Tayla Van Der Merwe

Provide Clerical duties relating to administration of wine cellar and HR departments

• Compile employment documents
• Check and verify accuracy of employment documentation received
• Compile supporting documentation including but not limited to employee IDs, drivers’ licenses, bank details
• Operate and work with ERS Biometric System to manage employee working and clocking hours and to download all Employees Work schedules
• Make use of Labournet (Psiber) Payroll System Software
• Responsible for all wages and Salaries to be uploaded and reconciled to pay periods required
• Download EMP201 submissions monthly
• Ensure that all EMP 201 are completed and submitted to SARS before 6th of each month
• Timeously produce pay slips and leave reports from Labournet platform
• Issuing and recording PPEs
• Provide practical and administrative services to ensure smooth running of farm and wine
• Stock control of all bottled and bulk wines
• Stock control of all dry goods
• Monthly submissions of SAWIS Documentation
• Responsible for SAWIS, Customs and Excise Submission SARS
• Processing of local sales incl
• SAWIS 6
• Exports documents
• Logistics – arrangement of transportation to clients including management of online orders
• Applications for approvals and renewals of sensorial applications
• Compilation of all compliance documents including but not limited to spray records, irrigation, and fertilizer records, COAs, carbon footprint calculations
• Pass IPW and WIETA Audits
• Harvest assistance incl
• Compilation weigh bills for wine grapes and olives and compliance documentation
• Cellar assistance and invoicing of sales.

• Lab routine analysis of wine and juice
• Analysis includes determination of alcohol content, sugar, SO2, pH, total acidity, volatile acidity, filterability, colour testing, turbidity testing, as well as balling testing during harvest
• Disgorging and bottling MCC wines
• Preparation of chemical solutions
• Maintenance, calibration, and verification of instruments
• Product non-conformance monitoring
• Administration of samples and results
• Inform all parties of concerned of products defects
• Preparation of blends and benchmark trials for winemakers
• Quality control testing with regards to bottling and labeling
• Ensuring that all products meet required specification by conducting frequent checks and analysis
• Check and verify all orders to specification as per client
• Attend to package and production line problems
• GMP inspection of whole plant
• Assist with issuing PPE
• COA document control
• Hygiene checks, maintaining and assisting in housekeeping duties
• Conduct general administration tasks.

• Daily lab routine analysis of wine and spirits samples, following prescribes standard procedures
• Ensure all analysis meet production standards and in specification of verified spec
• Analysis includes determination of alcohol content, sugar, SO2, pH, TA, VA, product colour (spectroscopy) and filterability index (QFT)
• Conduct general administration tasks
• Administration of samples, results, and monthly reports
• Ensure effective communication to related parties regarding results.