Merkin Vineyards and its affiliated wine brands is a family owned, award winning winery and vineyard Company, committed to participating in and advancing the overall Arizona wine movement. Check us out at www.caduceus.org, www.merkinvineyards.org, www.four8wineworks.com.

General Job Overview:

We are looking for a passionate and motivated Cellar Hand to join us and work in a variety of roles. Previous experience is required – a desire to work hard, pay close attention to details and learn fast is vital.

General Job Description (duties include but are not limited to):

Bottling
•  Assist with bottling and packaging materials
•  Working knowledge of bottling line procedures and safety practices
•  Assist with bottling line setup, breakdown and proper sanitization
•  Assist with running line and actual bottling
•  Assist with maintenance and upgrade of bottling line over time

Cellar
•  Assist with organization, cleanliness, and sanitation practices in cellar
•  Assist in blending, tasting trials and basic lab duties with winemaking staff
•  Responsible maintenance of barrels

Harvest/Crush
•  Work with winemaking staff for fruit receipt, weighing, tagging, destemming and or pressing
•  Work with winemaking staff for fermentation management (punch down, pump overs, etc.)
•  Assist tank movements and barreling down during harvest

General Job Qualifications:
•  Self-motivated and directed
•  Strong organizational, problem-solving, and analytical skills
•  VIP - Interpersonal/team building skills
•  Experience and knowledge of all production areas, including harvest/crush, winemaking and cellar,
barrels, bottling, mechanical maintenance, safety procedures, and sanitation
•  Ability to understand and set priorities, work flow, and deadlines
•  Proven ability to handle multiple projects and meet deadlines
•  Ability to forklift bins of grapes, barrels/racks, pallets of wine
•  Must have clean valid driver’s license
•  Must have reliable transportation
•  Ability to lift, pull, carry up to 50 lbs. on a repetitive basis
•  Ability to work occasional overtime, night and weekend work during harvest, and bottling as
to meet production needs
•  Must have 2+ years applicable experience
•  Previous lab experience is a plus

Merkin Vineyards an EEO/AA/Minority/Female/Disability/Veteran employer.