Bottling Line Lead PM Shift

Rack & Riddle Custom Wine Services is currently looking to fill a Bottling Line Lead position. The responsibilities will include, but are not limited to all phases of bottling line work from set up to clean up on any of our production lines (Tirage, Disgorging and Still) . This position will provide leadership to others and assignment of work.

Essential Job Duties:

• Participates in set up and clean-up of the bottling lines.
• Adheres to all safety practices and company policies.
• Assist in the management of production and production goals.
• Assists with review of progress, monitoring of results and instruction.
• Ensures that all packaging supplies, wine and dose match work orders.
• Complete work orders, bottling packets and other paperwork as needed.
• Other tasks, in any department, as assigned by Management.
• Able to assist on other production lines as needed.
• Participates in set up and clean-up of the bottling lines.
• Rotates between various functions on the bottling line including those generally done by the General Line Techs, Skilled Line Techs, and Advanced Line Techs; glass dumping, bottle/label inspection, hand packing and stacking, hand casing and uncasing, transferring bottles from bins to cages.
• Assists will all facility clean-up activities. Uses downtime to proactively clean-up or assist other team members.
• Provides leadership and training to less skilled employees.
• Performs all levels of bottling line and equipment operations. Responds and troubleshoots error codes on all three bottling lines. Including, but not limited to: Disgorger, Filler, Wirehooder, Corker, Shaker, Washer, Neck Freezer, Case Packer, Case Sealer, Palletizer, Monoblock and Foiler.
• Diligently adheres to all safety practices, SOP’s and company policies.
• Creates an environment of teamwork.
• Works with Cellar, Lab and Warehouse staff to ensure wine and bottling supplies are readily available and line production meets client specification. In coordination with the Maintenance team, responsible for daily post-op maintenance or changeover tasks on bottling equipment.
• Involve the Maintenance team and document equipment malfunctions.
• Identifies, communicates, and assists with the implementation of process improvement opportunities for operational efficiencies and wine quality.
• Maintains knowledge and understanding of hazardous material and safety procedures assuring adherence by staff.
• Investigates all incidents of personal injury, property and equipment damage, prepares and submits required reports.
• Assists Maintenance and QC with line set up and troubleshooting.
• Supports other departments (Cellar, Warehouse, ect.) as needed and assigned by Management.
• Other tasks, on any production line, as assigned by Management.

Skills/Qualifications include:

• Previous experience on a bottling line, 7 years’ experience.
• Forklift experience preferred.
• Must be punctual and maintain good attendance.
• Ability to learn and adapt to changing conditions.
• Ability to work safely and accurately in a fast-paced environment is required.
• Must be able to lift up to 55 lbs. and work at catwalk heights of 25 feet.
• Must be able to work nights, overtime and weekends.
• Ability to read and understand work orders.
• Hours: Full Time Overtime as needed.
• Ability to work individually and within team to achieve daily production goals.
• Experience with changeovers on all pieces of bottling equipment (filler, labeler, rinser, and foiler) preferred.
• Self-motivated.
• Ability to problem solve independently.
• Mechanical background and ability.

Established in 2007 in Northern California by wine industry veterans Rebecca Faust and Bruce Lundquist, Rack & Riddle was founded with the mission to craft superior sparkling wines. Through years of steadfast dedication and thoughtful expansion, Rack & Riddle has become the #1 custom sparkling wine producer in the United States with 3.5 million cases of capacity. An exceptional winemaking team dedicated to the mastery of sparkling wine supported by state-of-the-art technology, delivers turnkey grape-to-bottle, wine-to-bottle, and private label sparkling wine services with tank sizes ranging from 500 to 100,000 gallons. Four modern wineries located in Healdsburg, Geyserville and Lodi specialize in Méthode Champenoise, Charmat, and in-line carbonation solutions producing the best of all things sparkling. The company prides itself on being an upstanding member of the communities in which it operates and is committed to operating fairly, ethically, and sustainably.

Rack & Riddle is a drug-free workplace and an Equal Opportunity Employer.

This role’s compensation is anticipated to fit within the stated range. These figures represent what we reasonably expect to pay for this position, but the actual compensation offered will depend on numerous job-related factors, including but not limited to candidate skills, knowledge and education.