Note: The following required skills should be applied as appropriate to the equipment and processes that are used in the particular winery or workplace. Ability to: Access workplace information to identify testing requirements Select, fit and use appropriate personal protective clothing and/or equipment Confirm supply of necessary materials, equipment and services Liaise with other work areas. This may include: laboratory personnel bottling and packaging marketing maintenance warehouse Prepare samples for testing Confirm test equipment status and condition. This may include: confirming that test equipment is operating accurately recognising and rejecting contaminated or faulty glassware and equipment safety checks replacing consumables instrument setting and calibration Operate test equipment according to workplace procedures and manufacturer instructions Carry out routine tests Read and interpret results as required Record results as required and complete workplace information Monitor the process and test equipment to identify out-of-specification results or non-compliance Take corrective action in response to out-of-specification results, anomalies or non-compliance Report and/or record corrective action according to workplace procedures Follow procedures to repeat or validate results as required Shut down test equipment in response to an emergency situation Shut down test equipment in response to routine shutdown requirements Sort, collect, treat, recycle or dispose of waste Maintain work area to meet housekeeping standards. Clean and store equipment. Dismantle test equipment in preparation for cleaning according to enterprise procedures Take samples according to enterprise procedures Carry out routine maintenance according to enterprise procedures Identify, rectify or report environmental non-compliance according to enterprise procedures Utilise aseptic techniques according to enterprise procedures Use oral communication skills/language to fulfil the job role as specified by the organisation, including questioning, active listening, asking for clarification and seeking advice from supervisor Work cooperatively within a culturally diverse workforce |