What are the responsibilities and job description for the Production Assistant position at Duckhorn Wine Company?
The Duckhorn Portfolio is North America’s premier luxury wine company. We were established in 1976 by Dan and Margaret Duckhorn. Today, our portfolio features some of North America’s most revered wineries, including Decoy, Paraduxx, Goldeneye, Migration, Canvasback, Calera, Kosta Browne, Greenwing and Postmark.
Our team at Duckhorn Vineyards is looking for a dedicated Production Assistant to join the team! The Production Assistant is responsible for supporting winemaking, with additional support to the cellar, laboratory, and facilities teams as needed. The position requires an understanding of winemaking to ensure the highest quality standards are always upheld. Additionally, the position requires a focused attention to detail, a passion for organization, and a proactive desire to help wherever needed.
What we will ask you to do:
- Schedule and coordinate shipping, including bulk wine tankers, full and empty barrels, and lees totes. Create and process BOLs for all shipments.
- Maintain wine inventories, including full barrel inventory, tank inventory, and finished goods library inventory.
- Prepare monthly reports, including 702 compliance report and California Agricultural Sulfur Use report.
- Coordinate the grape scale certification in preparation for harvest, harvest equipment rentals and harvest lunches.
- Perform and calculate harvest additions and inoculations.
- Support winemaking during bottling, including daily case counts, QC on the bottling line, and organizing relevant paperwork and packaging supplies.
- Maintain various supply inventories, including cellar and winemaking supplies, as well as breakroom, office, and cleaning supplies. Reorder and stock supplies as necessary.
- Complete expense reports and process invoices; ensure that correct account codes are used and required signatures are obtained.
What you will need:
- Bachelor’s degree, college level coursework in Enology, Viticulture, or related field.
- Previous experience in winery production.
- Excellent computer skills, including Microsoft Word and Excel.
- NAV experience a plus.
- Good written and verbal communication skills.
- Detail oriented and organized, ability to multi-task and prioritize.
- Creative and flexible team player with strong organizational and problem-solving skills.
What we will provide:
- Health benefits for you and your family, including medical/dental/vision (with a competitively priced employee contribution to premium), and disability, life, & pet insurance.
- Paid time off and 11 paid holidays.
- A 401(k) plan where we invest an amount equal to 10% of your wages in your retirement account, at no cost to you, subject to management discretion and vesting.
- A diverse team of coworkers that care about each other in a fun, exciting work environment.
- A company that promotes from within, provides great training and a generous tuition reimbursement program.
- The hourly range for this position is $21.39 - $26.80.
Monday - Friday, 7am - 3:30pm, plus weekend at least one weekend day each week during harvest. Week day hours extended to 5pm during bottling and up to 7:00pm during harvest.
8 hours per day excluding breaks outside of harvest; up to 12 hours per day excluding breaks during harvest and bottling.
Salary : $21 - $27
