Vintage Cellar Hand (Wine Jobs: Vineyards & Cellars )

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Who We Are

We are one of Canada's largest and oldest wine companies with a rich heritage in quality winemaking.

We produce some of Canada's most recognized brands and offer our teammates a challenging and rewarding employment experience.

We are hiring Vintage Cellar Hands for our Trius Estate Winery. 

Trius Winery welcomes diverse, top quality harvest interns from around the world, each season. The selected harvest team will work at two different production facilities (Niagara on the Lake and Beamsville Bench sub appellation) which process approximately 2500 tonnes combined.  

Please note: Accommodation and transportation is available for international employees and is offered as a taxable benefit. We are not able to assist with Visa procurement; we advise that interested international applicants start the Visa application process as soon as possible. 

The opportunity... 

2024 Vintage Cellar Hands will to be need to be available 6 days per week, for 8-12hrs/day (day or night shift). Hours will depending on work load of that day, each employee will be given at least one day off per week. Harvest is approximately 2 to 3 months in duration, beginning at the end of August and ending early to mid-November (actual dates to be confirmed). Processing starts in Late August to mid-September by harvesting our sparkling wine (300 tonnes of hand-picked grapes) which we use for our range of traditional method wines. We make a range of table wines including Riesling, Pinot Gris, Gewurztraminer, Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Gamay, Merlot, Cab Franc and Cab Sauv. Successful candidates will get the opportunity to work within various areas of the winery including the crush pad, cellars, and our extensive barrel cellar.  

The offer... 

• An opportunity to learn about making premium, small-batch wines 

• An employee gift card loaded each month with $75 to use at our restaurants and retail stores  

• An opportunity to work with experienced winemakers  

• Training on various cellar equipment and technical aspects of harvest work 

• Access to our Employees Assistance Program  

• Access to our development seminars, and Learning Library (over 30,000 available courses available)  

• Work in a fun, engaging and supportive environment! 
  
  

Does this sound like you... 

• Ability to multi-task and prioritize workload on a daily basis 

• Understand the basics of premium wine production & wine analyses 

• Strong Commitment to quality with attention to detail and ability to maintain organized workplace 

• Good problem-solving abilities and ability to be hands on and dependable 

• Communicate effectively and work safely with co-workers 

• Ability to lift in excess of 22 kg on a regular basis 
  
  

The role... 

• Operating equipment on the crush pad and cellars to press grapes and clarify juice 

• Making material additions to juice/wine blends  

• Racking, transferring and blending wine/juice. 

• Punch Downs, Pump Overs, Barrel Work and Fermentation Monitoring 

• Cleaning and Sanitizing process equipment