Cellar Hand - Petersons Wines Hunter Valley
Ideal for those starting their winery career or already established, this role offers broad exposure and training, to vintage and winery operations in a dynamic environment. You’ll be working under the guidance of experienced cellar and winemaking staff, gaining valuable hands-on skills across all aspects of winery operations from grape receival through to preparing wines for bottling.
Key Responsibilities
- Grape receival: fruit intake, sampling, weighing, processing set-up.
- Fermentation support: inoculations/yeast prep, temperature checks, Baume testing, data entry.
- Cellar work: pump-overs, plunging, racking, transfers, juice/wine movements, additions (as directed).
- Barrel work: filling, topping, washing, analysis checks.
- High Standard of Equipment Hygiene: tanks, pumps, presses, hoses, fittings, floors.
- General duties: forklift, housekeeping, waste management, record keeping, safety checks.
Learn basic laboratory techniques and perform laboratory analysis.
- Previous vintage, cellar, brewery, or food production experience an advantage, but not essential.
- Forklift licence required (or willingness to obtain) + current driver licence required.
- RSA or willingness to obtain (for occasional events).
About You
- Enthusiastic, reliable, safety-minded and a team player.
- Strong work ethic withability to perform manual tasks.
- Comfortable workinglong shifts and weekends during the vintage harvest period.
- Excellent attention to detail and communication skills.
Applicants must have Australian citizenship/residency or a valid existing Australian work visa.
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Contact Details:
Petersons Wines Hunter Valley Recruitment Team
