Viticulture Technician

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.

Key Responsibilities

The Viticulture Technician’s primary function is to provide vineyard health and data analysis of overall vine health, pests and diseases.

Key responsibilities include:

• Vineyard monitoring and reporting, including soil testing, fertilizer application, tissue testing and trial work
• Pest and disease monitoring, keeping accurate record and traceability of vineyard activities, eg spraying, fertilizer, pest control etc
• Coordinating and managing casual staff for vineyard monitoring – crop forecasting, induction and staff training
• Data collection

What you need to be successful

As the Viticulture Technician you will be a quality driven person with good communication skills, high attention to detail and a great sense of humour. You will be a team player, willing to work alongside a team of vineyard professionals to meet common company goals.

It’s important that you have extensive experience in a viticulture related field. Prior experience in a technical or scientific role would be advantageous, as would practical viticulture experience across a medium to large scale business.

Other skills you will possess include:

• Technically competent and proven ability to learn new systems and programmes
• Meticulous attention to detail to ensure high levels of accuracy
• Have a quality driven approach
• A strong people leader
• Excellent communication skills

What we offer