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The Wine Group · 9 hours ago

Winemaking Intern - Multiple Locations

California, United States

Internship

Onsite

Intern

$24/hr - $24/hr

The Wine Group (TWG) is a leading producer of award-winning wines and alcoholic beverages across 120+ brands. The Winemaking Intern will participate in various winemaking duties under the supervision of the Winemaker while gaining knowledge about the wine production process and developing leadership skills.

Food and BeverageWine And SpiritsWinery

H1B Sponsor Likely

Hiring Manager

Barry Hamory

Responsibilities

Shadow different roles within the facility to gain knowledge and understand practices, processes while developing leadership skills (e.g., Cellar, Compliance, Winemaking, and Analytical Lab)

Analytical Lab: Given an opportunity to learn all the various lab procedures and should be able to identify wine specs for all the different varietals upon completion of this section. They will be required to pull tank samples which will aid in the learning of the tank farm

Sanitation: The intern required to participate in the overall sanitation of the facility prior to the season. This gives an opportunity to learn the basics behind the process prior to the start of crush. The intern will work closely with the cellar employees during the completion of this process, which will help develop a good working relationship prior to the season

Crush: During crush season the intern will be required to supervise all grape processing. This includes:

Ensuring that sanitation has been properly completed prior to the daily startup

Responsible for the grape trucks from the test stand to the tanks. The intern will need to work closely with the crusher lead and operators to ensure nothing goes to the wrong tank

Responsible for seeing that additions and circulations are completed on time and in the correct manner

Responsible to see that tanks are drained/pressed at the right times based on directions from winemaking

Participate in daily fermenter tasting and conduct tank walks twice per day

Participate in and document all production scale winemaking trials

There may be times when the intern may need to make decisions based on their winemaking knowledge. When doing this they need to use all the facts to support their decision

Upon the completion of crush, the intern will aid winemaking/cellar to ensure processing is conducted in the correct manner

May be required to write work orders under the direction of the Winemaker

Assist the winemaker and compliance in the process of closing completed work orders

Stay up to date with all cellar processing

Need to be able to answer questions about various states of processing when approached by others

Participate in all benchtop trials as directed by winemaking (fining, blending, etc.)

Learn why and how each piece of equipment functions in the cellar. This will require that the intern spends time with each of the operators on the various pieces of equipment around the winery

The intern will be required to provide a status report on the internship upon completion of each of the major tasks above

Qualification

ViticultureEnologyMicrosoft OfficeCreative problem solvingCommunication skillsIndependenceAttention to detailOrganizational skillsInterpersonal skillsAdaptabilityReliability

Required

Must be 21 years or older upon starting employment

Enrolled in or recent graduate of an undergraduate program in Viticulture and Enology

Must be a college student or recent graduate, Junior Level in coursework, or above

Must have a GPA of 3.0 or higher

Must be able to commit to a minimum of six months of full-time work

Must be highly proficient in Microsoft Office, the Internet and computer aptitude

Excels at creative problem solving

Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal

Strong attention to detail and the ability to determine the root cause of the problem

Excellent organizational and interpersonal skills with attention to detail

Prioritize while able to adapt to changing priorities

Ability work independently within set guidelines

Demonstrated reliability and punctuality, work effectively in team/crew environment, adherence to all safety regulations and operating procedures

Company

The Wine Group

TWG is the world's second largest wine producer by volume creating more than 60 wine brands.

Founded in 1981

Livermore, California, USA

1001-5000 employees

http://thewinegroup.com/

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