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Why Gallo?
With a global portfolio of over 100 unique wine and spirits brands, we are the largest family-owned winery in the world. Apply Today! Our Brands. Your Future.
Join our team as an Associate Winemaker and embark on a rewarding journey where your passion for winemaking meets innovation and tradition. In this pivotal role, you'll be at the heart of transforming grapes into exquisite wines, guiding each step of the process from vineyard to bottle. This position offers a unique opportunity to influence the quality and style of our wines, ensuring they delight consumers and uphold our esteemed legacy.
As an Associate Winemaker, your responsibilities will extend beyond the cellar, encompassing the management of workflow processes, data analysis from trials, and ensuring the seamless operation of grape, juice, and wine handling. Your expertise will be vital in planning and executing winemaking procedures, from blending to bottling, always with an eye on quality and efficiency.
A collaborative spirit is key, as you'll work closely with cross-functional teams, participate in wine tastings, and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives. Your recommendations will directly impact wine style and quality, and your ability to conduct and apply findings from trials and experiments will be invaluable in our pursuit of excellence.
We're looking for a candidate who not only understands the technical aspects of winemaking but also values creativity, teamwork, and innovation. Your role will also involve mentoring, presenting to stakeholders, and ensuring our practices are environmentally and legally compliant.
At our winery, we're committed to fostering an inclusive culture where diverse perspectives are celebrated. If you're eager to contribute to a dynamic team, drive change, and craft wines that tell a story, we would love to hear from you.
Let's create something remarkable together. Apply now to be part of a legacy of quality, innovation, and passion.
To view a full job description, please click here.
What You Will Need:
- Bachelors in Science or Engineering plus 3 years of enology, winemaking, viticulture, or chemistry experience reflecting increasing levels of responsibility OR Master of Science degree in Viticulture or Enology plus 2 years of enology, winemaking, viticulture, or chemistry
- High School Diploma or State-issued equivalency certificate.
- Candidates for this position must have a valid driver’s license and safe driving record. Required to obtain a California driver’s license or appropriate state driver’s license within 30 days of hire.
- Required to lift and move up to 50 lbs. occasionally.
- Required to possess the color vision necessary to judge and evaluate wine color.
- Required to taste and evaluate wines.
- Required to be 21 years of age or older due to wine tasting.
- Required to travel to company offices, sites, and/or meeting locations for onboarding, training, meetings, and events for development, department needs, and business delivery up to 5% of the time, with or without reasonable accommodation. This may be in addition to travel requirements, if applicable, as listed in this job description.
- Required to be 18 years or older. This may be in addition to other age requirements, if applicable, as listed in this job description.
Compensation:
- Hiring Salary Range Posted: $81,000 - $121,600 / year
- Actual compensation paid within the range will be determined by factors such as the education, experience, knowledge, skills and abilities of the applicant, internal equity, and alignment with market data.
Perks & Benefits:
- This position includes a competitive benefits package.
- Winery - Please click here to view our full list of benefits or click here to watch our video.
This position will be based in the location(s) specified in the job posting and requires working on-site with no telecommuting option. You will be expected to live within a commutable distance.
Gallo does not sponsor for employment based visas for this position now or in the future.
Recruiter: Michelle ODell
Requisition ID: 104360
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Application Window is Expected to Close On: May 28, 2024
Gallo’s policy is to afford equal employment opportunity to all applicants and employees and not to discriminate on the basis of race, traits historically associated with race, including but not limited to, hair texture and protective hairstyles (such as braids, locks, and twists), color, national origin, ancestry, creed, religion, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition as defined by applicable state law (including cancer and predisposing genetic characteristics), genetic information, marital status, familial status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation (actual or perceived), transgender status, sex stereotyping, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, reproductive health decision making, age, military or veteran status, domestic violence or sexual assault victim status, or any other basis protected by applicable law. Nor will Gallo discriminate based on a perception that an individual has any of the foregoing characteristics or is associated with a person who has, or is perceived to have, any of those characteristics.
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