Cellar Assistant Jobs in Virginia (NOW HIRING)

Do you enjoy the winemaking & cidermaking process? Join our exceptional lineup of winemaking professionals at Trump Winery team as a Cellar Worker. Cellar Workers are responsible for the processing of freshly harvested grapes, cellar, barrel, and tank operations, bottling sparkling and still wines and cider, and equipment and facility sanitation.
Position Title: Cellar Worker
Location: Trump Winery in Charlottesville, VA - 15 minutes south of Charlottesville city limits & 20 minutes north of Scottsville
Hours: Full-time - on site, non – exempt, 40 hours per week, Monday –Friday 7am – 3:30 pm Overtime as needed, during bottling/harvest season
Wage: $18.00 - $24.00/hour, based on experience
Our Comprehensive Benefits include:

• Health Coverage: We cover 80% of the employee premium on our base medical plan and 40% for dependents. Choose from low-deductible and HSA-compatible options.
• Dental & Vision: We pay 80% of dental and vision premiums to keep your care affordable.
• Generous Time Off: Enjoy 26 days of paid time off each year, combining vacation, sick time, and holidays.
• Income Protection: Employer-paid short-term disability coverage.
• Additional Voluntary Benefits: Optional employee-paid Life, AD&D, and Accident plans.
• 401(k) Retirement Savings: After one year, receive a 100% match on the first 3% you contribute and a 50% match on the next 3%.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES:

• Transfer, rack, and blend wines as needed
• Assist with filtration and bottling
• Assist in set-up and clean-up activities, including hosing down floors, and storing bottling, packaging materials, etc.
• Perform all aspects of seasonal harvest-related work as assigned. Seasonal harvest duties include pump overs, punch-downs, racking tanks, and operating sorting equipment
• Sample tanks as needed

REQUIREMENTS:

• Works on feet for eight hours a day
• Ability to work long hours and/or seven days a week during harvest.
• Ability to push, pull, carry, and lift up to 70 pounds.
• Frequently bends over, kneels, twists, reaches over head, and walks varied surfaces.

Trump Winery is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, age, protected veteran status, or other categories protected by federal, state, and local law.
Trump Winery participates in the E-Verify Program (Identity and Employment Eligibility Verification) and uses E-Verify to confirm work authorization. Candidates must be eligible to work in the United States.
Este Empleador participa en E-Verify (Verificación de Documentos de Identidad y Elegibilidad de Empleo).