Cellar Supervisor (Wine Jobs: Vineyards & Cellars )

  HAMBLEDON VINEYARD

  HAMBLEDON, England

 

Established in 1952 by Major-General Sir Guy Salisbury-Jones, Hambledon Vineyard is England's Oldest Commercial Vineyard. Seventy years later, under the esteemed guidance of Berry Bros. & Rudd and Symington Family Estates, we continue to pride ourselves on our rich heritage and our shared goal: to create the Finest English Sparkling Wine. 

To achieve this goal, we are looking for a Cellar supervisor to manage our cellar team.

JOB DESCRIPTION: Cellar supervisor in Post production cellar

JOB TYPE:  Full Time. 8am – 4:30pm

SALARY:  £27000 - £30000 dependent on experience. Overtime at flat rate.

REPORTING TO: Post production manager.

WORKING WITH: Winemakers, Winery supervisor, Cellar and winery assistants, seasonal staff, senior finance assistant.

OBJECTIVES OF ROLE: 

·       Conducting and supervising the day-to-day operations in the cellar from bottling to dispatch of orders.

·       Responsible for safely operating all cellar equipment, adherence to PPE policies, identification of risks and hazards, and recommendations for improvements to reduce and/or eliminate any unsafe conditions.

·       Maintain mechanical production equipment including changeovers, troubleshooting, and light repairs

·       Assisting during bottling and harvest periods.

·       Riddling operations on the gyropalettes.

·       Disgorging and labelling operations on our semi-automatic line.

·       Assisting with the reception of goods and dispatch of orders.

·       Ensuring the quality of all post-production procedures.

·       Assisting with bottles and consumables stock check.

·       Responsible for producing a record of works completed to finance

 

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCES:

 

·       Good level of spoken and written English. 

·       Relevant Wine degree will be favourably considered. 

·       Previous experience in the same role will be highly considered.  

·       Forklift licence and telehandler license a plus. (We will provide full training if needed) 

·       Driving licence ideal due to the location.

 

  QUALITIES: 

·       Self-motivated and well organised 

·       Forward thinker 

·       Reliable 

·       Team player 

·       Good communication and leadership skills.  

·       Great attention to detail

·       Mechanically skilled an advantage.

·       Problem solving.

·       Ability to work additional hours as the business requires, night shifts during harvest and weekends when required.

·       Ability to lift 20kg.

 

BENEFITS

·       Company events

·       Lunch provided

·       On site parking

·       Employee discounts

PLEASE NOTE THAT YOU NEED TO HAVE THE LEGAL RIGHT TO WORK IN THE UK, FOR EUROPEAN CITIZENS THAT MEANS SETTLED OR PRE-SETTLED STATUS IN THE UK.

Please send CV and cover letter to [email protected]

 

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