Job Status: Filled

Cellar Hand (Wine Jobs: Vineyards & Cellars )

Full Time

  Itasca Wines Ltd (http://www.itascawines.com)

  Crondall, Hampshire, England

Cellar Hand

Itasca Wines is looking for a full-time Cellar Hand to join its team. With a new 600T state of the art winery, fully equipped lab and high-speed disgorging line, Itasca has a world class facility in a beautiful location.

The Role

  • Assist the Head Winemaker and Assistant Winemaker in the production of both own label and contract client wines
  • Assist the Head of Production with post-production operations including disgorging, bottling, labelling, packaging and warehousing as required
  • Maintenance and repair of winery equipment
  • Reasonable maintenance and repair of the winery building and grounds
  • Maintaining cleanliness and sanitation of the facility and equipment
  • Help lead harvest day shift or night shift
  • Interactions with IWL client base and assist in sales of services and wines
  • Grape sampling and maturity analysis
  • Adhere to and help enforce winery SOPs and winery handbook
  • Maintain a high level of Heath & Safety standards
  • Maintain a high standard of work in all aspects of the winery's operations
  • Take part in public and trade tours and tastings as required
  • Represent the winery at public and trade events as required
  • Other reasonable duties may be assigned

About you

  • Excellent attention to detail and strong communication skills
  • Team player with the drive to take on tasks and hit the ground running
  • Counter-balance forklift license desirable
  • Ability to lift up to 25kg
  • Legal right to work in the UK
  • Wine knowledge

About us

Itasca wines has a new winemaking facility on the Hampshire/Surrey border making wines under the Penn Croft brand and offering contract winemaking, lab and disgorging services as well as distribution of Enartis products in the UK. On our own site we practice Conservation Agriculture, one of only a handful of vineyards in Europe to work to these principles. We also believe we have built one of the most sustainable wineries in the world, with solar power and a full wastewater wetland all on site. You will be involved in the production of a range of quality focused wines including still and sparkling from vineyards stretching from Essex to Cornwall.

Salary

Commensurate with experience. Training is offered where necessary.

How to apply

Please send your cover letter, CV and available start date/notice period to [email protected] Closing date for applications Friday 17th November.

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