Wine Harvest Assistant

5 days ago

NiagaraontheLake, Ontario, Canada Arterra Wines Canada, Inc. Full time

Job Summary


This role is responsible for supporting the winemaking process at harvest. The successful candidate will be part of a team that produces ultra-premium wines in a state-of-the-art facility.


Key Responsibilities:



  • Assist in the crushing and receiving of grapes, with an average of 800-1000 tons per harvest.
  • Work with both hand-harvested and machine-harvested fruit.
  • Perform tasks on the sorting table as required.
  • Operate equipment on the crush pad and cellars to press grapes and clarify juice.
  • Participate in racking, transferring, and blending wine/juice.
  • Assist with additions, including gains experience with multiple types of additions for juice, must, ferments, and possibly finished wines.
  • Aid in inoculations with proper training and guidance from the winemaking team.
  • Expose to wild fermentations and "Pied de Cuve" build-ups.
  • Manage micro-oxygenation (MOX) working closely with the winemaking team.
  • Participate in pump overs /pulse air, maintaining a daily cap management sheet.
  • Clean equipment, tanks, and floors to maintain a high level of cleanliness.
  • Assist with barrel maintenance, including sulphur, cleaning, rehydrating, filling, and storing of red/white barrels.
  • Perform other related duties and responsibilities as assigned or required.

Qualifications, Certifications or Designations:



  • Preferably a winemaking and viticulture related field, but not essential.
  • Less than 1 year of experience.
  • Manufacturing experience.
  • Strong ability to follow written instructions.
  • Work independently.
  • Effective communication skills.
  • People skills.
  • Multi-tasking.
  • Team player.
  • Goal-oriented.
  • Mechanical aptitude.
  • HACCP.
  • GMP.
  • Winemaking.
  • WHMIS.

Working Conditions:



  • Must be able and willing to work overtime as required.
  • Shift work is necessary.
  • This position may require physical effort, including lifting and moving up to and including 50lbs.
  • Able to work at heights (catwalk).

Special Conditions:



  • May work in noisy areas.
  • Some outside work may be required, in all weather conditions.
  • Harvest schedule – we run a split shift during the harvest, Days and Afternoons, shifts will be 8-10 hours depending on work load that day.
  • Harvest pay will depend on experience in the cellar, but we are willing to train all candidates if required.

Team members enjoy:



  • Competitive wages.
  • Flexible schedule.
  • An organization that cares about Corporate Social Responsibility.
  • Training & Development Programs.
  • An opportunity to learn about the world of wine.

Compensation:


$19 - $24/hr

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