ● Planting using shovels ● Remove diseased vines using shovel ● Replanting using shovel ● Root removal with repetitive bending down ● Shoot tipping with hedge trimmers and pruning shears ● Staking using hand-held post pounder ● Suckering ● Tractor driving (once training has been completed by certified trainer) ● Training with pruning shears, ring knife and hand saw ● Trellis installation repair & maintenance of vineyards using hand held post pounder and pliers ● Trim vines/rootstock using pruning shears ● Tying using ring knife and pruning shears ● Weed Eating Vine Rows using gas-powered weed eater ● Operating a Utility Vehicle UTV / RTV / ATV in the vineyard for transportation and moving supplies on site (once training has been completed by certified trainer) ● Operating irrigation drip system, open / close valves and monitoring for leaks HARVEST Wine Grape Harvest Workers use a knife to cut grape bunches off of grape vines and into a tub (also called a lug). The tub/lug is then dumped into a bin (also called a gondola). Other incidental activities that the employers indicated are tractor driving, weed control and property maintenance, leaf picking, crop thinning, tally sheet recording, and picking with a machine harvester. ● Caravan Equipment – moving equipment ● Set Up to Pick (Hand or Machine harvest) ● Picking – Hand ● Driver/Checker ● Sorting – Hand Crew ● Sorter/Gondola ● Loading Fruit / Forklift ● Lighting / Operator ● Tractor Driver / Gondola ● Harvester Operator ● Spotter ● Harvester Clean-up

Job Classification:

45-2092.00 - Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse

Job Requirements

Experience Required:

Yes

Months of Experience Required:

3

Special Requirements:

At the beginning of the contract period, the Company will state in writing to all workers the following: All workers will have the opportunity to perform every single job duty present in this job order, including working with agricultural equipment operations or hand labor. All employees (H-2A and corresponding domestic workers) will sign up to perform the duties they have a preference to do for the season. The Employer will do its best to respect the Employees preferences on which job duties to perform. Employees may elect during the contract period to change job duties i.e. move from hand harvest to machine harvest or from machine harvest to hand harvest. Special requirements: 3 months experience working with wine grapes, including pre-harvest activities defined in this job order. Drug screens will be done post offer. Drug testing is at no cost to the workers.

Number of Hours Per Week:

40

Work Schedule (Start/End time):

7:00 A.M. - 3:00 P.M.

Employer Information

Company Name:

DuMOL Winery, LLC

Location:

Napa, CA 94558

Worksite

Address:

DuMOL Estate Vineyard: 2033 Coffee Lane, Sebastopol, CA 95472

Job Order Details

ETA Case Number:

H-300-24297-428290

Multiple Worksites:

No

Additional Wage Information:

The estimated hourly rate during group incentive pay is $32.15 per hour if the crew picks 2.2 tons. There are 16 workers in one crew.

Date Posted:

11/5/2024

Piece Rate Offer

$190.00

Is overtime pay available?

Yes

Are there any minimum productivity standards that will be required?

Yes

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