Seasonal Test Stand Operator - Fresno at The Wine Group in Fresno, California

Job Description:

An industry leader, The Wine Group is one of the world’s foremost producers of award-winning wines across more than 60 wine brands and many winery facilities in California, New York, and Australia. Headquartered in Livermore, California, TWG is an industry innovator when it comes to developing, marketing, and selling wine brands beloved by consumers around the world, including Cupcake, Franzia, Benziger, Imagery, Tribute, 7 Deadly, Cooper & Thief, The Dreaming Tree, Charles Smith Wines, and more. The Wine Group believes in producing wine using sustainable and earth-friendly practices to foster healthy land and agriculture for generations to come. The company demonstrates environmental stewardship through its commitment to clean energy and by ensuring that all its owned vineyards are certified sustainable or biodynamic. To learn more, please visit: www.thewinegroup.com.

JOB SUMMARY

The Seasonal Test Stand Operator reports to the Quality Assurance department and is a temporary position for the grape harvest season. Under limited supervision, this position performs general test stand sampling work, including sampling grape trucks; cleaning and sanitizing test stand, test stand equipment, sample buckets, bins, beakers, sinks, tabletops, and related areas; operating mechanically assisted sampling probe or back-up manual probe, assisting other personnel; general cleaning and other test stand sampling related tasks. May work with household chemicals, lifting bins or buckets weighing up 50 lbs. and at heights up to 10 ft. Seasonal position from appx. August - October or November.

*Additional Stay Pay Bonus opportunity for staying the entire harvest season!*

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Ability to work any shift, plus overtime as required by the company.


• Ability to work with limited direct supervision, which includes the ability to use independent judgment regarding work tasks.


• Ability to comprehend and carry out oral and written directives. The employee must be able to read and understand verbal and written English.


• Ability to train another worker in routine work responsibilities of the job.


• Ability to perform repetitious lifting of weights up to 60 lbs.


• Ability to perform tasks requiring bending, stooping, and twisting, such as sweeping, scooping up debris, pulling weeds, using a shovel, using water hoses for wash-down of grounds or buildings, using spraying equipment, power washer, all general housekeeping and cleaning tasks, including washing equipment.


• Ability to work at heights up to 10 feet.


• Ability to work outside and subject to current weather conditions.


• Ability to maintain cooperative relations with co-workers and management.


• Must have attention to safety and attendance.


• Ability to remain alert and to operate all machinery and equipment and perform job tasks in a safe and efficient manner to prevent injury to the employee and himself/herself and others in the employee’s work area.


• Will perform other essential job functions as required.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Must be 21 or older at time of hire.


• No experience in a production or manufacturing environment required.


• Must have the ability to read, write, speak, and understand instructions in English.


• Ability to multi-task, work independently and with a team in a fast-paced, high-volume environment with emphasis on accuracy and timeliness.


• Must be flexible with availability, with primary working hours being graveyard appx. 11pm- 2pm, plus overtime and weekend.


• Operation of basic hand tools.


• Must have an excellent safety, work performance and attendance record.


• Prioritize while able to adapt to changing priorities.


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

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

• Position will be exposed to indoor and outdoor environments with varying noise levels.


• Ability to work outside and exposure to dry, wet, or humid conditions.


• Exposed to inclement seasonal weather, summer heat, cold weather, rain.


• Ability to perform tasks requiring bending, stooping, and twisting in the warehouse environment.


• Must be able to repeatedly lift and carry weights up to 50 pounds at varying frequencies with equipment.

COMPENSATION

• Hourly Pay Rate Posted: $22.00/hr.

At The Wine Group, we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and we are committed to an environment of mutual respect, diversity, and inclusion. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristic protected by law.

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