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Job Title: Cellar Technician
Reports to: Cellar Master
Department: Processing

Meier’s Wine Cellars, Inc. is a growing manufacturer of bulk and packaged wine, beer, spirits and consumer beverages industries. Meier’s has operated in this space for over 100 years and focuses on the growth of its portfolio of wines and juices. Meier’s services customers in all 50 states and multiple European countries. It is the oldest and largest winery in Ohio and is focused on the growth and development of its core brands as well as the success of its customers.

Mission of Job Description:

The Cellar Technician will work with the Cellar Master to ensure quality, accuracy, and efficiency in the Meier’s Processing Department.

Major Duties and Responsibilities:
• Ensures wines, juices, and other products are properly filtered
• Responsible for proper filling, labeling, and storage of totes, drums, and pails
• Ensures bottling and storage tanks are properly cleaned and sanitized
• Responsible for sending samples from filter, bottling tanks, and bulk items to QC lab
• Maintains flavor room and takes inventory of flavors as needed
• Assist as needed with blending of wines, juices, and spirits
• Assist as needed with loading/unloading of tankers and railcars
• Transfer bulk storage from one tank to another.
• Conduct blending operations in the fiberglass or blending room.
• Chill-filter high value spirits
• Filter wines and other products through the Velo and Star Pad Filters.
• During inclement weather, ensuring that all outdoor areas are properly treated to avoid lips and falls due to ice build up.
• Move hoses of more than 50 feet in length according to standards by using a second person for the lift.
Qualifications:
• High School Diploma;
• Previous experience in the wine, beer, or spirits industries preferred.
• Must have ability to read English and do basic math (addition, subtraction, multiplication and division) found on a batch sheet.
• Attention to detail.
• Ability to move hoses of various lengths across the plant to make necessary connections
• Ability to climb above and below railcars and tanker trucks.
• Ability to unload and load railcars and tanker trucks.

Physical Demands/ Work Environment:
This is a physical job in a winery/production setting that will require long periods of standing, walking, lifting, climbing ladders and the ability to observe others and the work environment. This position may occasionally be exposed to wet or humid conditions, work near moving mechanical parts, outdoor power