Trainee Assistant Winemaker - Moorilla And Domaine A
Moorilla and Domaine A have a unique fixed term opportunity for a Trainee Assistant Winemaker to gain hands-on experience in all aspects of winery operations for an entire production season.
Job Description
This role will give you the experience you need to learn how wineries work, from pre-vintage through to harvest, wine prep, and packaging. You will work alongside our Winemaker and Assistant Winemaker, immersing yourself in all aspects of the winery.
Responsibilities
- Be involved in all aspects of winery operations through a calendar year
- Quality control and preparation of wines for bottle – mentoring through blending, fining and disgorging trials
- Work on and with the bottling, tirage and disgorging lines – set-up, calibration, maintenance and operations
- Under direction, perform fruit delivery and processing procedures
- Assist with sparkling, white and red wine fermentation management
- Carry out all cellar operations including additions, stabilities, rackings, transfers and filtration
- Assist with lab work through the year
- Barrel management through the whole season
- Assist with regular maintenance and cleaning of all equipment
- Maintaining cellar cleanliness and presentation to a high standard
- Contract from early February until just before Christmas
Requirements
- Graduated from a university winemaking program
- Winery cellar experience achieved through multiple vintages coupled with a passion for high quality and cool climate wine
- Career driven and strongly motivated to learn and be involved in all aspects of winery operations
- A team player, with excellent communication skills, a positive attitude and a robust work ethic
- Ability to show initiative, work unsupervised and multi-task
- Some flexibility required during vintage and bottling season work (some longer days required at times)
- Physically able – ability to work on and around bottling and packaging lines, safely carry hoses, plunge ferments, lift crates / boxes, move barriques, puncheons etc
- An understanding of workplace health and safety and a willingness to practice and promote
- Enjoy working with and an interest in learning how to maintain winery machinery and equipment
- Hold a current Australian forklift and drivers licence
Applicants must have the right to work in Australia for the entire duration of the contract. We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all qualified candidates.
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📌 Trainee Assistant Winemaker - Moorilla And Domaine A
🏢 Moorilla Estate
📍 Hobart