2020 Harvest Assistant
(Wine Jobs:
Vineyards & Cellars )
Contract
Elizabeth Chambers Cellar
McMinnville,
Oregon
Elizabeth Chambers Cellar is seeking a hard-working, motivated cellar worker to join our 2020 harvest team in McMinnville, Oregon. We are a small winery specializing in Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, and Rose’. The perfect candidate must be willing to work flexible hours, including weekends and evenings. Previous harvest experience is a plus, although not required. Start date, while flexible, is tentatively scheduled to run mid-September and through the completion of harvest and barrel downs in November.
Qualifications:
• Able to read, write, speak and understand English
• The proven ability to lift, bend, rotate, move, and carry 50lb
• Comfortable climbing ladders
• Ability to be on your feet for extended periods, often for 10+ hours
• 21 years of age
• Good team player
• Takes direction well
• Must have reliable transportation
Job Duties to Include:
• Equipment Sanitation
• Pump overs/punch downs
• Fermentation monitoring
• General cleaning
• Vineyard sampling
• Data entry - previous knowledge of winemaking software is a plus
• Loading fermenters and press
• Sorting fruit
• Forklift operations
• Racking and pumping of juice and wine; moving hoses and equipment
• Inoculations
• Daily brix, temperature and pH measurements
• Lab analysis
• Other winery duties as assigned by supervisor
This is a paid position and includes lunch each day, and dinner if the day’s duties require working into late night hours. Candidates must have a positive attitude, attention to detail, and a desire to work as hard as necessary to get the job done.
