About us: Brown Family Wine Group is one of Australia’s most loved and trusted wine companies. With premium vineyards in Victoria and Tasmania, our family of wines has now grown to five brands - Brown Brothers, Devil's Corner, Pirie, Tamar Ridge and Innocent Bystander. We are passionate about our wines and our core values of Wellbeing, Respect, Innovation and Pride in What We Achieve Together. Most recently we have been certified as "A Great Place to Work" and are committed to honouring this recognition throughout all aspects of the business.
About the Vineyard: Located on the East Coast of Tasmania (near Bicheno), The Devil’s Corner Vineyard is a picturesque cool climate vineyard consisting of Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Pinot Gris, Sauvignon Blanc and Riesling. This 180Ha vineyard produces exceptional quality grapes destined for the highly acclaimed Devil’s Corner Wines.
Job Description
About the Role: Major responsibilities of this position include the operation and maintenance of the irrigation systems, maintaining the irrigation infrastructure and fertigation, and a variety of vineyard duties in accordance with seasonal requirements. Duties include tractor operation, vineyard spraying, pruning, harvesting operations and trellis maintenance.
Desired Skills and Experience
About the person: Experience/knowledge of scheduling irrigation and operating irrigation systems would be highly regarded. Ideally the successful applicant will have experience in viticulture or other related areas such as agriculture or horticulture, and machinery operation experience including tractors and implements. It is essential that you possess a good level of health and fitness and an enjoyment of outside work. A strong mechanical aptitude would also be an advantage.
At times the successful candidate may be required to work weekends and out of regular work hours (penalty rates will apply).
What’s on Offer:
Work within one of Australia's leading wine companies
Career development
Be part of a passionate and dedicated team
Generous employee benefits including discounts on all products
More Information: Further information and a position description may be obtained by emailing careers@brownfwg.com.au or by calling Allyce on (03) 5720 5500.
If this role interests you and you believe you have the skills and experience to be successful in this role, then we would love to hear from you!
