Winery Assistant
(Wine Jobs:
Vineyards & Cellars )
Full Time
Lower Wield, Hampshire,
England
Hattingley Valley Wines Limited - Job Specification
Position: Winery Assistant
Reports to: Winemakers
Purpose
An exciting full-time opportunity to join the winemaking team at Hattingley Valley, producers of great English sparkling wines. Hattingley Valley is looking for a practical, enthusiastic, organised individual to join its winery team to learn wine cellar work across a range of operations and responsibilities. This role will require working to a high standard in a team and independently. The role will allow the right candidate to obtain wide-ranging skills and hands-on experience in wine production and wine making.
The Candidate
This role suits a candidate with a fluids handling background, a food and beverage handling background, or someone who is looking to enter and evolve within the growing English wine industry for the first time. The winery location would suit a candidate living in the Alton/Winchester/Basingstoke area.
Major Responsibilities
• Making winery operations happen – from wine operations to cleaning operations.
• Being a key winery cellar team member during pressing, additions, blending, filtering, bottling, riddling and disgorging operations.
• Using cellar experience to help guide temporary staff during harvest.
• Maintaining a high standard of cleanliness and organisation within the winery.
• Assisting the Production & Warehouse team to disgorge, label and prepare wines for storage and collection at essential times of the year.
• Assisting with marketing events and promotional activities may be required.
• Long hours are a pre-requisite at harvest (October) and at bottling.
Qualifications and Experience
• Experience with handling machinery preferred but not essential.
• Fluids handling experience also preferred but not essential.
• Food and beverage handling experience also preferred but not essential.
• Mechanical ability and background an advantage.
• Forklift Licence preferred; being prepared to undertake Forklift training essential.
• Full Clean UK Driving Licence.
• Ability to lift 25kgs, climb ladders and stand for long periods essential.
Applicants must have confirmed right to work in UK (pre-existing visa or residency rights). Please note that Hattingley Valley does not sponsor visa applications.
Please also note that Hattingley Valley reserves the right not to reply to applicants who do not appear to meet the requirements for work in the UK.
Salary: Commensurate with experience.
Training: Training will be available where necessary to do some parts of the job. Eligible additional professional development offered after one year of service is completed satisfactorily.
Hours: 37.5 hours Monday to Friday 8.30 to 4.30 (30 minutes for lunch) – with additional hours as required during harvest and bottling periods.
Benefits: Company pension scheme, 25 days paid holiday plus all Public Holidays, staff wine allowance and discounts, opportunities to taste a variety of wines both English and from elsewhere.
Salary will depend on experience and skills. This is a full-time permanent role based in Hampshire.
Hattingley Valley Wines Ltd, Wield Yard, Lower Wield, Alresford, SO24 9AJ
Registered in England No. 07311421