At a Glance
- Tasks: Gain hands-on experience in all aspects of winemaking from grape receival to bottling.
- Company: Join Petersons Wines, a respected Hunter Valley wine producer with a rich history.
- Benefits: Learn from senior staff, develop your skills, and work in a dynamic environment.
- Other info: Must be safety-minded, reliable, and ready for long shifts during vintage.
- Why this job: Perfect for aspiring winemakers looking to kickstart their career in the wine industry.
- Qualifications: Tertiary winemaking qualifications preferred; previous winery experience required.
The predicted salary is between 45450 - 55550 $ per year.
Ideal for those wishing to pursue and further develop their winemaking career, this role offers broad exposure and training to vintage and winery operations in a dynamic environment. You'll be working under the guidance of senior winemaking staff, gaining valuable hands-on skills across all aspects of winery operations from grape receival through to tasting and preparing wines for bottling.
Key responsibilities:
- Grape receival: fruit intake, sampling, weighing, analysis
- Grape crushing and pressing operations
- Fermentation: inoculations/yeast preparation, 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
- Competent laboratory techniques and perform laboratory analysis
- Computer programmed winemaking record keeping and data entry skills
About you:
- Enthusiastic, reliable, safety-minded and a team player
- Strong work ethic with ability to perform manual tasks
- Comfortable working long shifts and weekends during the vintage harvest period
- Excellent attention to detail and communication skills
- Completed tertiary winemaking qualifications or currently studying a tertiary winemaking qualification is preferred
- Previous and advanced levels of on the job winery vintage and cellar experience are required
- Forklift licence required (or willingness to obtain) + current driver licence required
- RSA or willingness to obtain (for occasional events)
- Must have Australian work rights
About us:
Petersons Wines, in partnership with Hunter Valley Wine Contractors, is a respected and long-established Hunter Valley wine producer.
Assistant Winemaker in Cessnock employer: Petersons Wines
At Petersons Wines, we pride ourselves on being an excellent employer, offering a vibrant work culture that fosters growth and development in the winemaking industry. Our team-oriented environment provides hands-on training and mentorship from experienced winemakers, ensuring you gain invaluable skills while working in the picturesque Hunter Valley. With a commitment to safety and excellence, we support our employees' career aspirations and provide opportunities for advancement within our well-respected winery operations.
