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Winery Worker
Alternative Titles:
Bottling Attendant, Cellarhand, Vineyard Hand
Winery workers are involved in growing grapes and making,
bottling, warehousing, packaging, distributing and selling
wine.
Winery workers may perform the following tasks:
- prepare soil, plant vines, and cultivate and fertilise
crops
- construct wire trellises to support vines and fruit
- control weeds, diseases and pests
- assist with grape picking and, after harvest, vine
pruning
- operate equipment to crush and ferment the grapes
- assist in bottle fermentation by twining (turning the
bottles) and re-topping during the process (for sparkling
wines)
- operate equipment to clarify and filter wine
- make additions to wine, and blend and transfer wine
during maturation
- prepare wine for bottling
- assist with barrel work and racking
- assist with bottling, corking and general cleaning.
A winery worker may be involved in all aspects of vineyard
and cellar work or may specialise in one or more areas, such
as cellar work, bottling, laboratory work, vineyard work,
warehousing and packing, or cellar sales, depending on size
and type of winery.
With experience and sometimes further training, it is
possible to become a
Winery Supervisor who may undertake the following
tasks:
- provide on-the-job training to lower-level employees
- supervise process operations and coordinate the
activities of workers
- work out, analyse and present statistical data
- carry out environmental management programs including
food safety
- carry out occupational health and safety procedures.
Required Skills - Winery Worker
- enjoy practical work
- able to undertake manual work
- able to work quickly and reliably
- good with numbers
- good oral and written communication skills
- able to work safely and be safety conscious
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