Production Staff - Harvest
(Wine Jobs:
Vineyards & Cellars )
Contract
St. Catharines,
Ontario
Henry of Pelham Family Estate Winery was established with our first vintage in 1988. At that time we were one of a very few estate wineries dedicated to producing premium quality wines made from 100% Ontario grown grapes. Today, Henry of Pelham is a 200K+ case producer in Ontario’s Niagara Peninsula.
Henry of Pelham is looking for enthusiastic individuals to join our team for the 2021 harvest (approx. mid-August to end of November).
There are 3 different roles available: cellars, crush pad, and lab
Duties/Responsibilities:
Cellars: Cleaning and sterilizing winery equipment and tanks, Transferring, racking, blending wine/juice, Carrying out various additions/inoculations, Barrel operations: filling, racking, topping, Pump-overs, punch downs, red drain and presses, Maintaining a safe, clean and organized cellar
Crush Pad: Set up, operation, and cleaning of all crush pad equipment (presses, crusher/destemmer, hoppers, converyors), Sampling and weighing fruit, Additions to grapes, Processing grapes into presses/red fermentation tanks, Pressing out tanks at end of ferment, Maintaining a safe, clean, and organized cursh pad
Lab: Grape sampling, Performing various lab analysis on juice/must/finished wine, Daily tracking of ferments, Maintaining a safe, clean, and organized lab
Eligibility Requirements:
• Strong communication skills and a positive attitude
• Able to lift 25kg and able to work at heights
• Willing to work shift hours and extended hours during harvest
How To Apply
Please apply to Matt Seguin via email (
[email protected])
If you have a preference for a specific role (cellars, crush pad, or lab) please indicate so in your application.