Winery Technician

Hattingley Valley Wines Limited - Job Specification

Position: Winery Technician

Reports to: Winemakers

Purpose

An exciting full-time opportunity to join the winemaking team at Hattingley Valley, producers of the finest English sparkling wines. Hattingley Valley is looking for a motivated, capable, enthusiastic, and organised individual to join its rapidly growing business in a junior cellar role, by providing benchmark work in the wine cellar across a range of operations and responsibilities. This role will require ability to work to a high standard both as a valued teammate and as a skilled independent worker and will allow the candidate to obtain wide-ranging skills and hands-on experience in wine production.

The Candidate

This role suits a candidate with a fluids handling background, a food and beverage handling background, or someone who is looking to enter and evolve within the growing English wine industry. The winery location would suit a candidate living in the Alton/Winchester/Basingstoke area.

Major Responsibilities

• Making key winery operations happen – from wine operations to cleaning operations.
• Being a key winery cellar team member during pressing, additions, blending, filtering, bottling, riddling and disgorging operations.
• Using cellar experience to guide temporary staff at harvest.
• Maintaining an impeccably high standard of cleanliness and organisation within the winery.
• Assisting the Production & Warehouse team to disgorge, label and prepare wines for storage and collection at essential times of the year.
• Assisting with marketing events and promotional activities may be required.
• Long hours are a pre-requisite at harvest (October) and at bottling.

Qualifications and Experience

• Technical experience with machinery preferred but not essential.
• Fluids handling experience also preferred but not essential.
• Food and beverage handling experience also preferred but not essential.
• Mechanical ability and background an advantage.
• Forklift Licence preferred; being prepared to undertake Forklift training essential.
• Full Clean UK Driving Licence.
• Ability to lift 25kgs, climb ladders and stand for long periods essential.
• Applicants must have confirmed right to work in UK (pre-existing visa or residency rights).

Please note that Hattingley Valley does not sponsor visa applications.

• Please also note that Hattingley Valley reserves the right not to reply to applicants who do

not appear to meet the requirements for work in the UK.

Salary: Commensurate with experience.

Training: Training will be available where necessary to do some parts of the job. Eligible additional professional development offered after one year of service is completed satisfactorily.

Hours: 37.5 hours Monday to Friday 8.30 to 4.30 (30 minutes for lunch) – with additional hours as required during harvest and bottling periods.

Benefits: Company pension scheme, 25 days paid holiday plus all Public Holidays, staff wine allowance and discounts, opportunities to taste a variety of wines both English and from elsewhere.

Salary will depend on experience and skills. This is a full-time permanent role based in Hampshire.

Hattingley Valley Wines Ltd, Wield Yard, Lower Wield, Alresford, SO24 9AJ

Registered in England No. 07311421

Job Type: Full-time

Salary: Up to £22,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Casual dress
• Company events
• Company pension
• Employee discount
• Free parking
• On-site parking
• Wellness programme

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday
• Weekend availability

Supplemental pay types:

• Yearly bonus

Ability to commute/relocate:

• New Alresford, SO24 9RX: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Work Location: One location

Application deadline: 15/03/2023
Reference ID: 2023 Cellar Tech