Winery Operator and Winemaker

Location East Sussex
Discipline: Agriculture, Farming, Horticulture, Food & Fresh Produce
Job type: Permanent
Salary: £30000 - £40000 basic salary plus accomodation
Contact name: Sophie Ashmore

Contact email: Sophie@agriFJ.co.uk
Job ref: 15838 SA
Published: over 1 year ago
Startdate: ASAP
Client: Agricultural and Farming Jobs

Winery Operator & Winemaker

Location of the Job:

East Sussex.

Accommodation can be provided.

Salary & Benefits Package:

A basic salary in the range of £30,000 - £40,000 per year depending on experience.

Accommodation can be provided.

Additional Information:

The role is working 5 days a week 8:00 am to 5:00 pm.

30 minutes lunch break.

Early morning and afternoon break.

About The Company:

A 35+ Vineyard Estate running to full capacity with sales mainly direct to the public through our internet social networking and vineyard shop. Specialising in making sparkling wines, still wines and fruit wines.

Why should you work for this company?

This is a fantastic opportunity to work for a specialist sparkling wine producer - with the opportunity to progress to Winery Manager.

Key Responsibilities:
You will…

  • Operate two grape presses.

  • Record volumes of grape varieties, ownership of grapes, laboratory testing, and making the associated wines.

  • Operate the winery machinery, pumps and hoses for the mixing of the ingredients to start the fermentation under normal regulations.

  • Manage the making of sparkling wine, still wines and fruit wines as required by the management.

  • Filtrations, bottling, disgorging, dressing and packaging ready for sale of all products.

  • Keep the workplace sterile, clean, tidy and all machinery in working order.

Ideal Person Skills & Qualifications:
You will have / be…

  • Experience working with sparkling wine.

  • Vineyard/orchard farm estate work experience.

  • A good attitude towards work.

  • Technically minded.

  • Positive attitude.

How to apply: Please click on the apply now button.

The Industry (Key Words): Winery, Sparkling Wine, Orchard, Vineyard, Wine Making, Wine Marker.

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