Vineyard Worker

Daniel's Vineyard is hiring for the Vineyard Worker position in McCordsville, IN. This hands-on role supports the operation's day-to-day production and care work. Reliable execution and early communication matter because the work directly affects plants, animals, equipment, coworkers, customers, or the surrounding property. What you will do • Complete assigned pruning, tying, shoot positioning, canopy care, irrigation, bird protection, sampling, and harvest work. • Use and maintain vineyard hand tools, bins, trellis supplies, and assigned equipment safely. • Observe vine condition, fruit maturity, pests, disease, water, and trellis problems and report them. • Work across pruning, tying, thinning, harvest, shoot positioning, trellis work, and other hands-on stages of vineyard production. • Collect and record canopy measurements, monitor pests, diseases, and block conditions, and take fruit samples for maturity analysis. • Assist the vineyard manager with research, data collection, special projects, cleanup, maintenance, and operation of tractors or farm equipment as authorized. How the work fits together Vineyard work changes with the growth stage and weather. The crew reviews the block, quality standard, and timing, completes the cultural or harvest task consistently down each row, and checks tools and results before moving blocks. At harvest, careful fruit handling, accurate lots, and prompt delivery protect the year's crop. At Daniel's Vineyard, the employer also makes these role-specific priorities clear: Work across pruning, tying, thinning, harvest, shoot positioning, trellis work, and other hands-on stages of vineyard production. Collect and record canopy measurements, monitor pests, diseases, and block conditions, and take fruit samples for maturity analysis. Assist the vineyard manager with research, data collection, special projects, cleanup, maintenance, and operation of tractors or farm equipment as authorized. What the employer is looking for • Readiness for precise outdoor viticulture work and for priorities that change with vine growth, fruit maturity, pests, disease, and weather. • Ability to record observations carefully, communicate vineyard conditions, and operate only the tractors or farm equipment for which the employer provides authorization and training. • Dependable attendance, direct communication, and willingness to follow the employer's safety, quality, and customer- or production-care procedures. • Ability to complete the role's active, in-person work and to ask for instruction before using unfamiliar tools, equipment, products, or animal-handling methods. Schedule, conditions, and compensation The employer does not publish a numeric wage, fixed weekly schedule, benefits, or exact season dates for Vineyard Worker. Because the listed duties span pruning through harvest, applicants should confirm the expected term, weekly hours, and start date directly. The employer does not publish a numeric wage range on this page, so no compensation has been estimated. Applicants should confirm the final hours, overtime treatment, starting assignment, travel or reporting point, supplied equipment, and benefit eligibility directly with the employer before accepting an offer. This is an in-person agricultural production position with a small operation. Daily priorities can change with weather, plant or animal condition, equipment availability, customer schedules, and the season. The successful person should arrive ready to work, communicate early when a task or condition is unclear, follow the employer's safety and quality procedures, and leave tools, vehicles, production areas, and job sites secure and ready for the next shift. Applicants should expect active work that may include long periods of standing or walking, bending, lifting, repetitive hand tasks, noise, dust, mud, pollen, heat, cold, rain, or work around moving equipment. The exact physical demands differ by assignment. Candidates should discuss any accommodation needs with the employer and confirm the final schedule, overtime treatment, training period, travel expectations, and benefit eligibility before accepting an offer. Only compensation and benefits expressly published by the employer are included here; unpublished terms have not been estimated. How to apply Email admin@danielsvineyard.com with a concise introduction and resume, clearly identifying Vineyard Worker as the position of interest.