Cellar Harvest Intern
Distinguished Vineyards - Newberg
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We have an exciting opportunity for a Cellar Harvest Intern to join the Argyle Winery team! Reporting to the Cellar Master, and the direction from the winemaking team, this role is responsible for ensuring safe and efficient cellar operations and utilization of winery equipment/facilities. Cellar Worker II will perform all functions in our cellar such as racking, transfers, tank sanitation & barrel cleaning, grape processing, and all the other tasks that are performed in our cellar. This role is based in Newberg, Oregon and is a temporary, full time, hourly position, working before harvest, Monday thru Thursday 7:00am to 5:30pm, during harvest, 6 days a week, 1 off, 10 hr shifts.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Previous experience full-time in the cellar, or 1-2 harvests
- Enology/viticulture education a plus
- Valid OR drivers license
- Experience driving forklift a plus
- Understanding of winemaking procedures and SOPs
- Understanding of pumps, hoses, and other basic winery equipment operations and maintenance
- Understanding of all winery sanitation and safety practices
- Good communications skills
- Motivation to work and contribute as a part of a team, work in a positive, interactive & safe environment
- Ability to understand and execute instruction on work orders
- Must be able to lift and carry up to 50 lbs
Key Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
- Performs various work assignment with timeliness, safety and accuracy being the goals.
- Reads and preforms cellar tasks as directed in the work order. Able to comprehend detailed work order instructions, complete the job and fill out work orders to completion
- Operate various pumps, winemaking equipment
- Moves wine from tank/barrel - provides management of these vessels
- Follows safe cellar protocols while understanding winemaking goals
- Looks for problems with equipment used or any safety issues and reports to Leader
- Self-starter, comfortable working independently or with the team
- Clean and/or sterilize tanks, hoses, pumps, and other related winemaking equipment
- Accurately perform treatment to wines as directed
- Ability to be fully available during busy seasons: tirage and harvest
- Assist with training on all cellar operations. During harvest will help train and lead a seasonal harvest staff on all aspects of the cellar
- Occasionally help on the bottling line if needed
- Forklift proficient
- Our Culture - We live by our leadership principles of doing the right thing, for the long term, being first with consumers to win customers, thinking beyond, innovate, and adapt, deciding fast and making it happen, and welcoming differences and standing for fairness.
- Our Benefits - We have an amazing benefits package that includes 401K with matching, medical/dental/vision plan, PTO, community/employee engagement including wellness program, wine stipend, paid volunteering, and more!
- Our Community - We at DVWP believe in giving back and being accountable when it comes to social responsibility. That is why we have committed to our employees and their families and partner with community organizations to continue to uphold these values.
By joining Argyle Winery, you will be joining a team of diverse individuals, all passionate about wines, our employees, and our business and what they do! We aim to provide a fun and inclusive culture where everyone can be the best they can be and have a great time doing it. When applying for this opportunity, please complete an application and provide a complete resume. Distinguished Vineyards and it's wine partnerships (MacRostie Winery, Markham Vineyards, and Argyle Winery) are an equal opportunity employer and encourages all to apply. All applications are kept confidential. Please visit our website to learn moreabout our culture: Distinguished Vineyards