Farm Manager• Land preparation and ploughing• Pesticide spraying and record keeping • Fertilizing • Irrigation• Pruning• Trimming• Harvesting• Record keeping• Managing the labour force• BudgetingBoutique Style Wine Maker• Veritas and platters awards on all first production• In charge of all vineyards and spray programs • Liaison with all suppliers • Budgets • Purchasing of all products and chemicals• Full winemaking process of red and white wine• Managing staff• Full harvesting responsibility • Stabilization and blending of all wines• Managing all wines and barrels• Record keeping of all programs• Responsible for all applications of sawis bottling and ipw• Tasting and blending of wines • Responsible for wine tastings and private functions• Managing tasting room and shows• Responsible for all bottling and budgets

Head Wine Maker• Coordinating of harvest activities• Full winemaking process of white and red wine• Stabilization and blending of wines• Hygiene and health and safety• Ensuring compliance to quality standards• Accreditation to sawis and ipw standards• Liaison with al suppliers• Cellar staff management • All ezy wine and sawis applications

Servicing and repairing of:• Machinery• Water pipes• Cooling units• Pressure tanks• Compressors• Boiler• Transformators• Over pumps of red wine tanksBuildings:• Maintenance and repairing of buildings, roofs, gutters and pipes• Liaising with suppliers regarding maintenance and emergency repair works• Overseeing that operators are using machinery and appliances correctly• Overall office repairsIrrigation:• Managing irrigation systems• Maintenance of irrigation system• Reporting maintenance issues to production manager• Liaising with suppliersVehicles• Servicing of vehicles and booking major services• Checking tread on tyres• Monitoring everyday ware and tare of vehicles• Managing drivers of vehicles, keys and logbooks• Managing fuel levels• In charge of licensing of vehiclesWorkshop management• Keep workshop tidy and safe• Monitoring expenses and reporting at production meetings regarding expenses• Active investigation regarding strategic priorities• Attending daily meetings and communicating job charts

Overseeing the production process, drawing up a production schedule Ensuring that the production is cost effectiveMaking sure that products are produced on time and are of good qualityWorking out the human and material resources neededDrafting a timescale for the job Estimating costs and setting the quality standardsMonitoring the production process and adjusting schedules as neededBeing responsible for the selection and maintenance of equipmentMonitoring product standards and implementing quality-control programmesLiaising among different departments, e.g suppliers, managersWorking with managers to implement the company’s policies and goalsEnsuring that health and safety guidelines are followedSupervising and motivating a team of workersReviewing worker performanceIdentifying training needsBuilding and installing packing machinery

1996 started as Harvest Assistant1998 promoted to Bottling2000 promoted to Tasting Room/ Front of House manager2001 promoted to Laboratory Technician/ Cellar Hand2002 promoted to Assistant WinemakerOversee daily operations of cellar and lab in order to meet production requirements and schedulesMonitor and maintain cleanliness of lab and cellar and ensure regular maintenance of equipmentSupervise cellar personnel involved in the production of wineConduct technical in-service training for cellar staffGeneration and maintenance of cellar operations, equipment operation and safetyConduct various laboratory tests to monitor the process of grapes, to ensure their qualityOrganise the crushing and pressing of grapes, the settling of juice and the fermentation of grape materialExamines grape samples to ascertain presence and extent of such factors as sugars and acid contents and ripenessBlends wine according to formulas or knowledge and experience in wine making. Also develop new processes to improve productGuide the filtering of wine to remove remaining solidsTest the resulting wine to check quality and compositionFinalised and processed job sheets on Ezy WineFire marshal and First Aid PersonSAWIS – liaising with SAWIS for exporting and wine onlineWorked tightly in a team where we received various medals at Michaelangelo, Air France, Veritas and Young Wine ShowStock control and stock take on a monthly basis2009 Representative for Porterville Winery until October 2014 - Cellar Maintenance and Technical Manager for Porterville and Tulbagh Winery (Tulbagh taking over ownership of Porterville Cellar)Repairs to various types of wine pumpsInstallation of stainless-steel pipe work and fittings, stainless steel welding done on siteRepairs to various conveyors – screw, belt and stainless-steel conveyorRepairs to tanks /Installation and repair of handrails and catwalksDesigning and building Glycol systems/ Installing cool water systems / Basic electrical