Job Description: Post-Production Manager
JOB TYPE: Full Time.
SALARY: £30-33k a year (40h/week) + flat rate unlimited overtime at harvest and bottling.
REPORTING TO: Head-Winemaker.
WORKING WITH: Assistant winemaker, cellar supervisor, cellar and winery assistants, seasonal staff.
OBJECTIVES OF ROLE:
- Leading the day-to-day operations in the cellar for the Hambledon vineyard wines and for all Hambledon vineyard contract winemaking customers from bottling to dispatch of orders.
- Ensuring of the quality of all post-production procedures.
- Implementing work schedule and making sure all deadlines are kept for all post-production operations.
- Managing the dry goods stock (ordering, implementing quality control, dealing with storage)
- Building and training a post-production team as the company grows.
- Be part of the winery management team during harvest (September, October)
- Assisting with periodic bottle and dry goods stock check.
- Maintaining all cellar equipment clean and in good order.
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCES:
- Good level of spoken and written English.
- Relevant Wine degree will be favourably considered.
- Previous experience in a winery and cellar.
- Forklift licence a plus.
- Valid driving licence.
QUALITIES:
- Self-motivated and well organised
- Good communication and leadership skills.
- Great attention to detail
- Mechanically skilled an advantage.
- Problem solving.
- Ability to work long hours, night shifts and weekends when required.
- Ability to lift 20kg.
PLEASE NOTE THAT YOU NEED TO HAVE THE LEGAL RIGHT TO WORK IN THE UK, FOR EUROPEAN CITIZENS THAT MEANS SETTLED OR PRE-SETTLED STATUS IN THE UK.
Please send CV and cover letter to felix.gabillet@hambledonvineyard.co.uk
Application closed on the 15th of April 2024.
