Harvest and Bottling Job(s)
(Wine Jobs:
Vineyards & Cellars )
Full Time
Newberg,,
Oregon
Seeking one full-time and possibly one part-time/on-call person.
We are a medium-sized producer of around 10,000 cases consisting nearly entirely of Pinot Noir. Wines are of exceptional quality however the facility leaves things to be desired which makes the work more difficult than in other locations. Long days of standing on concrete sorting fruit, driving folklift (no experience necessarily required although that certainly does not hurt), cleaning up, punching down, moving stuff around and cleaning up (it’s in there twice for a reason) take their toll on even hearty, fit and experienced individuals so decent physical strength and mental fortitude are excellent attributes to bring to the table. Days can be long and in general a 7 day/week schedule can be expected for the better part of a month beginning in mid- to late-September. Bottling and training to start in the latter part of August/earlier part of September.
We are located several miles from any actual town (about 8 miles from Newberg, Carlton, Lafayette, Gaston and Dundee) and 30 miles from downtown Portland. We do not have the ability to offer any type of housing unless you are particularly keen on a tent. Pay is hourly with time and a half as required (starting wage would be negotiable based on experienced and qualifications but don’t have grand expectations as to what that starting wage is going to be). Meals and beverages are pretty much provided. Work atmosphere is generally pretty casual and at times even a bit jovial and there is certainly no dress code beyond the necessities of waterproof footwear and layered, water-wickable clothing conducive to cold early mornings that segue into warm, sunny afternoons.
Depending on what harvest looks like there could be a second job for a part-time/on-call person to work on particularly busy days. This job would almost uniformly be in the area of sorting fruit and cleaning up. Past harvests have yielded around 10-12 days worth of work spread out over the first two to three weeks of harvest. This is oft times more about finding the right person to fit into a completely unstructured schedule doing the most monotonous of jobs. People with incredibly flexible schedules of some sort work best here. No guarantees about this as it is utterly dependent upon how harvest looks like it will shake out and what our labor demands will end up being.
This is a pretty good harvest gig. You get treated well as long as you show up on time, work hard, have a good attitude and don’t break anything really expensive. Broadly speaking, this would not be the most amazing learning-on-the-job situation one could ever find in the wine industry beyond seeing how a rustic operation can operate efficiently and effectively.
For further information or to send a resume please email [email protected]. Please do not call the winery regarding this matter.
