The Landmark team has 1 more spot to join our team this harvest season as a Harvest Cellar Intern! The primary responsibilities of a Harvest Cellar Intern are to support the cellar team by receiving fruit, operating the crush pad, punch down, sanitation, barrel prep, barrel filling, and pressing. This seasonal harvest position will start in August 2024 and run until the end of October 2024.
This is an on-site, temporary position based in Kenwood, CA.
Job Description
- Completes work assignments and work orders in a safe and timely manner
- Responsible for sanitation of cellar area, equipment, and tanks
- Assists in all cellar operations including racking, transfers, and barrel downs
- Be a part of the harvesting process including intake, inoculations, chemical additions, and pressings
- Monitors temperature of wine tanks
- Cleans, maintains, and organizes barrels as needed
- Assists with still wine barrel work
- Replenishes cellar inventory of supplies
- Samples tanks as needed
Qualifications
- Previous cellar experience is a plus, but not required
- Have a minimum of a high school diploma or general education degree (GED). Previous cellar experience is a plus, but not required
- Verbal and written English skills preferred, but not required
- Applicants must be able to perform basic math calculations. Good organization with numbers is also critical for accurate record-keeping.
- Apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed written or oral instructions, as well as deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations
- Flexible and willing to work varying shifts, overtime, and weekends
- Full-time availability (40-50 hours a week) from early August through early November or until harvest is completed
Work Environment:
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Work is in an industrial setting with forklift traffic and public tour groups. Employees are also exposed to weather conditions. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Disclaimer:
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this job. It is not designed to be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job.
Pay Rate: $22.00 per hour. Final compensation will be dependent upon skills and experience.
Additional information
- Wine and Merchandise Discounts
- All the FIJI water you can drink at work
- Wine Education Program
- Fun Work Environment
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