Cellar Hand

About Us

Home to the iconic brand Villa Maria, our vision is to be one of the world’s great wine companies, sharing the best of New Zealand wine with the world.

Our grapes come from over 6,000 hectares of planted vineyards and blended in our wineries across three of the renowned wine regions - Marlborough, Hawke’s Bay, and Gisborne - and our wines are exported globally. From grape to glass, we’ve been pioneers of wine industry practices since 2003 - we’re passionate about wine and we love what we do!

From our wine supply business to our branded wines - we are proud of our incredible footprint in the industry.

Key Responsibilities

In this varied role you will perform winemaking operations in our cellar, from receiving grapes to crushing, pressing, fermentation and clarification, right through to dispatch –

• Assemble blends with instructions from our winemakers
• Mix and coordinate additives for our juice and wine ferments
• Liaise with our winemakers and production teams
• Operate our winery equipment, such as pumps, lees filters and flow meters
• Coordinate winemaking job orders to ensure they are completed efficiently and accurately
• Prioritise safety for yourself, your team and the wider winery
• Regular operating hours are 7am – 3.15pm

The Gisborne Winery is steeped in history and helped build the New Zealand wine industry. The years of experience, experimentation, changes and research have made an indelible mark on the New Zealand wine industry.

Enjoy varied exposure across different winemaking techniques and grapes; we produce sauvignon blanc, chardonnay, pinot gris, pinot noir, rose and sparkling.

What you need to be successful

We will provide full training. To succeed in this role, you will –

• Bring a positive attitude and thrive within a team environment
• Be physically fit and motivated with a great work ethic
• Listen to & follow instructions
• Be willing and eager to learn not only how to do job tasks but why we do them
• Ask questions whenever you want more information or need clarification

What we offer

• Salary + Phone + Wine Allowance + Wellness Allowance
• Southern Cross Health Insurance
• Learn from a positive, tight-knit, experienced team – most of us have been in the wine industry for 15+ years
• Invest in your career with continuous development opportunities at our locations in Gisborne, Hawke’s Bay, Blenheim and Auckland
• Create a product that will bring joy to the world!
• We train our cellar on all facets of operations to ensure you have well rounded knowledge and no two days are the same
• Benefit from 1x "You Day" per annum – a day for you, to do what you choose!
• Additional company-paid parental leave, and options to purchase an additional 2 weeks’ annual leave per year

Our Culture

We think our culture is pretty special. We have talented teams working in a variety of breath-taking locations. Our priority and investment in the wellbeing and diversity of our people is core to our purpose.

We’re all about authenticity and transparency so rather than bombard you with corporate jargon– here’s the real Indevin:

• We’re a good ol’ Kiwi company who is proud to be a wine industry leader and we have years of hard work to thank for it
• Our business is proudly spearheaded by the Villa Maria Brand
• We take our work, but not ourselves, too seriously
• We work with people from all over the world because our diversity makes us stronger
• We’re very passionate about what we do. We love wine, sharing our knowledge and making Indevin an inspiring place to work