About us

At Accolade Wines, our purpose is to enrich everyday moments. As one of the world’s leading wine companies, our award-winning portfolio includes beloved brands such as Hardys, Grant Burge, St Hallett, Mud House, Jam Shed and many more. We are one of the largest wine producers in the world – we’ve been around since 1836, and our portfolio has won nearly 9,000 international wine show awards in the last decade. 

About the role

The driving force behind our business is our people – we have over 1,000 staff across Australia, the UK, Europe, Asia, South Africa, New Zealand and the Americas, and every one of us is passionate about making the ordinary extraordinary through our amazing wines. 

We are now recruiting for an Office Assistant (Learnership) to join our team based at the Flagstone Winery. The successful candidate will be responsible for general office admin and administrative support to the employees, whilst liaising closely with line managers and senior employees.

This role is full-time, 12-month contract, which will potentially roll for another 12 months.
 

Key responsibilities include:

• Answering, screening and directing telephone calls to the relevant employees, taking accurate messages and ensuring that the process of returning calls is efficiently facilitated.
• Acting as the first point of contact for all general enquiries.
• Greeting & signing in visitors and directing them to the appropriate person. 
• Managing third party cleaning personnel to ensure tidiness and cleanliness of offices, kitchens & rest rooms on a daily basis.
• Managing stock takes for a variety of different areas.
• Arranging functions, meetings, tastings, accommodation & travel arrangements as and when required.
• Maintaining an efficient filing system to track important documentation.
• Assisting with the loading of Purchase Orders.
• Assisting with Health & Safety administration.
   

What you’ll bring:

• Relevant experience in a similar role. 
• Successfully completed Management Assistant (N6) or Office Administrator (N4). 
• Excellent verbal and written skills, as well as a good telephone manner is essential.
• Excellent IT skills, particularly Excel and Word. 
• Ability to get to our winery every day.  Given the location, it will be necessary to drive.  
   

What you can expect:

Accolade Wines will provide the ideal climate and a hand-picked rewards package for you to make a difference in our successful and growing business. 

 
You will also have access to: 

• A modern office located in Somerset West
• 25 days Annual Leave, plus extra Loyalty Leave 
• Accolade Wines Anniversary day off 
• Go Beyond Day – making a different in your local community 
• Access to an extensive online learning library 
• Employee Assistance Program