Viticulture (wine growing)
Ask any winemaker and they’ll tell you the magic in New Zealand’s wines is in the innovative approach to growing and caring for vines.
Job overview
If working outdoors appeals, and you want to see the fruits of your labour grow, this industry is for you. Wine companies and growers need talented, smart people to manage growth and harvest grapes.
Skills and experience
- Good level of fitness
- Love for working outdoors
- Team player with excellent communication skills
- Skills with tools and machinery an advantage
- Honest, reliable, and organised
- Current driver’s licence
- Able and eligible to work in New Zealand
- Eager to learn and train while you work
- Growsafe certificate desirable
News from our learners and employers
New Zealand’s wine industry has built a strong reputation on quality, innovation, and skilled people. Supporting that workforce through practical, on-job training remains critical to the future success of the sector.
Industry employers have an exciting opportunity to help shape the future of work-based learning in the food and fibre industry over the next few months.
Primary ITO vehicle and chainsaw micro-credentials are now available for self-employed owner-operators and people working in industries not related to the primary sector.
From hands-on in the vineyard, to management and a transition to supporting learners and employers undertaking on-job training, Primary ITO Sector Manager Jimmy Crockett brings a wealth of experience to the role.