Laboratory Supervisor
(Wine Jobs:
Vineyards & Cellars )
Full Time
McWilliam's Wines
Wagga Wagga & Riverina,
NSW
With representation in key wine regions throughout Australia, a rich portfolio of brands and more than six generations of winemaking experience, McWilliam's Wines has cemented its place as one of Australia's leading and most awarded wineries. Our brands reflect a commitment to quality and include McWilliam's, Evans & Tate, Mount Pleasant, Barwang, Lillydale Estate, Catching Thieves, Sunstone and X &Y. McWilliam's Wines is also the Australian distributor for premium international brands including Drambuie, Champagne Taittinger, Henkell and Mateus.
Company Overview
With representation in key wine regions throughout Australia, a rich portfolio of brands and more than six generations of wine-making experience, McWilliam's Wines has cemented its place as one of Australia's leading and most awarded wineries. In 2016 the Mount Pleasant winery was named Winery of the Year in the James Halliday Wine Companion 2017, and its 2011 Maurice O’Shea Shiraz was named Shiraz of the Year in the 2015 edition. The Maurice O’Shea Shiraz, Lovedale Semillon and Rosehill Shiraz are regarded among Australia’s most iconic wines.
The key brands distributed by the business include McWilliam's, Evans & Tate, Mount Pleasant, Barwang and Coombe Farm (Yarra Valley). McWilliam's Wines is also the Australian distributor for premium international brands including Champagne Taittinger (FRA), Henkell (GER), Mionetto (ITA), Mateus (POR) and Framingham (NZ).
Our Role:
- Provide high quality laboratory information and materials to internal and external customers requiring laboratory services. Ensure information is communicated in a timely manner and non conformance's investigated.
Core responsibilities
- Supervise Laboratory Assistants and ensure safe and efficient operation of Laboratory and compliance with company WHS policy.
- Conduct quality control checks to identify inaccurate test results or poorly calibrated equipment and rectify issues before results are reported to customers
- Strong commitment to provide a high standard of customer relations internally and externally, Workplace Health & Safety and any improvements towards cost savings, quality, implementation of new systems, etc
- Take responsibility for the practical training of new staff and vintage casuals
- Provide Roster to staff and maintain training records
- Be an integral part of the overall team, demonstrating our ‘One Family, One Team’ culture
To be successful in this role, you will:
- Strong analytical, laboratory, science or wine-making background
- Excellent attention to detail
- Efficiency under pressure (vintage experience)
- Strong communication skills
- Strong time management skills
- Proficient with suite of Microsoft products - including Word, Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.
- Strong organisational and multi-tasking capabilities
- Front-line management
If this sounds like you, we'd love to meet you!
Only successful candidates will be contacted
