Reports directly to the Winemaker and supports all cellar, harvest, bottling, and winery
operations while maintaining safe and efficient cellar practices.

Responsibilities
•  Operate winery equipment including forklifts, pumps, presses, crushers, and other
cellar machinery safely and efficiently
•  Perform daily cellar operations including wine transfers, racking, blending, topping,
filtration, barrel work, and tank preparation
•  Maintain cellar cleanliness, sanitation, and proper equipment setup and maintenance
•  Assist with harvest operations including fruit processing, punch-downs, pumpovers,
grape sampling, and fermentation monitoring
•  Support bottling operations including preparation, packaging, labeling, and quality
checks
•  Perform basic lab analysis and assist with sample collection, recordkeeping, and tech
sheets
•  Monitor inventory of cellar supplies, lab materials, and production consumables
•  Assist with vineyard tasks, winery events, and other operational needs as assigned
•  Identify operational or wine quality issues and communicate them promptly to the
Winemaker
•  Help coordinate daily cellar workflow and priorities with the winemaking team

Qualifications
•  Minimum 2 years of winery cellar or production experience
•  Forklift experience required (certification preferred)
•  Strong communication and organizational skills
•  Ability to work independently and in a fast-paced environment
•  Comfortable working indoors and outdoors in varying conditions
•  Able to lift 50+ pounds repeatedly
•  Valid California driver’s license
•  Must be 21 years or older

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