Winemaker Assistant Research - Nc

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Summary:

The Winemaker Assistant - Research serves as the liaison between the PBU and Winegrowing Research departments. Envisions, plans, and executes experiments that contribute to the improvement of winemaking processes and wine quality. Responsible for analyzing and interpreting experimental results, writing project reports, and presenting experimental findings.

What You Will Do:

• Envisions and executes innovative and technical winemaking projects for department and Corporate Research and Development.
• Conducts analysis and interpretation of experimental results and writes technical reports.
• Participates and makes recommendations to scientifically innovative cross-functional teams to improve commercial winemaking processes and procedures.
• Oversees research winemaking at one or more winery location(s) including wine production and processing equipment operations to ensure the highest standards are maintained, operations are profitable, and risk is minimized.
• Manages the end to end production of high-end small production wine for bottling and occasional retail sale.
• Ensures wine production meets agreed upon processes and procedures for harvest and off-season experimentation with other resources/departments of the organization.
• Functions as site liaison Winemaking and Operations; enlists appropriate staff to address research and problem solving needs.
• Plans and facilitates research projects; defines timelines and maintains an understanding of scope and internal customer expectations throughout the project’s life cycle through timely progress reports and team meetings.
• Organizes and leads cross-functional teams and provides or facilitates extension education efforts to the stakeholders.

Exhibits Intrapreneurship and Ownership behaviors:

• Intrapreneurship is entrepreneurship in an established company: behaviors that include thinking boldly, taking appropriate risks, learning from mistakes, showing initiative, and encouraging and reinforcing innovation.
• Ownership refers to behaviors that include setting high expectations, driving candid discussion, and holding self and others accountable.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

• Develops, coaches and mentors peers, indirect and subordinate staff.
• If accountable for the work of others, conducts performance evaluations; reviews and communicates salary adjustments; rewards employees or takes disciplinary action, as necessary; addresses complaints and resolves issues.

What You Will Need:

• High school diploma or State-issued equivalency certificate.
• Bachelor's degree in Fermentation Science, Enology, Viticulture, Food Science, Biological Sciences, Microbiology, Chemistry, or Chemical Engineering plus 3 years of fermentation science, enology or viticulture experience reflecting increasing levels of responsibility; or 7 years of fermentation science, enology or viticulture experience with increasing levels of responsibility.
• Required to lift and move up to 50 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and color vision (Judging Wine Color).
• Experience working with intellectual property and proprietary information; required to sign a confidentiality agreement.
• 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: $84,800 - $127,200 / 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.
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Recruiter:  Michelle ODell
Requisition ID: 103667 
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Application Window is Expected to Close On: February 9, 2024

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