Production Assistant (Wine Jobs: Vineyards & Cellars )

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

  Penn Croft Winery, Crondall, Hampshire, GU10 5QD, England

With a 650T state of the art winery, fully equipped lab and high-speed bottling and disgorging lines, Itasca Wines has a world class facility in a beautiful location, and we are looking for a Production Assistant to join the team.

Key responsibilities

·       Assisting with secondary production at the Penn Croft Winery including all aspects of cellar work
·       Executing work orders and tasks as directed by the Head of Production
·       Setting up and operating in Disgorging, Bottling, Labelling, Packaging and Warehousing
·       Record keeping and QC checks on production lines
·       Transferring and executing riddling work orders
·       Basic record keeping including weekly, biweekly and monthly winery checks
·       Operating winery forklifts
·       RHD of on lees wine, packaged wine and packaging
·       Basic maintenance and repair of winery equipment
·       Reasonable maintenance and repair of the winery building and grounds
·       Maintaining the cleanliness and sanitation of the facility and equipment
·       Adhere to and help enforce winery SOPs and the winery handbook
·       Assist with harvest activities, principally unloading and receiving fruit
·       Maintain a high level of Health and Safety standards 
·       Other reasonable duties may be assigned

 

Salary is commensurate with experience. Training is offered where necessary.

 

About us

Itasca Wines has a state of the art winemaking facility on the Hampshire/Surrey border making wines under the Penn Croft brand and offering contract winemaking, disgorging and packaging services as well as distribution of Enartis products in the UK. A second winery is being built in Essex in time for 2026 harvest.

On our own site we practice Regenerative 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.

 

 

How To Apply

Send your cover letter, CV and available start date/notice period for attention of Richard Smith to [email protected]

Closing date for applications is Wednesday 28th January.

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