Cellar Lead

Description

Fior di Sole is a family-owned and operated wine company located in the heart of Napa Valley, producing exceptional quality wines from Napa and throughout California for over 24 years. We are the 10th largest winery in California. Our portfolio of brands spans more than 3.5 million cases, 8 million gallons, and more than a hundred retailer-exclusive and client wine brands across all price tiers, from popular to super-premium. Our wines can be found in leading retailers internationally and throughout the US, including Total Wine, HEB, Whole Foods, Costco, Kroger, Spec's, BevMo! and Trader Joe's.

Summary:

Cellar Lead staff plays a vital role supporting supervisors on duty by monitoring tasks when supervisors are no present and are integral part of the team by developing, assisting, mentoring and training new crew members to reach their maximum capacity with the assistance of supervisor and manager. Cellar Leads are also expected to provide support to all the Cellar team by helping do all day-to-day cellar operations

Reports to: Cellar Supervisor

Classification: Full-Time, Non-Exempt

Requirements

You Will:

• Able to perform and train personnel in all winemaking and day-to-day cellar operations.
• Assist, mentor on proper executions of Work Orders (WO) 
• Understand, assist, and train on chemicals usage and enforce personal protective equipment (PPE).  
• Take the supervisor role when it is needed. 
• Help with Monthly and weekly inventories when requested by supervisor. 
• Support supervisor on following and enforcing safety protocols. 
• Collaborate with supervisor on daily tasks for efficient workflow and timely completion of Work Orders.
• Collaborate and work with  cellar crew in executing/completing all  day-to-day cellar operations.  
• Help to implement and follow standard operation procedures. 
• Help to continuously mentor new crew members on the company’s culture.
• Other duties as assigned. 

You Have:

• Outstanding leadership skills with a focus on safety, training and development
• Positive and team-oriented attitude
• Ability to plan and execute cellar workflow based on need
• Strong communication and organizational skills
• Minimum 4 years’ experience managing a cellar team
• bilingual preferred but not a must.
• A proven team player able to establish good working relationships.
• Able to work 12-hour shift during harvest if needed.

Physical Demands and Working Conditions:

• Ability to carry up to 50 pounds over moderate distances.
• Ability to climb ladders and stairs.
• Ability to work with chemicals while using proper PPE.
• Able to work weekends if needed.
• Able to work in wet conditions.
• Able to work overtime as needed.
• Able to work in cold conditions.
• Able to work with heights.
• Able to multitask.

Our Benefits:

• We offer full suite of Medical, Dental, Vision, Life AD&D and LTD Insurance
• PTO, Sick and Paid Family Medical Leave
• 401k Profit Sharing Plan with Company Match
• Winery Discounts
• Holiday Pay
• Volunteer PTO
• Volunteer Supplemental Programs

We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender, gender identity or expression, or veteran status. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.