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 , , .
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):
Maintenance/Mechanical
• Assist with maintenance of all winery mechanical systems including cellar, bottling and crush equipment
• These systems include the electrical, plumbing, water/septic, and heating/cooling
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.
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