Vineyard Field Scout
Vineyard Field Scout (Part-Time)
Location: Seddon, Marlborough
Hours: Minimum 25 hours per week, up to 32 hours per week
Are you passionate about viticulture, data, and driving continuous improvement through informed decision-making? Looking for a part time role you can fit around other commitments?
We are seeking a highly organised and detail-oriented person to support our Viticulture Team to collect, analyse, and report on key vineyard information.
This role plays an important part in helping our team make informed vineyard management decisions by providing accurate and timely data relating to vineyard health, nutrition, crop estimation, operational quality, sustainability initiatives, and vineyard trials.
About the Role
You will spend most of your time in the vineyard gathering information that you can then collate and provide to the team – which will contribute to vineyard performance, fruit quality, operational excellence, and continuous improvement.
Key responsibilities include:
- Conducting vineyard monitoring and field assessments across multiple vineyard blocks
- Collecting and recording vineyard health, pest, disease, nutrition, and crop development data
- Completing crop estimation and yield forecasting activities
- Coordinating and undertaking sampling programmes, including petiole, leaf, soil, and fruit sampling
- Monitoring operational quality standards and identifying trends or issues
- Supporting vineyard trials and sustainability initiatives through data collection and reporting
- Analysing information and preparing reports for the Viticulture Management Team
- Maintaining accurate records and databases
- Working closely with vineyard managers to support informed decision-making and continuous improvement initiatives
About You
To be successful in this role, you will have:
- A background or interest in viticulture, horticulture, agriculture, science, or a related field
- Strong attention to detail and a commitment to data accuracy
- Excellent observation and analytical skills
- Confidence working with spreadsheets, databases, and reporting tools
- The ability to work independently and manage your time effectively
- Strong communication and relationship-building skills
- A current driver's licence
Experience in vineyard monitoring, crop estimation, vineyard sampling, or data analysis would be highly regarded but is not essential for the right candidate.
What We Offer
- Part-time hours (25-32 hours per week)
- A generous wine allowance
- Southern Cross health insurance
- A varied role combining field work and office-based analysis
- The opportunity to contribute to vineyard performance and fruit quality outcomes
- An experienced team who you can learn a lot from
- The chance to be involved in continuous improvement, innovation, and sustainability initiatives
If you enjoy working with data, have a keen eye for detail, want to be out in the vineyard a lot, and want to make a meaningful contribution to vineyard operations, we'd love to hear from you
Skills & Experience
Data collection, physically fit, good observation skills, time management
Applications for this role will take you to the advertisers site.
