Harvest Cellar Hand
(Wine Jobs:
Vineyards & Cellars )
Contract
Near Ditchling Common, Sussex,
England
Ridgeview Wine Estate in the south of England are now inviting applications from experienced cellar hands to join us for harvest this year – due to the uncertainty around travel during the COVID pandemic, our focus is on finding applicants who have a UK base or can gain a visa in their own right. Successful applicants will need their own evidence of right to work in the UK. Applicants who have previously worked in the UK may be eligible for a frontier worker permit https://www.gov.uk/frontier-worker-permit
What the job involves:
Candidates will need to be confident and comfortable to carry out racking and transfers, ferment inoculations, chaptalizing, general cellar work, tank and equipment cleaning and assisting in maintaining winery cleanliness.
What you will need to be a successful applicant:
You should enjoy working in a close-knit team working towards a common goal and with the ability to use own initiative
Ideally have experience of at least two harvests as a cellar hand
Experience in chemical sanitisation of tanks and equipment an advantage
Be available for around four to eight weeks from mid to end of September (actually dates to be confirmed nearer the time as will be dependent on grapes ripening)
Flexibility with additional hours required depending on harvest
Lab experience in a winery an advantage
What we will give you:
The opportunity to work within an award-winning wine business as part of a pioneering, proactive and friendly team.
Your working hours will be spent next to a stunning vineyard with amazing views of the English South Downs.
Contract for the harvest period (actual date is grape ripening dependent)
Accommodation can be provided (at cost) for those outside of area
One hot meal provided per shift
Staff discounts while on contract
How to apply
To apply, please send a CV and cover letter detailing your relevant experience to [email protected] You must also state Harvest Cellar Hand in the email title. We endeavour to reply to all applications, however, if you have not heard from us within four weeks of your application, it is likely that you have not been selected for interview.
We look forward to hearing from you, if you'd like to be involved with our 2021 vintage!
Ridgeview Wine Estate has a fundamental and passionately held commitment to ensuring that our workforce truly represents society, encouraging everyone to be best that they can be through celebrating and encouraging the uniqueness that every individual can bring through diversity. We welcome all to join us on this inclusive journey. We are proud to be Disability Confident (Committed)
