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Salary(Merbein Packaging)
Permanent Fulltime Position
About AVL:
Australian Vintage Limited (AVL) is an ASX listed company and owner of the multi-award winning McGuigan, Tempus Two, Nepenthe and Barossa Valley Wine Company brands.
At AVL our purpose is to make the world a smaller place through sharing good times.
We are proud to be committed to an ESG strategy that encompasses environmental impact and climate action, alongside social impact initiatives to support communities and good corporate governance. We have set an ambitious climate target - informed by current climate science - to achieve Net Zero carbon emissions by 2040 across the entire value chain. Our Buronga Hill winery and Merbein packaging facility are 100% powered by wind and solar.
About the role:
In this leadership position, the Cellar Manager will be responsible for creating a positive cellar culture, encouraging personal growth and development of Cellar team members and modelling AVL behaviours and values.
Taking direction from the Senior Winemaker, the Cellar Manager will ensure the plans and directions of the Winemakers are carried out in a safe and efficient manner at Merbein Packaging, while maintaining a high standard of wine quality. Primary duties will include:
- Provide strong leadership, direction and discipline for all cellar staff and maintain strong cellar presence.
- Provide supervision whilst working closely with and mentoring the Cellar Team to carry out the plans and instructions of the winemaking team in a safe, quality-conscious, and efficient manner.
- Allocation of cellar instructions, supervision of cellar staff, and ensuring execution of cellar operations in a timely, efficient, safe and quality-conscious manner, in order to achieve company productivity and quality targets.
- Ensure required information is recorded on all cellar notes at the completion of each job prior to returning to winemaking/production admin.
- Be conscious of water usage within the winery and be proactive in helping the site achieve its Sustainability targets.
- Complete Job Safety Observation sheets according to SOP.
- Carry checks where applicable on cellar notes post completion to ensure jobs are completed, tanks washed, SOP's have been followed and general cellar hygiene standards are maintained.
- Assist with the ongoing review of and adherence to company cellar procedures as described within the Cellar Procedures Manual.
- Winery Experience: A minimum two years' experience as an Assistant Winemaker or Winery Supervisor, or one years' experience in a Winemaker role.
- Expertise in cellar operations: We are looking for someone with previous experience in a similar role who can help drive efficiencies at Merbein Packaging.
- A leader: This person thrives leading and coaching a team. We are looking for someone who is committed to creating a positive culture and delivering high outcomes.
- Excellent Communication skills: We are looking for someone with strong communication skills who has the ability to build positive relationships within our business and work cross functionally.
- Qualifications; A Degree/Post Graduate Diploma in Wine Science/Viticulture/Food Technology.
- Primary carer parental leave offering 26 weeks paid leave
- Secondary carers parental leave offering 4 weeks paid leave
- Mental health and wellbeing training and support
- Annual wine allowance
- Options to purchase additional annual leave
- Sabbaticals and career breaks
- Continuation of superannuation while on paid and unpaid parental leave
Applications close: Friday, 2 December 2022
To learn more about Australian Vintage, please visit our website at: https://www.australianvintage.com.au/
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