Permanent Cellar Hand

Permanent Cellar Hand

Awatere River Wine Company is located in Marlborough’s Awatere Valley, producing premium Sauvignon Blanc, Pinot Gris, Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, and Methode sparkling wine from our vineyards.

Awatere River Wine Company is part of Booster Wine Group, which is a collection of NZ wineries including Gravity, Bannock Brae and Sileni Wines. We are looking for a passionate, capable, hardworking Cellar Hand to join our small team here at Awatere River Winery.

We are seeking an enthusiastic and motivated person for a permanent cellar hand role. Winery/vintage experience is preferred, but applicants without experience are also more than welcome to apply. Applicants will require sound attention to detail, strong interpersonal and team skills, motivation, initiative, and the stamina required to be effective in a busy environment. 

This role will be 40 hours per week, Monday - Friday. Weekend work and longer hours will be required during the vintage period.

Full and comprehensive training is provided for this role. Day to day work will include transfers of wine and juice, barrel work, cellar cleaning, tanker and flexi container filling and general winery cellar work. 

We are looking for someone with a great attitude and work ethic, who wants to be part of a small and passionate team. As a company we really value our people and their growth.

The cellar hand role will provide the successful candidate with the opportunity to be part of a close-knit, friendly team who are dedicated to producing quality wines. We offer a broad range of winery experiences including small-lot hand-picked vineyard parcels, as well as the opportunity to be working closely with new technologies such as Continuous flotation & Omnia filtration.

Transport to and from Blenheim to Awatere Valley is provided.

To apply, please forward a CV, contact details for 2 referees, and a covering letter outlining your main areas of experience, via the ‘Apply Now’ button.  Or if you have any questions about the role please email; Reuben.kepes@boosterwinegroup.nz

This position is full-time and permanent, so only people eligible to reside and work in New Zealand permanently should apply.