Utility Technician - Bottling - Ripon at The Wine Group in Ripon, 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 Bottling Utility Technician must be able to work in various capacities as needed on various bottling lines. This role does general housekeeping and sanitation, loading of raw materials, inspection and re-work, and any other tasks needed to support production operations. Must be flexible to work all 3 shifts (day, swing, and graveyard). 

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Safely work in various capacities in Bottling 


• General housekeeping, basic equipment cleaning and general warehouse sanitation, including interior and exterior of plant, to support GMP’s. 


• Load raw materials, such as dumping glass, loading boxes, and loading trays and shippers.


• Inspection, rework and/or repack and participate in line readiness tasks that support production operation. 


• Hand stack product 


• Assist in relief or backfilling of Bottling personnel as needed.


• Take immediate action to rectify, communicate, and appropriately quarantine any nonconforming products.


• Demonstrate a sense of urgency for safety, quality, and productivity. 


• Must demonstrate a positive attitude towards the job and the duties assigned and exhibit initiative to continually learn and improve professional skills. 


• Other duties as assigned to meet production needs. 


• This job description reflects management’s assignment of essential functions; it does not prescribe or restrict the tasks that may be assigned. 

QUALIFICATIONS

• Must be 18 or older at time of hire. 


• High school diploma or GED equivalent required. 


• Knowledge of bottling operations preferred. 


• 1+ years of manual labor, janitorial, or production experience  


• Flexibility to work all 3 shifts (day, swing, and graveyard) 

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

• Physical Strength:  Active work; often standing and/or lifting for long periods of time.  Must be able to lift up to 50 lbs., occasionally. 


• Ability to perform tasks requiring bending, stooping, standing, and twisting.

COMPENSATION

• Hourly Pay Rate Posted: $20.90/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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