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Your Contribution

Reporting to the Head of Wineries and working closely with our Chief Winemaker you will be responsible for all winemaking operations at our Selaks Winery. This role offers the opportunity to contribute to our brands across two vintages, with a handover and transition period scheduled before and after our Winemaker's parental leave. Some of your responsibilities will include:

· Lead a team of two (one Operations Winemaker and one Senior Laboratory Technician)

· Contribute to developing the wine style and quality required for wines produced at Selaks

· Develop plans for the winemaking team to deliver such activities as the bottling schedule and dispatch.

· Quality and Compliance standards: Manage and audit Wine Quality Control sytems in the winery for fruit picking through to bottling

· Contribute to the annual harvest planning and logistics process and assist with wider needs as required

· Provide input into the long term/annual operating and vintage plans

About you

· Oenological or related Food Science degree/diploma

· Minimum 5 years Winemaking Experience

· Demonstrated history of effective people management and leadership

· A demonstrated understanding of Wine Quality Management systems

Culture

Constellation Brands New Zealand and Australia (CBNZA) is an award-winning grower, producer and distributor of globally recognised wine brands including New Zealand's own Kim Crawford, Selaks and Tipping Point. CBNZA is known for its innovation and collaboration and 'putting people first' philosophy. CBNZA features a highly skilled team of experts located both locally and around the world and is a division of Constellation Brands Inc which is headquartered in up-state New York in the USA. How about our Company Culture? It's straightforward, we have a strong focus on nurturing a culture that enable our employees to:

· Being Your Best and make great things happen

· Lend a hand to support and encourage each other to learn and grow

· Unite as one to achieve greater results by working together and respecting each other

· Engage positively to share ideas, embrace change and be open for the next challenge

Constellation Brands is a member of Te Uru Tāngata Centre for Workplace Inclusion. We are committed to creating an inclusive culture. We value and encourage participation of all applicants regardless of their background.

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Applications will be reviewed as they are received and if a suitable candidate is found, the company reserves the right to appoint the candidate prior to the advertising closing.