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1 POSITION DESCRIPTION Position Title: Cellar Hand Incumbent: Date: Location: Marlborough Reports to: Senior Cellar Supervisor SECTION 1 POSITION SUMMARY To assist the winemaking and cellar teams in the wine manufacturing process to ensure a high quality product is produced to agreed Villa Group specifications and deadlines. To assist the cellar manager/supervisor in the day to day operations of the cellar. SECTION 2 ROLE DIMENSIONS ROLE DIMENSION Number of people reporting directly to the incumbent: Estimate of Payroll of those supervised by the incumbent: Sales revenue: (where applicable) Unit operating budget: CURRENT DATA Page 1

2 SECTION 3 ORGANISATIONAL RELATIONSHIPS Villa Maria Estate Winemaking - Marlborough GM Winemaking Chief Marlborough Plant Manager Senior Marlborough Marlborough Retail & Hospitality Manager Winery Systems Marlborough Lab Manager Cellar Shop / Accommodation Senior Cellar Supervisor Laboratory Technician Cellar Shop / Accommodation Housekeeper Cellar Supervisor Cellarhand (C) Cellarhand (B) Cellarhand / Lab Technician Page 2

3 SECTION 4 MAJOR ACTIVITIES KEY TASKS Objectives Expected Outcomes Achieving Continuous Excellence (ACE) ACE is a programme Villa Maria Wine Estate has embarked on encompassing lean principles and business excellence across the group. This is focussed through five main streams, these are OFIs (Opportunities For Improvement), VSM (Value Stream Mapping), 5S (a systematic approach to workplace organisation), Communication, and Training and Development. Every position in Villa Maria Wine Estates is integral in helping deliver ACE initiatives, focussing on continuous improvement and ensuring this becomes business as usual. People, Quality and Safety Vintage Ensure continuous improvement initiatives are identified, actioned and progressed under the relevant ACE stream in your area. If an ACE leader in your department, ensure that you are providing leadership to others, reporting to the ACE Project Team and the Continuous Improvement Specialist and keeping yourself up to date with ACE communications, updates and training. Assist VSM Leader with VSM projects Assist and participate in 5S projects Consider and promote the best interests of Villa Maria Estate in all actions, ensuring a paramount and sustainable focus on quality. Follow processes and systems in place to support and encourage safe work practices in all areas. Eliminate, isolate or minimise hazards. Grape receival, crushing, pressing, yeast build ups and inoculations. Ferment management, ferment adds, pumping, overplunging, barrel work, cleaning, juice receival. Demonstrate leadership and assistance around the ACE programme both at a personal and department level. Make ACE a regular part of the working week and activities. Include an ACE objective in each 100 day plan for yourself and any reports. Make regular communications around ACE with the relevant staff both in and outside your immediate team. Villa Maria values and key behaviours demonstrated in all decisions and interactions. Safe working practices where minimal workplace incidents occur. All incidents or near miss incidents are reported to the Health & Safety Officer. Action is taken to prevent reoccurrence. Systems and processes are continually improved. Processing grapes into wine. Page 3

4 Wine Production Equipment Maintenance Oversee and conduct all processes in relation to the making of wine, including but not limited to: Rack and returns. Wine fining and stabilisation. Basic lab analysis and subsequent amelioration of wine preservatives. Topping of wine barrels. Finished wine despatch and receival. Ensure that all winery equipment is cleaned and put away after use and that all areas are kept clean. Wine barrel stacking, cleaning, sterilisation and storage Facilitate wine maturation. Ensure wine integrity and consistency. Check and ensure microbiological stability. Storage of wine prior to bottling. Assists the bottling process. Reduction in microbiological contaminants and barrel life prolonged A hygienic workplace and minimal wine spoilage. Standard Operating procedures Standard Operating procedures (continued) Standard operating procedures and quality procedures in place for all key tasks. Standard operating procedures and manuals regularly reviewed and updated for improvements. Staff trained and adhere to standard operating procedures at all times. Correct procedures followed with tanks, hoses, barrels, pumps, fixed lines, presses, crusher, filters etc cleaned before and after use. Ensure compliance with the environmental and waste management plan. Immediate treatment of mycoderma, tanks on ullage constantly under gas cover, ferment or malolactic temperatures correctly controlled etc. Ensure that all plant and equipment is well maintained. Report problems or potential problems with equipment. Staff adhere to SOP s and ISO requirements at al times. Maintain ISO accreditation. ISO audits completed with no non-conformances. Minimise down time. Preventative maintenance saves costs on major repairs. Reduce electrical call-outs. A hygienically clean and well organised winery. No wine contamination issues. General Any other reasonable and relevant duties as required by Villa Maria from time to time. A flexible and adaptable workforce able to meet changing business needs. SECTION 5 MAJOR CHALLENGES Workload and pressure through the annual vintage cycle. SECTION 6 DECISION-MAKING AUTHORITY Page 4

5 DECISIONS EXPECTED RECOMMENDATIONS EXPECTED Day to day cellar hand operations Practices or findings outside standard operating procedures Maintenance and servicing of equipment SECTION 7 WORKING RELATIONSHIPS MOST FREQUENT CONTACTS Senior Cellar Supervisor / / Lab NATURE OR PURPOSE OF CONTACT Line manager, guidance and direction Changes in wine care SECTION 8 TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS FORMAL QUALIFICATIONS, TRAINING & EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS: Essential: Desirable: PREFERRED PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES OR COMPETENCIES: Wine industry experience. Relevant tertiary qualification wine making or engineering Dependability Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations. Attention to Detail Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks. Cooperation Job requires being pleasant with others on the job and displaying a good-natured, cooperative attitude. Independence Job requires developing one's own ways of doing things, guiding oneself with little or no supervision, and depending on oneself to get things done. Adaptability/Flexibility Job requires being open to change (positive or negative) and to considerable variety in the workplace. Self Control Job requires maintaining composure, keeping emotions in check, controlling anger, and avoiding aggressive behaviour, even in very difficult situations. Integrity Job requires being honest and ethical. Stress Tolerance Job requires accepting criticism and dealing calmly and effectively with high stress situations. Initiative Job requires a willingness to take on responsibilities and challenges. Analytical Thinking Job requires analysing information and using logic to address work-related issues and problems. Page 5