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Harvest Coordinator
- Domaine Chandon (Yountville, CA)
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Pay Rate: $30/hr, plus overtime (when applicable)
Assist the Winemaking team in performing and coordinating grape arrival, juice processing to fermentation stages for the harvest season.
Job Responsibilities
+ Create and maintain an Excel spreadsheet documenting grape receiving, juice movements and additions
+ Cellar work order Data entry in our Winemaking software for grape and juice receiving and all cellar movement from juice pressing to fermentations.
+ Selection of tanks for juice settling and racking of juice into selected tanks for primary fermentation with all necessary additions.
+ Record and Monitor fermentation process. Temperature and Brix every day.
+ Troubleshoot cooling system and cascade issues to Cellar Supervisor or Winemaking team and maintenance team in case of any problem
+ Coordinate daily winemaking tasting and trials.
+ Coordinate with laboratory and cellar regarding work orders, samples and analysis.
+ Cellar and lab support as needed.
Requirements
Education: High school diploma or GED required.
Bachelor’s degree in food science and / or Enology preferred or 4 to 6 years equivalent experience required,
Languages: English required
Availability: Seasonal role, Entire Harvest Season (Mid-July through Early October)
Professional experience & know how:
+ Minimum 1-year winery cellar experience.
+ Knowledge or ability to learn safe cellar practices, including safe handling of chemicals
+ Knowledge of winery cellar operating procedures
+ Ability to be trained in confined space entry process and procedures
+ Computer skills including Word processing, Data base and spreadsheet.
Technical & management skills:
+ Previous experience in sparkling wine operations preferred but not required
+ Knowledge of cellar operations and specific activities of cellar functions
+ Skill in project management and/or logistics
+ Skill in mathematics wine additions based on formulas
+ Skill in lab analysis and reading lab results
+ Ability to organize and detail work process
+ Ability to use Microsoft products such as Word and Excel
+ Ability to work flexible work shifts and schedules
Personal & interpersonal skills:
+ Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
+ Ability to work harmoniously with co-workers and with different departments to coordinate a result
Physical Requirements:
+ Ability to climb stairs
+ Ability to stand and walk for long hours
+ Ability to lift and carry 50 pounds
+ Ability to work both inside and outside in varying, often cold or wet, weather conditions
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