Production Manager / Winemaker

Hands-on wine professional sought to coordinate vineyard and winery production, with essential traditional method sparkling wine experience.

Varied role across vineyard, vintage, cellar and sparkling production

Small family-owned wine business in Denmark, Western Australia

Take ownership of day-to-day production and quality.

Production Manager / Winemaker

Full-Time | Denmark, Great Southern, Western Australia Vineyard, Winery and Traditional Method Sparkling Production

Your New Company

Join a small, family-owned wine business in Western Australia's Great Southern region, producing cool-climate still wines and traditional method sparkling wine from its own vineyard.

The business follows a biological approach to viticulture, with a focus on soil health, cover crops, compost and low-intervention vineyard practices. Working closely with the owners and senior winemaking lead, you will contribute across the vineyard and winery within a practical, small-team environment.

Your New Role

This is a broad, hands-on position coordinating day-to-day production while supporting the agreed winemaking direction. You will work across grape growing, vintage, cellar operations, sparkling production, bottling and finishing, with responsibility for production planning, equipment care, inventory and quality control.

Responsibilities will include

• Coordinating production schedules, labour, equipment and dry goods across vintage and the annual production cycle
• Undertaking vintage and non-vintage cellar operations, wine movements and bottling activities
• Carrying out traditional method sparkling production and finishing, including disgorgement, dosage, topping, corking and closures
• Supporting vineyard activities, fruit quality, soil health and planned vineyard redevelopment
• Safely setting up, operating, cleaning and maintaining winery and sparkling production equipment
• Providing first-line equipment troubleshooting and coordinating specialist servicing when required
• Maintaining accurate cellar, production, inventory, quality and traceability records
• Coordinating seasonal staff and contractors as allocated
• Maintaining hygiene, food safety and workplace safety standards, while reducing avoidable wine loss, downtime and rework

Your Profile

You are a practical wine professional who enjoys moving between vineyard and winery responsibilities. You work independently, organise competing priorities and remain calm during busy production periods. You take care with small-batch wine and build dependable relationships with owners, advisers, seasonal staff and contractors.

As well as this, you will have

• Practical winery production experience across vintage and non-vintage cellar operations
• Demonstrated hands-on traditional method sparkling experience, including disgorgement, dosage, topping, corking or closures and bottle finishing
• Confidence operating winery machinery and learning new equipment and systems
• A sound understanding of cellar hygiene, quality control, wine movements, production records and safe work practices
• Strong attention to detail, sound practical judgement and the ability to take ownership in a small team
• A willingness to work across physical vineyard and cellar duties, following safe manual handling and operating procedures

A relevant qualification in winemaking, oenology, viticulture, wine science or a related discipline is preferred. Applicants with substantial directly relevant winery and sparkling production experience will also be considered.

Experience in cool-climate viticulture, Chardonnay and Pinot Noir, biological or regenerative vineyard practices, seasonal staff supervision, wine laboratory work or sensory assessment will be highly regarded. Mechanical aptitude, preventative maintenance experience and forklift competency or a licence will also be valued.

The role is based in Denmark and requires regular work in both vineyard and winery environments. Flexibility is required during vintage and key production periods, including early starts, longer days and occasional weekend work.

Why Join This Company?

This role offers the opportunity to contribute across the full production cycle, working closely with the owners in a business focused on vineyard health and wine quality.

Benefits include

• A varied full-time role spanning vineyard, winery and sparkling production
• Ownership of day-to-day production within an agreed winemaking direction
• Hands-on access to dedicated small-scale sparkling finishing equipment
• Close working relationships with owners and experienced winemaking support
• The opportunity to contribute to vineyard redevelopment and production improvements

How to Apply?

If this sounds like you, click 'Apply Now' and submit your resume for consideration.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted regarding the role.