Cellar Tech I - Award Winning Winery In Paso Robles, CA

Riboli Family Wines, Winner of the 2018 ‘American Winery of the Year” by Wine Enthusiast Magazine is looking for a Cellar Technician I for our State of the Art, Sustainable Paso Robles Winery location. The founders and operators of Riboli Family Wines/San Antonio Winery celebrate over 100 years of crafting award-winning estate wines from the prestigious California wine-growing regions of Paso Robles, Monterey, and Napa Valley.

Job Summary:

Cellar Technician is responsible for wine movement to and from various tanks, blending wine types. Will ensure quality standards are followed in all aspects of cellar work. Ideal candidates will have cellar or manual labor experience involving consistent heavy lifting. Forklift experience is a plus. Must be flexible to work weekends and on shifts (day, swing) during harvest season.

Essential Functions:

• Performs all aspects of cellar work, including but not limited to racking, pumping, clarifying, blending of juice and wine, barrel washing, and barrel stacking.
• Operates and maintains cellar and harvest equipment, such as filters, pumps, presses and hoses.
• Cleans and sanitizes all cellar and bottling equipment; maintains knowledge of all wine pumps and harvest equipment and how it works.
• Repeatedly climb 40 feet tank stairs/vertical tank ladders, enter tanks through the manhole and perform all functions of the Cellar Technician classification, including proper sanitation techniques.
• Consistent heavy lifting. Operating a forklift and other winery-related machinery.
• Enforce the Company’s work and safety rules.
• Maintain excellent attendance, work performance and safety record.
• Work independently with minimal direct supervision.
• Read gauges accurately and calculations associated with Cellar Technician duties.
• May assist Cellar Master in training and assigning tasks to less experienced or seasonal cellar workers.
• Demonstrate a positive attitude towards the job, duties assigned, and initiative to continually learn and improve Cellar skills.
• This job description reflects management’s assignment of essential functions; it does not prescribe or restrict the tasks that may be assigned.

Qualifications:

• Must be 18 or older at the time of hire
• High school diploma or GED equivalent required.
• Must be able to read, write and speak English. Must be able to comprehend and carry out written and verbal orders. Fluent in Spanish a plus.
• Prior cellar experience preferred, or 1+ years’ experience doing manual labor requiring consistent heavy lifting.
• Forklift experience preferred.
• CA Driver’s License with clean DMV record.
• Must be able to work overtime on any shift (day, swing)
• Must be able to pass all applicable testing.
• Must have physical ability to move, change and connect pumps and hoses to pipelines. This ability must include a familiarity with the winery pipeline arrangement.

Physical Demands:

• Physical Strength: Active work; Must be able to lift up to 60 lbs., occasionally.
• Ability to perform tasks requiring bending, stooping, and twisting in a production and outdoors environment.
• Ability to work at heights up to 50 feet.
• Ability to work in confined spaces.
• Must be able to pass a fit test and medical clearance to utilize a variety of personal respirators for chemical protection. Company policy requires employees with this requirement remain clean shaven while working to ensure proper respirator fit.

Compensation & Benefits:

• Competitive Salary based on experience.
• Company sponsored insurance including Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Accident, and Critical Illness options.
• 401k and Profit Sharing.
• Paid Vacation and Sick Pay.
• Paid Holidays.
• Employee Discounts

At Riboli Family Wines, we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and we are committed to an environment of mutual respect, diversity, and inclusion. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristic protected by law.

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee discount
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 10 hour shift
• 8 hour shift
• Weekend availability

Work Location: One location