Cadetship

Job Description

About Us

Constellation Brands New Zealand is the country’s #1 exporter of wine to North America, with our power brand Kim Crawford driving category growth across the Pacific. Here at home and in Australia, our innovation continues to hit store shelves with Selaks, and Young & Co. Our people and brands are what set us apart from the competition, creating careers worth reaching for.

About the Role

Are you a wine enthusiast with a passion for the industry? Unsure what’s next for your career? Then why not give our Cadetship Programme a go! This a unique opportunity to try out a career in viticulture and winemaking, find out if it’s for you and earn while you learn some valuable skills.  Over the  12-month programme you’ll experience 6 months in the vineyards (we’re talking hands on, roll-your-sleeves-up work out in mother nature, often working with machinery) and 6 months in the winery (in the cellar where the actual wine itself is crushed and produced into the finished product. This program is designed to provide you with a solid foundation in the wine industry, equipping you with the skills and knowledge to pursue a successful and fulfilling career in this dynamic industry.

We offer a real-world environment with mentoring from experienced team-mates who are the best in the business. We know this programme works because we have many awesome and successful team members today who started out as Cadets. So what are you waiting for?! Apply today.

Key Responsibilities

·         Learning how to operate vineyard and winery machinery safely

·         Vineyard duties from mowing and leaf plucking to spraying the vines

·         Cellar duties from barrel work to wine transfers

·         Harvest operations including crushing and pressing

·         Contribute to a safety culture by following all safety procedures, ensuring proper PPE, incident reporting

Location

Drylands Estate Winery

Additional Locations

Job Type

Full time

Job Area

Operations and Production

Equal Opportunity

Constellation Brands is committed to a continuing program of equal employment opportunity. All persons have equal employment opportunities with Constellation Brands, regardless of their sex, race, color, age, religion, creed, sexual orientation, national origin or citizenship, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition (cancer or genetic characteristics), marital status, gender (including gender identity or gender expression), familial status, military or veteran status, genetic information, pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related conditions (or any other group or category within the framework of the applicable discrimination laws and regulations).