Cellar Hand/Assistant Winemaker
(Wine Jobs:
Vineyards & Cellars )
Contract
Winona,
Ontario
Leaning Post Wines is a small-batch, premium winery that is growing! We are looking for a motivated team-player that is interested in being involved in all aspects of winemaking and operations, from winery to vineyard and retail store.
Qualifications include:
-Degree/Diploma in Oenology and Viticulture
-Experience in cellar operations/Experience in winery from crush to bottling
-Prior lab experience
-Familiarity with VQA regulations and submissions
-Forklift certification
-Ability to drive a tractor
-Strong computer skills and literate in Microsoft Office
-Smart Serve Certification a plus
-attention to detail
-ability to handle physical work and willing to work long hours when needed
-organized
-be self-motivated but also able to work well in a team
-excellent communication skills
-ability to lift 50 pounds
-friendly and professional manner with retail store customers
Roles and Responsibilities
-This position will be more vineyard and retail store focused during the summer, and will transition to more cellar/winemaking heading towards harvest, however expect to be involved in all of these as needed.
-Organizing and shipping orders
-Informing and educating our retail store customers
-Executing winemaking associated task such as barrel work, racking, fermentation, berry and juice sampling, filtration, sanitation, transfers, preparing wines for bottling
-Record keeping for winemaking, bottling, audits etc.
-Laboratory analysis (pH, TA, SO2, etc.)
-Preparation of VQA Submissions
-Sampling and organizing tastings
-Assisting in Vineyard duties
This is a full-time, hourly, contract position that will start immediately (once a candidate is chosen) and run through December, 2015. It could turn into a permanent position for the right candidate.
Compensation is dependent on experience
Please submit resumes (in confidence) by email to [email protected]