Job Description
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.
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Grape receival: fruit intake, sampling, weighing, analysis
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Grape crushing and pressing operations
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Fermentation: inoculations/yeast preparation, temperature checks, Baume testing, data entry
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Cellar work: pump-overs, plunging, racking, transfers, juice/wine movements, additions (as directed)
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Barrel work: filling, topping, washing, analysis checks
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High standard of equipment hygiene: tanks, pumps, presses, hoses, fittings, floors
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General duties: forklift, housekeeping, waste management, record keeping, safety checks
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Competent laboratory techniques and perform laboratory analysis
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Computer programmed winemaking record keeping and data entry skills
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About you n
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Enthusiastic, reliable, safety-minded and a team player
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Robust work ethic with ability to perform manual tasks
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Comfortable working long shifts and weekends during the vintage harvest period
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Excellent attention to detail and communication skills
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Completed tertiary winemaking qualifications or currently studying a tertiary winemaking qualification is preferred
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Previous and advanced levels of on the job winery vintage and cellar experience are required
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Forklift licence required (or willingness to obtain) + current driver licence required
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RSA or willingness to obtain (for occasional events)
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Must have Australian work rights
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About us n
Petersons Wines, in partnership with Hunter Valley Wine Contractors, is a respected and long-established Hunter Valley wine producer.
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📌 Assistant Winemaker (New South Wales)
🏢 Petersons Wines
📍 New South Wales