Full Time & Vintage Cellar Hands (Wine Jobs: Vineyards & Cellars )

Full Time

  Road 13 Vineyards (http://www.road13vineyards.com)

  Oliver, British Columbia

 

 

Road 13 Vineyards seeks motivated individuals to join our winemaking team as Full time Cellar Hand or as Vintage Cellar Hand for the upcoming Vintage 2015

 

The estate is renowned for producing a wide variety of single varietal and blended wines, each with a distinctive sense of place. Recently, Road 13’s attention has been focused on crafting Rhone style blends using Syrah, Grenache, Mouvedre (Mataro), Viognier, Roussanne and Marsanne alongside our cherished single vineyard and house blends. The vineyards provide exceptional fruit from distinctive micro-climates within the Okanagan Valley and the neighbouring Similkameen Valley allowing us the opportunity to see (and taste!) a little slice of everything this beautiful region produces.

Harvest begins in late August and continues through to the end of November. On average we crush ~400T of fruit each year whilst working with an extremely diverse assortment of varietals and staff members from around the world.

 

Job Responsibilities and Duties:

·         Grape Processing: Fruit Reception and processing, pressing (bladder and basket), crushing, destemming, hand sorting, draining and digging out ferments etc.

·         Fermentation Management: Inoculations, pump-overs, punchdowns, temperature control, sugar monitoring, nutrient status etc.

·         Cellar Work: Wine transfers, rackings, barrel work (inc. cleaning, emptying, filling, topping, stirring and maintenance), wine additions, cleaning and sanitation of equipment and winery etc.

·         Safely follow all standard operating procedures in regards to winery activities, equipment usage and chemical handling.

·         Maintain a safe, clean and organised cellar at all times.  

 

Job Requirements:

·         Candidate must be hands on, dependable and self starting.

·         Must have a positive attitude and work well in a team.

·         Passion for high quality wine production and strong attention to detail.

·         Knowledge and experience in the cellar is beneficial but not essential.

·         Ability to work shift work and weekends.

·         Ability to lift 55lbs (25kg) and work at heights.

·         Forklift experience an asset.

·         Valid Canadian work visa (if applicable).

Only people eligible to work in Canada may apply for this position.

Applications close on May 10th 2015.

 

Please email your application and CV (including any relevant documentation) to:
[email protected]

Please note, we will only accept correspondence via email so please do not call. Only successful applicants will be contacted.

 

For more information regarding Road 13 please visit our website at:

www.road13vineyards.com

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