Harvest Forklift Technician (Wine Jobs: Vineyards & Cellars )

Full Time

  Sonoma-Cutrer Vineyards

  Windsor, California

SCV is searching for eager and dependable harvest support. We are an Inclusive and Safety Oriented Workforce!

Forklift Driver 
$19 per hour 
plus $250 sign on bonus and 
$250 harvest bonus (see guidelines for eligibility)

Basic Function: 

  • Performs all routine forklift driving activities in accordance with standard operating procedures and safety policies to ensure maximum productivity and efficiently and the high quality of all wines produced. 

Primary Duties and Responsibilities: 

  • Under limited supervision, operates a powered forklift to move grape bins throughout harvest receiving area. 
  • Off load full grape bins from flatbed trucks, stack and stage for processing. 
  • Loads grape bins into processing equipment and onto grape bin sanitation equipment. 
  • Unload bins off sanitation equipment, stack and stage. 
  • Load flatbed trucks with stacked sanitized bins for future production. 
  • Load bins of grape pomace into trailers for proper transportation. 
  • Conducts forklift checklist. 
  • Basic reading, writing and numerical ability. 
  • Adheres to all safety policies and procedures, including but not limited to timely and accurate reporting of all work related injuries and illnesses to the supervisor, promoting safety awareness to co-workers, advising the supervisor of any unsafe acts and conditions, wearing required personal protective equipment and following confined space protocol where necessary. 
  • Perform basic math calculations to complete written work orders. 
  • Forklift certification required, training to be conducted on site. 
  • Ability to work as a team with all winery employees.
  • Additional duties and responsibilities as assigned. 
  • Attendance/Schedule – Must have flexibility with scheduling, willing to work various schedules. Will require occasional overtime and weekend work during harvest and as needed. May also require on-call status for emergencies.

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