vineyard workertovineyard supervisor
A vineyard worker already meets 23% of what the vineyard supervisor role asks for. The move turns on 26 required skills not yet in the profile.
23%
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1 Share of the vineyard supervisor role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the vineyard worker profile. Required skills count in full, supplementary skills at 0.35. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. 2 Combines what is missing with how specialised it is, so a gap of general skills scores easier than the same number of narrow ones.
Why this move works
A vineyard supervisor role treats 8 of its required skills as things a vineyard worker already does. These are the ones it depends on most.
- drive agricultural machines
- fertilisation principles
- harvest grapes
- personal protective equipment
- plant vine yards
- sustainable manufacturing
What stands in the way is 26 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.
Table 2 · What you already bring
Of the 11 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A vineyard supervisor role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a vineyard worker background worth leading with.
- already held harvest grapes handling and moving
- already held plant vine yards handling and moving
- already held tend vines handling and moving
- already held viticulture agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary
- already held sustainable manufacturing engineering, manufacturing and construction
- already held drive agricultural machines working with machinery and specialised equipment
All 11 carried skills, including the 8 the vineyard supervisor role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you would need to learn
The 39 missing skills fall into 10 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered below in the order worth working in: the areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the supplementary ones.
- required, not held manage technical aspects of vineyard production required
- required, not held manage grape harvest required
- required, not held manage teamwork required
- required, not held monitor daily work required
- required, not held evaluate employees work required
- required, not held recruit employees required
- optional, not held manage cellar operations optional
- optional, not held supervise horticultural crews optional
- optional, not held manage agricultural staff optional
- optional, not held manage wine production optional
- optional, not held organise wine cellar optional
- optional, not held coordinate operational activities optional
- required, not held manage pest and weed control required
- required, not held monitor grapes required
- required, not held participate in vine preparation required
- required, not held oversee vineyard floor activities required
- optional, not held maintain ground optional
- required, not held control grape quality required
- required, not held evaluate vineyard problems required
- required, not held evaluate vineyard quality required
- required, not held monitor winemaking process required
- optional, not held conduct field work optional
- required, not held plant disease control required
- required, not held plant harvest methods required
- required, not held pest control in plants required
- optional, not held e-agriculture optional
- required, not held supervise hygiene procedures in agricultural settings required
- required, not held maintain a safe, hygienic and secure working environment required
- required, not held work in outdoor conditions required
- required, not held variety of grapes required
- required, not held winery production process required
- optional, not held wine characteristics optional
4 further areas in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a vineyard supervisor role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 manage pest and weed control skill · occupation specific
- 02 manage technical aspects of vineyard production skill · occupation specific
- 03 monitor grapes skill · occupation specific
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 11 skills that carry over
- already held drive agricultural machines skill
- already held fertilisation principles knowledge
- already held harvest grapes skill
- already held personal protective equipment knowledge
- already held plant vine yards skill
- already held sustainable manufacturing knowledge
- already held tend vines skill
- already held viticulture knowledge
- already held agronomy knowledge
- already held execute disease and pest control activities skill
- already held manage data skill
The 4 learning areas not shown above
- required, not held maintain vineyard machinery required
- optional, not held operate agricultural machinery optional
- optional, not held prepare equipment for harvest optional
- required, not held develop grape growing techniques required
- optional, not held advise on sustainability solutions optional
- required, not held environmental legislation in agriculture and forestry required
- required, not held leadership principles required
13 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held manage cellar operations optional
- optional, not held supervise horticultural crews optional
- optional, not held e-agriculture optional
- optional, not held maintain ground optional
- optional, not held manage agricultural staff optional
- optional, not held manage wine production optional
- optional, not held operate agricultural machinery optional
- optional, not held organise wine cellar optional
- optional, not held prepare equipment for harvest optional
- optional, not held wine characteristics optional
- optional, not held advise on sustainability solutions optional
- optional, not held conduct field work optional
- optional, not held coordinate operational activities optional
20 held skills the vineyard supervisor role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role assign duties to agriculture workers skill
- not needed by the target role assist bottling skill
- not needed by the target role execute fertilisation skill
- not needed by the target role grow plants skill
- not needed by the target role integrated pest management knowledge
- not needed by the target role maintain tanks for viticulture skill
- not needed by the target role manage canopy skill
- not needed by the target role manage environmental impact skill
- not needed by the target role manage environmental impact of operations skill
- not needed by the target role operate hand pruning equipment skill
- not needed by the target role operate wine pumps skill
- not needed by the target role organic farming knowledge
- not needed by the target role participate in vine maintenance skill
- not needed by the target role perform trellis repairs skill
- not needed by the target role present the farm facilities skill
- not needed by the target role produce sustainable products skill
- not needed by the target role propagate plants skill
- not needed by the target role provide agri-touristic services skill
- not needed by the target role sanitise winery area skill
- not needed by the target role tend press operation skill
9 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- required, not held plant disease control required
- required, not held plant harvest methods required
- required, not held variety of grapes required
- required, not held winery production process required
- required, not held environmental legislation in agriculture and forestry required
- required, not held leadership principles required
- required, not held pest control in plants required
- optional, not held e-agriculture optional
- optional, not held wine characteristics optional
How this record was compiled
Both occupations are taken from ESCO, which lists the skills and knowledge each occupation is expected to have and marks every one required or optional. Nothing here is a prediction about hiring, and nothing here knows that a particular employer wants a particular certificate. Treat Table 3 as a starting point for your own research rather than a syllabus. The full method states what these figures can and cannot tell you.