Cellar Hand
(Wine Jobs:
Vineyards & Cellars )
Full Time
Niagara on the lake,
Ontario
Position: Cellar Hand
Start date: January 2023
Reporting to: Adam Pearce – Winemaker & Emily Royal - Assistant Winemaker
Job Description:
· Identifying and reducing potential microbial issues – grapes, must, and bulk wine as well as assisting in monitoring the qualitative and analytical states of all wines.
· Cleaning & sanitizing equipment (presses, pumps, bins, de-stemmer/crusher, tanks, tubs), as well must be comfortable entering tanks for cleaning/skin removal
· Operating press, destemmer, barrel washer, ozone machine, pumps. Moving pumps and hoses into place to pump product.
· Ensure presentation, organization and sanitation of the cellars is always of the highest standard.
· Ensure all documentation and relevant records are completed and returned to supervisor in a timely fashion including work orders.
· Follow all safety procedures as directed by standard operating procedures
· Ability to prioritize and able to adapt to changing priorities
· Ability to lift at least 50 lbs and willingness to work flexible hours when needed
· Forklift experience and/or forklift certification is desirable employee will be operating forklift: loading and unloading trucks with grape bins (empty and full), washing and re- stacking bins. Stacking barrels, full and empty.
During Vintage:
Ferment management (temperature control, inoculation, cap management, monitoring nutrient status, and pump overs)
· Grape processing, fermentations, pressings, racking, transfers, blending, topping, wine aging, wine treatments, bottling, barrel maintenance and sanitation.
· Working outside (cold, damp environment) in the grape processing area, processing grapes (includes dumping grapes into hoppers, cleaning & re-stacking bins, preparing and making additions to the grapes, presses, tanks)
Must have valid work visa.
Transportion and Accommodation is not provided.
Salary will be based on experience
How To Apply
Interested? Send your resume to
[email protected] with the subject “Cellar Hand”. Only successful applicants will be notified for an interview.