Harvest Winemaker - Contract

Andrew Peller Limited; Grimsby; On-site; CAD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Andrew Peller Limited is seeking a Harvest Winemaker for the 2025 season at their Grimsby operations. This contract role involves overseeing the harvest winemaking process, ensuring quality and efficiency, and requires a degree in a relevant field along with experience in winery operations.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years' experience in Winery Operations during harvest seasons.
• Knowledge and understanding of fermentation.

Responsibilities

• Communicate with Winemaker on the status of ferments and cellar activities.
• Participate in tastings of juices and wines.
• Manage sugar inventory and assist with quality optimization trials.

Skills

Organizational Skills

Interpersonal Skills

Problem Solving

Time Management

Education

B.Sc. or related post-secondary diploma/degree

Degree or Diploma in Food Science, Chemistry or Biochemistry

Tools

WHMIS

HACCP

ISO

Job description

#BeExtraordinary

At Andrew Peller Limited (APL), our mission is to be Canada’s #1 branded wine and

craft beverage company by delivering the perfect brand experience for every

lifestyle and occasion. Through our commitment to excellence, honouring our

roots, owning it, fostering belonging and driving to succeed, we inspire teammates to be extraordinary every day.

Who We Are

We are one of Canada's largest and oldest wine companies with a rich heritage in quality winemaking.

We produce some of Canada's most recognized brands and offer our teammates a challenging and rewarding employment experience.

We are hiring a contract role to support our 2025 Harvest season at Grimsby Ontario operations. Reporting into the Winemaker, VQA, The Harvest Winemaker will be responsible for the harvest winemaking process to ensure compliance to specifications given by the Winemakers with the goal of maximizing quality and efficiency. Primary focus will be on 2025 juice and wine. We are looking for a teammate with a minimum B.Sc. or related post-secondary diploma/degree, and ideally three years' experience in Winery Operations working harvest seasons.

Please note you must be available for day, night or afternoon shifts during peak season. Teammates work a rotating schedule of shifts. Contract will go from early July until mid November 2025.

We Are Looking For a Teammate With

• Successfully worked 2 - 3 vintages
• Degree or Diploma in Food Science, Chemistry or Biochemistry preferred
• Experience in food science/food manufacturing preferred
• Knowledge and understanding of fermentation
• Knowledge of WHMIS, HACCP, and ISO an asset
• Able to meet deadlines while managing conflicting priorities and maintaining a high level of detail and accuracy
• Ability to troubleshoot and solve program as they arise in a calm and scientific approach
• Excellent organizational and time-management skills
• Strong interpersonal skills
  
  

This Teammate Will Be Accountable For

• Communicate with Winemaker on the status of the respective ferments, movements and cellar activities/processes
• Actively participate in tastings of juices, ferments and finished wines
• Communicate with Cellar Manager and Staff on status of cellar activities/processes
• Ensure all samples and requested analysis for winemaking are presented to the quality control lab in a timely fashion.
• Issue work orders to cellar supervisor for all daily activities.
• Manage sugar inventory, placing order with Winemaking processing technician when required
• Assist with dry ice list, fermenter sheets, Inoculations, malo build ups
• Assist with product quality and process optimization trials
• Inspection of fruit upon arrival
• Update the Oak Inventory (binder) to include new oak bag sizes, WIS codes, and general oak addition guidelines
• Tracking of yeast and oak usage
• Assist with set up, sampling and tasting for micro-ox
• Assist with entering work tickets and juice/wine analysis into WIS as needed
• React to daily analysis as per Good Manufacturing and Winemaking practices.
• Maintain Occupational Health and Safety program as per corporate guidelines.
• Follows safe work procedures and practices and reports all unsafe working conditions/hazards to their reporting
  
  

We are conducting an internal and external search simultaneously. We wish to thank all applicants for their interest; only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted.

Accommodation

Andrew Peller Limited is committed to meeting the needs of persons with temporary and/or permanent disabilities in a way that allows them to maintain their dignity and independence. We are happy to discuss any need for accommodation in the workplace and will make an effort to meet those needs in a timely manner by preventing and removing barriers to accessibility in the areas of information, communications, and employment. If you require an accommodation to apply or interview for a position, please email [e-mail]

Equal Opportunity Employment

At Andrew Peller Limited, we are committed to creating and celebrating a culture of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging. We are an equal opportunity employer committed to ensuring every person has a right to equal treatment with respect to employment without discrimination or harassment because of race, ancestry, place of origin, colour, ethnic origin, citizenship, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, record of offences, marital status, family status or disability.