Cellar Worker (Badger Mountain Winery) Kennewick, WA

$35,360 - $41,600/Yr

Oregon Potato Company - Kennewick, WA

Full-time

Kennewick, WA

Food Manufacturing

About the position

The Cellar Worker at Badger Mountain Winery is responsible for processing grapes into bottled wine under the guidance of the Cellarmaster. This role involves executing work orders, maintaining cleanliness in the cellar, and ensuring the safe operation of cellar equipment. The position is physically demanding and requires adherence to standard operating procedures in a winery environment.

Responsibilities

• Follow all cellar SOP's (Standard Operating Procedures).
• Execute instructions from written work orders and record completed steps on work orders.
• Move juice and wine via pumps and hoses to tanks and barrels.
• Fill, empty, and clean barrels; including steam and ozone.
• Operate forklift, load, move, and manipulate barrels and barrel racks.
• Smell barrels and identify basic wine faults, VA, TCA, Brett (Will be trained).
• Complete additions to juice and wine.
• Clean and sanitize all winery equipment and update cleaning logs.
• Keep accurate count of cellar materials used for cleaning and additions.
• Perform and assist operator level maintenance on winery equipment under direction of Cellarmaster.
• Collect samples for lab.
• Accurately read and record lot numbers for tanks and barrels. Identify lots and accurately record their storage location and quantity.
• Follow safe cellar practices and use proper PPE.
• Train and occasionally supervise seasonal harvest staff as directed.

Requirements

• Minimum 2 years cellar experience or similar food production environment preferred.
• Knowledge of wine or liquid beverage movement procedures.
• Proficient in forklift operations; certificate preferred or ability to obtain one within 30 days.
• Ability to read and write in English. Proficiency in Spanish also helpful.
• Able to add, subtract, multiply, divide, compute percentages and ratios.
• Read and understand measurements for tank gauging; use measurements and tank graphs to translate those measurements into gallons.
• Able to work long hours and mandatory overtime for harvest season (Typically August through November).

Benefits

• Pay range of $17.00 - $20.00 per hour DOE