CELLAR WORKERS

Job Summary: This 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 This 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: Set 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. Perform 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. Weigh 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. Collect samples of materials or products for laboratory analysis. Clean and/or sanitize tanks, hoses, winery equipment and barrels, including all areas of production with appropriate chemicals and at the appropriate water temperature. Communicate processing instructions to other workers where applicable. Pack bottles into cartons or crates, using machines or by hand. Be able to bend, climb stairs and/or ladders and lift 50 pounds repeatedly using proper form to avoid injury. Schedule Harvest schedule requires employee to be available to work 5-6 days per week. Hours of operation are 7:00am until 3:30pm (normal operating hours) and often times during harvest we end the day closer to 5:00pm. Plenty of overtime hours available.15.00 - 17.00