CELLAR WORKERS

Job Description: Job Summary•\tThis job focuses primarily on the processing of grapes into wine. All aspects of the winemaking process will be learned and practiced, from receiving grapes right off the vine to bottling and labeling, and everything in between. Join us in a face paced and fun work environment!Work Style•\tThis job requires being responsible and dependable, being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks, and a willingness to take on responsibilities and challenges.Tasks/Responsibilities•\tSet up, adjust and operate winery equipment safely and correctly, including pumps, presses, de-stemmers, shaker tables, filters, forklifts, bin dumper, bottling line, labeling machine and any other winery equipment.•\tPerform basic cellar operations safely and correctly, including racking, topping, barrel filling, transferring wine, making additions to wine, punch-downs, pump-overs, packing wine boxes, cleaning and any other duties and responsibilities as required to meet production goals.
•\tWeigh and/or measure out and safely and correctly handle winery chemicals including tartaric, malic and citric acids, potassium meta-bisulfite, yeast, nutrients, tannins, dry ice and other winery additive and/or sanitation chemicals.
•\tCollect samples of materials or products for laboratory analysis.
•\tClean and/or sanitize tanks, hoses, winery equipment and barrels, including all areas of production with appropriate chemicals and at the appropriate water temperature.
•\tCommunicate processing instructions to other workers where applicable.
•\tPack bottles into cartons or crates, using machines or by hand.
•\tBe able to bend, climb stairs and/or ladders and lift 50 pounds repeatedly using proper form to avoid injury.
Schedule
•\tHarvest schedule requires employee to be available to work 5-6 days per week.
•\tHours of operation are 7:00am until 3:30pm (normal operating hours) and often times during harvest we end the day closer to 5:00pm.
•\tPlenty of overtime hours available.

15.00 - 17.00