Position Summary:

This position performs all standard crush activities, including receiving and crushing grapes, and operating crusher and presses. Responsibilities may also include pump overs, punch downs, racking, filtering, clarifying, shipping/receiving bulk, blending of juice and wine, sanitation in all areas of cellar operation, cleaning and sterilizing tanks and other equipment. Overtime is required as needed to meet operational needs.

This job description is designed to outline the essential functions of the position but is not intended to be all inclusive.

Key Responsibilities:

•  General cleaning, Housekeeping, and sanitation of winery & equipment
•  Operate fruit receiving and processing equipment
•  Pressing
•  Transfers, Flotation and racking of juice from tank to tank
•  Set up and monitor pump-overs in a quality and time efficient way
•  Removing pomace from tanks & presses
•  Accurately complete work orders and other tracking documentation
•  Follows standard operating procedures in the performance of all cellar activities to ensure
maximum productivity and wine quality objectives are achieved
•  Adheres to all safety policies and procedures, including but not limited to timely and accurate
reporting of all work-related injuries and illnesses to the supervisor, promoting safety
awareness to co-workers, advising the supervisor of any unsafe acts and conditions, wearing
required personal protective equipment and following confined space protocol where
necessary
•  Other duties as needed

Skills / Qualifications / Experience:
Required Qualifications:
•  Experience with 3 or more harvest
•  Perform basic math calculations to complete written work orders

Preferred Skills:
•  Accurately measure, prepare and make additions to juice, must, & wine
•  Ability to recognize and report off aromas in tanks
•  Filtration/Centrifuge
•  Forklift Operation
•  Operation of mechanical mixers
•  Wine certification is desirable but not required

Physical Demands and Work Conditions:
•  Working conditions in certain areas of the winery can be cold/hot, wet, slipper and noisy
•  Flexible hours (AM/PM), weekends and long hours will be required during grape harvest
•  Handling hazardous materials and frequent walking, including going up and down stairs and
ladders, dragging wine hoses and bending are required
•  Ability to lift up to 50 pounds
•  The physical requirements listed are representative of those that must be met by an employee
to successfully perform the key responsibilities/essential functions
•  Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the
essential functions

Pay Transparency Disclosure: The pay scale for this position is $20.00/hr - $26.00/hr. These figures represent what we reasonably expect to pay for this position, but the actual compensation offered will depend upon numerous job-related factors, including but not limited to candidate qualifications, skills, experience, education, location, and alignment with market data. The Company reserves the right to modify the range in the future.