Job description
Key Responsibilities/Accountabilities
Winemaking
- Responsible for style development to meet consumer needs, brand positioning and wine profitability.
- Responsible for creating and approving back label descriptions for each wine release.
- Responsible for ensuring the style agreed for all wine SKU’s can be delivered through the winery operation at the cost of goods that is required to make the wines commercially acceptable.
- Responsible for coordinating annual oak barrel purchase in conjunction with international PR purchasing requirements and directives.
- Ensure quality control systems are promoted in accordance with Company Policy, Food Safety and assist in the implementation of ISO Quality Systems.
- Solve technical/processing problems as they arise.
- Create, update and file cellar work orders.
- Ensuring satisfactory storage conditions for the wine.
- Fermentation monitoring/control and tasting.
- All harvest activities including vineyard visits, crushing, pressing and fermentation.
- Regular checking on cellar operations to ensure maintenance of quality standards and performance.
- Requesting analysis as required from the Laboratory.
- Monitoring and maintenance of wine inventory.
- Play a key role in planning the functional operations of the Kenwood winery (cellar, barrel, laboratory & winemaking) to achieve the agreed commercial and wine quality objectives.
- In conjunction with the Winery Operations Manager – Kenwood Vineyards develop and drive winery planning/efficiency tools as they relate to both site and packaging requirements.
- Act as ambassador for the Kenwood brand, by hosting tastings and technical visits & tours at the winery or Jack London Ranch.
- Ensure the maintenance of accurate records of inventory, blends and procedures etc.
- Maintaining the security of key technical information and procedures.
- Preparation of written reports when required, along with preparation of operational reports for circulation to senior management covering productivity, cost, safety, quality and topical operational issues.
Confined Space Program
- Ensures Confined Space program for Kenwood Vineyards is compliant with CalOsha requirements. This includes;
- Working with the Sustainability team to ensure the written policy and procedures are implemented and maintained and communicated to workers.
- Equipment is approved, inspected, maintained and or replaced as required by industry standards.
- Managing permit requirements.
- Performs comprehensive theoretical and practical training that is compliant with industry standards for all new employees and temporary workers and ensures the training records are completed and maintained.
Business Improvement
- Make a strong contribution to the grape sourcing strategy for all PRW USA wines and to the industrial footprint development for all PRW USA operations.
- Make a strong contribution to any and all cogs initiatives needed to maintain the evolution of standard costs at or below inflation.
- In collaboration with Marketing teams ensure our wine portfolio is growing and developing along with our consumer preferences and to meet new market opportunities.
- Actively lead, influence and participate in experimentation and innovation from grape through to finished wine to achieve our goal of an exciting, interesting and premium wine portfolio.
- Take an interest in both global consumer trends as they relate to wine and related beverages as well as new winemaking techniques and technologies to ensure PRW USA maintains a fresh and enquiring perspective on the wine category.
- Keep up to date with technology and ideas that could be beneficial within PRW USA and the broader Californian wine industry.
- Challenge the status quo and look for new solutions to ongoing and new problems
- Ensure winemaking skills and knowledge are maintained i.e. industry up-dates, conference & wine show attendance.
- Assist the Winery Operations Manager to review the winemaking processes and procedures, from vineyard through bottling, to ensure continuous improvement.
Leadership
- Facilitate communication with relevant stakeholders outside of the immediate department e.g. Production, Viticulture, Finance, HR.
- Ensure effective intra and inter Departmental communication between all levels of employees within the Winery.
- Participate in formal and informal team meetings as required.
- Promote a culture of winemaking excellence and innovation that also embraces PRW core values.
- Positively influence the culture of winery operations in line with Company values.
- Be a driving force in assisting the Winery Operations Manager to establish appropriate industrial environment for a safe and productive workplace.
Skills / Qualifications / Experience:
Essential:
- Confidence in own knowledge and palate
- Tertiary qualifications in Oenology, Wine Science or Business Management.
- Minimum 8-10 years practical winemaking experience in all facets of winemaking process
- Ability to lead, motivate and communicate effectively with a wide range of people.
- Ability to work in a changing environment with a commitment to continuous improvement and quality systems
- Computer skills medium level of knowledge with Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, word, PowerPoint, outlook).
- Self-motivated, industrious, honest and a high level of integrity
- A demonstrated commitment to quality
- Must be able to communicate effectively with the public and trade
Desirable:
- Experience working in a global organization.
- Experience working under ISO guidelines and managing continuous improvement initiatives
- Understanding of US/Californian legal requirements related to wine
- Understanding of the strategic planning process with an ability to set achievable goals and evaluate performance against measurable outcomes
- Spanish as second language.
Pay Transparency Disclosure: The base pay scale offered for this position is $120,000 - $145,000 per year. These figures represent what we reasonably expect to pay for this position, but the actual compensation offered will depend upon numerous job-related factors, including but not limited to candidate qualifications, skills, experience, education, location, and alignment with market data. The Company reserves the right to modify the range in the future.
Job Posting End Date:
Target Hire Date:
2022-06-13-07:00
Target End Date:
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