Winery Laboratory Assistant - Canterbury, United Kingdom - Defined Wine Ltd

Defined Wine Ltd

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Canterbury, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

'Defined Wine Ltd is looking for a new laboratory assistant. Defined Wine Ltd is a contract-only winery based outside Canterbury (CT4 5HL). With no vineyards or brands of its own, it solely provides contract services for others. It has started to build laboratory services as a client offering and is looking to recruit a new laboratory assistant to run its internal and external lab analysis.

The laboratory assistant will work as part of the winery team

The job will include:

SO2 by aspiration/titration
Enzymatic spectrophotometer work
Wet chemistry sampling (pH and TA) as well as OenoFoss
Equipment calibration
Grape maturity processing
Filterability testing
Heat stability testing
Cold stability testing
Pressure testing
Portable density measurement
Sample preparation
Setting up trials and tastings
Microbiology analysis
Previous laboratory experience
Excellent attention to detail
Data entry and computer literacy (including knowledge of MS Office); numerical literacy
Ability to work at heights (to collect samples from tanks and barrels)
Eligibility to work in the UK
Winemaking knowledge or interest
Microbiology experience

Hours and salary

Flexible hours, at least 2530 hours per week, depending on demand; up to 60 hours per week during harvest period of September/October
Competitive hourly rate, reflective of previous experience

Job Types:
Part-time, Permanent

Salary:
£11.25-£12.00 per hour

Expected hours:
per week

Benefits: