Senior Cellar Hand/Bottling Line Supervisor (Wine Jobs: Wine Retail & Sommelier)

  Lawson’s Dry Hills

  Marlborough, Marlborough

Lawson’s Dry Hills is a small, family-owned, award-winning Marlborough winery crushing 1800t per annum. We are a self-sufficient company from vineyard to warehousing aiming to produce exceptional wines from Marlborough.

We have a requirement for a Senior Cellar Hand/Bottling Line Supervisor to join our small winery team. A positive attitude, excellent communication skills and a proven ability to work as part of a team, are all essential.

This position involves: 

• supervising the running of our bottling line including managing staff, maintaining written records, upholding QC standards, ensuring the line is maintained and that safe working practices are observed
• carrying out cellar work as required by the Winemaker to facilitate the winemaking process
• work in conjunction with the Winemaker to undertake and co-ordinate R&M to winery plant and equipment
• carry out work in accordance with our Health and Safety framework
• supervise our night shift (2-3 staff) during harvest
• the requirement to work flexible hours as required 

On the job training will be provided but the ideal candidate will:

• have a practical/mechanical aptitude
• extensive Cellar Hand and/or bottling line experience
• be able to methodically maintain written and QC records
• tertiary qualification in Winemaking may be an advantage, but not essential

Closing Date: Friday the 16th of February 2018 5pm