Field Workers

Field Workers at MCF4 Solutions, LLC in Geyserville, CA.

Perform vineyard work under close supervision with limited discretion. Tasks may be routine and repetitive.

Vineyard Work • Pruning by hand – removal of unwanted wood from vine • Suckering by hand – removal of any extra unwanted shoots on cordons/canes, trunks, removal of any short canes and shoots from the cordon/cane • Erosion control by hand – install fiber roll, straw mulch, silt fence, water bars • Replant grapevines by hand in existing vineyards • Training young vines by hand to stake and onto the fruit wire • Canopy management by hand – moving wires to position shoots within the trellis system to maintain a vertical growing grapevine • Leafing and lateral removal by hand – removing leaves from the fruit zone during the growing season; removing lateral growth from the canes within the fruit zone and growing canopy • Installation and repair of trellis by hand, wires, stakes, hoses and drip emitters in existing vineyards and new developing. • Pest Control by hand (growth tubes, milk cartons, netting) – install growth tubes and or cartons around young vines to protect plants from feeding animals and to promote good vine growth; install bird netting over the vineyards fruit zone to protect fruit from feeding birds • Weed control by hand – using mechanical string trimmer for weed abatement and or a shovel (long-handled) to cut weeds from under the vines and for weed control around slopes of vineyards and along adjacent roads • Crop thinning by hand – removal of clusters during specific times of year to enhance fruit quality • Harvesting grapes by hand, sort grapes in vineyards

All hand-related harvesting will be in accordance with California law.

• Tractor mowing, disking, leafing, hedging, spraying, and small repair work: Set up and operate a tractor with mowing, disking, leafing, hedging, or spraying implements. Also complete small repair work on tractor as needed. • Tractor harvest: Set up and operate a tractor for harvest • ATV Irrigation: Use an ATV to turn on and off irrigation valves and fix leaks to the irrigation system. • Hand Vineyard Maintenance: Ranch clean up • Vineyard Development: Land preparation, trellis installation, irrigation installation, vine planting, vine training, push out vines; May need to use tractors.

Work begins January 8, 2027 and ends November 8, 2027.

Pay is $16.9 per hour.

Housing is provided.

Typical schedule: about 35 hours per week.