Bottling Maintenance Technician

Gallo; Town of Canandaigua (NY); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on bonus $1,000

Medical and dental coverage

401k plans

Profit sharing

Pet insurance

Company holidays

Employee wine shop access

Job summary

GALLO is hiring a maintenance technician for our Canandaigua, NY area, supporting winery operations. You will provide hands-on mechanical maintenance and repair across production lines, from wine processing to packaging, ensuring equipment reliability and safe, efficient processes.

You will troubleshoot, repair, and maintain a wide range of systems, interpreting manuals and drawings to resolve issues quickly.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or equivalent plus 2 years of mechanical or automotive maintenance experience on equipment
• Associates degree or 2-year technical degree in Mechanical or Automotive Maintenance and Repair plus 1 year of maintenance experience
• Experience in a manufacturing/production environment
• Ability to work day, swing, and graveyard shifts and overtime
• Must be able to work at heights and lift up to 50 pounds
• Must provide own basic hand tools
• Willingness to travel up to 5% of time
• Must be 18 years or older

Responsibilities

• Provide hands-on mechanical maintenance and repair across winery operations
• Troubleshoot, repair, and maintain production systems from wine processing to packaging
• Interpret manuals, drawings, and system data for effective troubleshooting
• Perform preventative maintenance and ensure safety, quality, and environmental standards
• Maintain accurate records and contribute ideas for process improvements
• Collaborate cross-functionally and respond to planned and urgent maintenance needs

Skills

Mechanical maintenance

Troubleshooting

Reading manuals/drawings

Fabrication

Welding (basic)

Education

High school diploma or equivalent + 2 years maintenance experience

Associates degree or 2-year technical degree + 1 year maintenance experience

Tools

Industrial hand tools

Basic welding equipment

Job description

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We’re a family-owned company with a 90+ year legacy, that’s consistently recognized as a Glassdoor “Best Places to Work.” We have 130+ brands in our total alcohol beverage portfolio including wine, malt, spirits, and ready-to-drink beverages. We’re home to the #1 wine and spirits brands in the U.S. - Barefoot Wine & High Noon and are the official sponsors of the NFL, NHL, UFC, and PGA of America.

View our Corporate Values and Mission Statement here.

Sign-On Bonus: $1,000

Shift: 2nd shift M-F 2:45pm - 11:30 pm

A Taste of What You'll Do

Under general supervision, you will provide hands‑on mechanical maintenance and repair support across winery operations, helping ensure equipment reliability, product quality, and safe, efficient processes. In this role, you’ll troubleshoot, repair, and maintain a wide range of production systems—from wine processing and filtration to packaging line equipment—while contributing to a culture of continuous improvement and operational excellence.

You’ll work with both large and small machinery, diagnosing issues, replacing or repairing defective components, and reassembling and testing equipment to meet specifications. Your ability to interpret technical manuals, drawings, and system data will support effective troubleshooting, while your experience with tools, fabrication, and basic welding will help you resolve issues quickly and safely.

This position offers the opportunity to collaborate cross‑functionally and build strong working relationships while responding to both planned maintenance and urgent repair needs. You’ll also support facility upkeep, perform preventative maintenance, and ensure work is completed in compliance with safety, quality, and environmental standards. By maintaining accurate records and contributing ideas for process improvement, you’ll play a key role in strengthening operational performance and reliability.

What You'll Need

• High School diploma or State‑issued equivalency certificate plus 2 years of mechanical or automotive maintenance experience working on equipment or industrial motors and pumps reflecting increasing levels of responsibility; OR Associates degree or 2‑year Technical Degree in Mechanical or Automotive Maintenance and Repair plus 1 year of mechanical or automotive maintenance experience working on equipment or industrial motors and pumps reflecting increasing levels of responsibility.
• Experience working in a manufacturing, production, industrial mechanical or automotive environment.
• Required to work assigned shift (day, swing, and graveyard) and weekends and overtime as needed.
• Required to conduct work at heights.
• Required to lift and carry equipment that weighs up‑to 50 pounds.
• Required to work in a tight and confined space.
• Required to provide own basic hand tools.
• Skilled in calculating figures and amounts such as proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume.
• Required to travel to company offices, sites, and/or meeting locations for onboarding, training, meetings, and events for development, department needs, and business delivery up to 5% of the time, with or without reasonable accommodation. This may be in addition to travel requirements, if applicable, as listed in this job description.
• Required to be 18 years or older. This may be in addition to other age requirements, if applicable, as listed in this job description.

How You'll Stand Out

• Industrial trade experience to include Refrigeration and HVAC.
• High School diploma or State‑issued equivalency certificate plus 4 years of mechanical or automotive maintenance experience working on equipment or industrial motors and pumps reflecting increasing levels of responsibility; OR Associates degree or 2‑year Technical Degree in Mechanical or Automotive Maintenance and Repair plus 3 years of mechanical or automotive maintenance experience working on equipment or industrial motors and pumps reflecting increasing levels of responsibility.
• Experience working in a food and beverage manufacturing facility.

We are committed to providing competitive compensation, perks, and a culture that supports your well‑being.

Benefits depend on your work category and may include

• medical and dental coverage
• 401k plans
• profit sharing
• pet insurance
• company holidays
• access to an employee wine shop
• and more!

Additional information will be provided before your first interview.

The Fine Print

• The Company does not sponsor for employment‑based visas for this position now or in the future.
• We offer a broad salary range to allow for long‑term growth. Actual compensation paid within the range will be determined by multiple factors, including, but not limited to, education, experience, knowledge, skills and abilities, internal equity, and alignment with market data. Although we estimate the successful candidate hired into this role will be placed between the entry point and middle of the range, the decision will be made on a case‑by‑case basis related to these factors. In addition to the salary, this position may be eligible for bonuses, incentive plans, or participate in tasting room tip pools, as applicable.
• This position will be based in the location(s) specified in the job posting and requires working on‑site with no telecommuting option. You will be expected to live within a commutable distance.
• It is the Company’s policy for job postings to be open to internal candidates for a minimum of 5 days and to external candidates, if applicable, for a minimum of 3 days.

Gallo’s policy is to afford equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees and not to discriminate on the basis of race, traits associated with race, including but not limited to, hair texture and protective hairstyles (such as braids, locks, and twists), color, national origin, ancestry, creed, religion, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition as defined by applicable state law (including cancer and predisposing genetic characteristics), genetic information, marital status, familial status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation (actual or perceived), transgender status, sex stereotyping, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, reproductive health decision making, age, military or veteran status, domestic violence or sexual assault victim status, or any other basis protected by applicable law.

Nor will Gallo discriminate based on a perception that an individual has any of the foregoing characteristics or is associated with a person who has, or is perceived to have, any of those characteristics.

Gallo will comply with state and local laws prohibiting discrimination for lawful out‑of‑work behavior, such as off‑duty use of cannabis away from the workplace (subject to federal and state law exceptions), the existence of non‑psychoactive cannabis metabolites in hair, blood, urine, or other bodily fluids as determined by a drug screening test (subject to federal and state law exceptions).

We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law.

Gallo is committed to providing reasonable accommodation for candidates with disabilities in our recruiting process.

If you need any assistance or accommodation due to a disability, please let us know at 209.341.7000.

Gallo is enrolled in the Department of Homeland Security’s E‑Verify program and will use the program to verify the employment eligibility of all newly hired employees as required.