Assistant Vineyard Manager- Awatere

About Us

Founded in 2003, Indevin is New Zealand’s leading producer of high-quality wine. Our grapes come from over 3,000 hectares of planted vineyards and blended in our wineries across three of the great New Zealand wine regions - Marlborough, Hawke’s Bay, and Gisborne - giving us a scale and consistency of supply unmatched in New Zealand wine.

We’re all about authenticity and transparency so rather than bombard you with corporate jargon– here’s the real Indevin:

• We’re a good ol’ Kiwi company who is proud to be a wine industry leader and we have years of hard work to thank for it.
• Our business is proudly spearheaded by the Villa Maria Brand.
• We take our work, but not ourselves, too seriously.
• We work with people from all over the world because our diversity makes us stronger.
• We’re very passionate about what we do. We love wine, sharing our knowledge and making Indevin an inspiring place to work.

About the role

We’re looking for an experienced Assistant Vineyard Manager to support our Viticulture team based in the Awatere Valley. As a leader, you will be expected to live by our values, promoting “Safety by Choice, Not by Chance” in ensuring all viticulture tasks are carried out safely. You will actively support the Regional Area Manager to deliver the Viticulture specifications in relation to quantity, quality, cost, and compliance ensuring that the vineyard work programme is successfully completed.  The leader in this role will oversee the implementation of operational activities in line with the agreed plan.

What you need to be successful

To be successful in this role, you will:

• have supervisory experience (leadership, training, coaching and performance)
• be solutions orientated with the ability to trouble shoot and support a busy operational team
• have the relevant technical competency and the ability to learn new tools, systems and processes
• be able to identify improvements in systems and process to reduce cost of production or increase yield
• have great communication and interpersonal skills
• have a quality driven approach

Our primary value “Safety by Choice, Not by Chance” will be the guiding light in this role, to ensure all viticulture tasks are carried out safely and therefore the successful candidate will be well versed with health and safety in a manufacturing environment.

What we offer

We think our culture is pretty special. We have talented teams working in a variety of breath-taking locations. Our priority and investment in the wellbeing and diversity of our people is core to our purpose.

Other great benefits include:

• 1x You Day per annum - a day for you, to do what you choose
• Wine allowance and staff discounts
• Southern Cross Health Insurance
• Long service leave
• Additional company paid parental leave
• A great opportunity to develop a career across any aspect of our company

If this role is of interest to you, please click Apply, we look forward to hearing from you. 

You could also have a look at our other roles at careers.indevin.com - for all the other opportunities within Indevin.