Production Manager
(Wine Jobs:
Vineyards & Cellars )
Full Time
Kent,
England
Balfour wines is looking to recruit a production manager, to join our busy team here at Hush Heath Estate. The winery is well established and produces, on average 400,000 bottles a year for a variety of sectors; trade, supermarkets, export, and to our own chain of pubs. The successful candidate will be expected to take a leadership role in the secondary production area, managing disgorging and labelling runs around orders whilst also ensuring that the winery is well stocked for dry goods. There will also be a compliance angle, Hush Heath has an extensive HACCP policy and is audited twice annually by external companies. As such a large part of this role will be dedicated to ensuring that the cellar and policies remain up to the high standards currently set.
TITLE: Production Manager
LOCATION: Hush Heath Estate, Five Oak Lane, Staplehurst, Kent TN120HT
COMPANY: Hush Heath Estate
REPORTS TO: Head Winemaker
DUTIES TO INCLUDE:
· Manage all production operations: bottling, riddling, disgorging, labelling
· Sourcing and ordering of consumables according to budget
· Audit control
· H&S control in winery and packaging
· Management and supervision of staff and operational practice – winery, disgorging and labelling
EXPERIENCE:
· Experience running disgorging and labelling lines
· An understanding of the maintenance of machinery would be beneficial
· Experience managing a production team
· Forklift experience
· Driver’s License essential due to location
Job Type:
· 40 hours per week 8:30-17:00, with extra hours worked during peak times (Harvest/Bottling)
· Competitive salary
· Permanent
Benefits:
· Generous staff discounts
How to Apply:
To apply please submit your CV and a covering letter to Fergus Elias; [email protected]