Vineyard supervisor to vineyard manager
A vineyard supervisor already meets 55% of what the vineyard manager role asks for. The move turns on 9 required skills not yet in the profile.
49.5/ 100
1 How much of what a vineyard manager is expected to do is already part of a vineyard supervisor’s work. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs, because moving into a speciality is not the same problem as moving out of one. 2 Every skill the vineyard manager role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A vineyard manager role treats 13 of its required skills as things a vineyard supervisor already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- control grape quality
- environmental legislation in agriculture and forestry
- evaluate vineyard problems
- fertilisation principles
- manage agricultural staff
- manage technical aspects of vineyard production
What stands in the way is 9 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 16 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A vineyard manager role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a vineyard supervisor background worth leading with.
- already held manage technical aspects of vineyard production management skills
- already held oversee vineyard floor activities handling and moving
- already held evaluate vineyard problems information skills
- already held manage wine production management skills
- already held viticulture agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary
- already held winery production process engineering, manufacturing and construction
All 16 carried skills, including the 13 the vineyard manager role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 16 missing skills fall into 8 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered in the order worth working in. Areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the optional ones. Nothing here is a verdict on you: it is a list of what this particular job asks for that your current one does not.
- still to learn supervise pest and disease control required
- still to learn manage budgets required
- still to learn manage production enterprise required
- optional, not held manage agritourism activities optional
- still to learn control wine quality required
- still to learn manage chemical testing procedures required
- still to learn agricultural business management required
- optional, not held business management principles optional
- still to learn monitor grounds maintenance required
- still to learn wine related sciences required
- still to learn health and safety regulations required
2 further areas in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a vineyard manager role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 agricultural business management study this
- 02 control wine quality practise this
- 03 monitor grounds maintenance practise this
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 16 skills that carry over
- already held control grape quality skill
- already held environmental legislation in agriculture and forestry knowledge
- already held evaluate vineyard problems skill
- already held fertilisation principles knowledge
- already held manage agricultural staff skill
- already held manage technical aspects of vineyard production skill
- already held manage wine production skill
- already held monitor winemaking process skill
- already held oversee vineyard floor activities skill
- already held pest control in plants knowledge
- already held supervise hygiene procedures in agricultural settings skill
- already held viticulture knowledge
- already held winery production process knowledge
- already held agronomy knowledge
- already held develop grape growing techniques skill
- already held e-agriculture knowledge
The 2 learning areas not shown above
- optional, not held implement sales strategies optional
- optional, not held maintain relationship with customers optional
- optional, not held implement marketing strategies optional
- optional, not held use different communication channels optional
- optional, not held organic farming optional
7 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held implement sales strategies optional
- optional, not held maintain relationship with customers optional
- optional, not held manage agritourism activities optional
- optional, not held organic farming optional
- optional, not held business management principles optional
- optional, not held implement marketing strategies optional
- optional, not held use different communication channels optional
34 held skills the vineyard manager role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role advise on sustainability solutions skill
- not needed by the target role conduct field work skill
- not needed by the target role coordinate operational activities skill
- not needed by the target role drive agricultural machines skill
- not needed by the target role evaluate employees work skill
- not needed by the target role evaluate vineyard quality skill
- not needed by the target role execute disease and pest control activities skill
- not needed by the target role harvest grapes skill
- not needed by the target role leadership principles knowledge
- not needed by the target role maintain a safe, hygienic and secure working environment skill
- not needed by the target role maintain ground skill
- not needed by the target role maintain vineyard machinery skill
- not needed by the target role manage cellar operations skill
- not needed by the target role manage data skill
- not needed by the target role manage grape harvest skill
- not needed by the target role manage pest and weed control skill
- not needed by the target role manage teamwork skill
- not needed by the target role monitor daily work skill
- not needed by the target role monitor grapes skill
- not needed by the target role operate agricultural machinery skill
- not needed by the target role organise wine cellar skill
- not needed by the target role participate in vine preparation skill
- not needed by the target role personal protective equipment knowledge
- not needed by the target role plant disease control knowledge
- not needed by the target role plant harvest methods knowledge
- not needed by the target role plant vine yards skill
- not needed by the target role prepare equipment for harvest skill
- not needed by the target role recruit employees skill
- not needed by the target role supervise horticultural crews skill
- not needed by the target role sustainable manufacturing knowledge
- not needed by the target role tend vines skill
- not needed by the target role variety of grapes knowledge
- not needed by the target role wine characteristics knowledge
- not needed by the target role work in outdoor conditions skill
5 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- still to learn agricultural business management required
- still to learn wine related sciences required
- still to learn health and safety regulations required
- optional, not held organic farming optional
- optional, not held business management principles optional
Common questions about this move
Can a vineyard supervisor become a vineyard manager?
Yes, and it is a moderate move. A vineyard supervisor already covers 55% of what a vineyard manager is expected to do: 16 skills carry over, 13 of which the vineyard manager role treats as required.
What skills does a vineyard supervisor need to become a vineyard manager?
9 required skills are missing, plus 7 optional ones. They fall into 8 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by management skills. The single most important is agricultural business management.
How hard is the move from vineyard supervisor to vineyard manager?
Its learning distance is 49.5 out of 100, which is the moderate band. That accounts for both how much is missing and how specialised those skills are.
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.