We are seeking a hardworking Seasonal Groundskeeper and Property Maintenance professional. This role is vital to ensuring our estate remains pristine and functional for our guests. You will handle a variety of tasks ranging from technical landscaping and facility repairs to hands-on farm work and animal care.
Because we are a working farm and a busy restaurant destination, the schedule is Wednesday through Sunday, including full weekends (reflecting our hospitality and agritourism operations).
Key Responsibilities
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Landscaping & Pastures: Maintain the vineyard’s aesthetic through mowing, pruning, and weeding. Operate tractors to mow and maintain large pastures.
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Animal Husbandry: Assist with daily farm operations, including feeding animals and mucking stalls. You must be comfortable and confident working around horses, chickens, sheep, and alpacas.
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Irrigation & Repairs: Monitor irrigation systems and perform basic "handyman" repairs to fencing, pathways, and common areas to ensure guest safety.
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Property Upkeep: Ensure all guest-facing areas are clean and reflect the brand’s high-quality standards.
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Equipment Maintenance: Perform basic maintenance on mowers, tractors, and other outdoor machinery.
Qualifications
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Experience: Previous experience in landscaping, groundskeeping, or a vineyard/agricultural setting.
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Machinery Skills: Must know how to drive a tractor and operate standard maintenance equipment.
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Animal Comfort: Experience with (or a strong comfort level around) livestock; you must be comfortable working closely with horses and other farm animals.
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Physical Ability: Capable of performing strenuous manual labor and lifting heavy loads in various outdoor weather conditions.
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Reliability: Ability to commit to a Wednesday through Sunday schedule, including all weekends.
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Attitude: Proactive, detail-oriented, and able to work effectively both independently and as part of a team.
Why Saddlehill?
This is a seasonal opportunity to work on one of the region's most beautiful historic farms during the height of the vineyard season. Join a team that values the heritage of the land and the excellence of the guest experie
Compensation: $17.00 - $22.00 per hour
SADDLEHILL CELLARS
CAREER OPPORTUNITIES
One of the region’s most popular food and wine destinations!
Bill Green, entrepreneur, investor, philanthropist, and author, purchased the historic Stafford Farm in Voorhees, NJ, in March of 2021. After 15 years of being an eyesore and a blight property, Green has transformed the 69.8 state agriculturally preserved farm into a 27-acre vineyard with a 15,000-case capacity, state-of-the art winery, and a 7,000-sq ft tasting room and farm-to-table wine-pairing bistro.
The tasting room’s farm-to-table wine-pairing bistro is open for lunch and dinner, serving delicious menu items made primarily with farm-produced ingredients . In addition to selling its estate-crafted wines in the retail shop, as well as through its wine club, there will be offerings of foods from ingredients grown on the farm, in the fruit orchard, and on the vegetable fields, such as jams, sauces, spreads, and honey.
Following the agritourism business model, Saddlehill offers vineyard, winery, and farm tours, on-site entertainment, educational events, as well offering the venue for special occasion events to support its wine and farm grown product sales.
Company Website: www.saddlehill.com
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