Assistant Winemaker (Wine Jobs: Vineyards & Cellars )

Full Time

  Justin Vineyards & Winery

  Paso Robles, California

The Assistant Winemaker & Food Safety / Quality Coordinator must be familiar with all cellar activities including but not limited to fermentation management, harvest logistics and nutrient supplementation, quality and food safety policies. In addition to comprehensive knowledge of winemaking practices, the candidate is expected to possess very strong organizational, administrative and communication skills.
 
  • Ability to micro-manage day-to-day details while maintaining a grasp of company-wide longer term goals of producing a luxury brand.
  • Working at the direction and expectation of the Facilities Winemaker to coordinate and manage all aspects of the cellar to ensure quality and operational efficiency.
  • Coordinate all daily cellar activities with Cellar Master to ensure production team understands daily production goals.
  • Direct all cellar activities including grape processing, fermentation management, additions, movements, blending, storage and the finishing of wines.
  • Responsible for maintaining the integrity and quality of all wines on premises.
  • Participate in sensory evaluations and blending trials as needed.
  • Direct cellar staff to ensure conformance to quality standards, safety standards, in-house winemaking protocols and government regulations.
  • Delegate duties effectively amongst production team while interacting with various departments and personality types.
  • Coordinate Food Safety & Quality Operations in all Wine Making Facilities.
  • Responsible for maintaining all cellar/production chemicals, including but not limited to compressed gasses and cleaning/sanitation chemicals.
  • Supports sanitation activities and ensures they meet compliance standards
  • Collaborates with the regulatory team and corporate Quality Director to implement FSMA
  • Performs Audits and verification activities related to Food Safety & Quality
  • Responsible for maintaining all facility equipment and coordinating necessary repairs with the Facility Maintenance Manager, or equipment manufacturer, as needed.
  • Responsible for monitoring facility water use, and understanding waste water system needs and processes.
  • Working knowledge of modern sanitation protocols and ability to identify issues, and implement ideas to improve current sanitation practices.
  • Ability to collaborate with Food Safety and Quality team to ensure facility is up to current codes and regulations.
  • Strong organizational, problem-solving and analytical skills; able to manage priorities and workflow. Proven ability to handle multiple projects and meet deadlines.
  • Responsible for providing input on all production staff annual review process.
  • Assists with Sales and Marketing requests related to designated event support
  • Any other duties assigned.
Perks
  • B.S. in Enology/Viticulture or related field preferred. 3 years of related experience required.
  • Must be able to communicate verbally and in writing in English. Conversational Spanish is desired.
  • Must be able to perform complex calculations.
  • Strong technical understanding FS&Q standards, HACCP and FSMA as they apply to a beverage production facility.
  • Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed written or oral instructions. Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.

How To Apply

https://recruiting.adp.com/srccar/public/RTI.home?d=JustinWine-External&c=1057741#/

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