Cellar Technician 2

GALLO; Town of Canandaigua (NY); On-site; USD 30,000 - 41,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical and dental coverage

401k plans

Profit sharing

Pet insurance

Employee wine shop

Job summary

GALLO is seeking a Cellar Tech 2 to support safe, efficient cellar production. You'll operate cellar machinery, perform quality checks, and enter data into the inventory system while maintaining a clean, GMP-compliant workspace. You’ll contribute to continuous improvement and train teammates on moderately complex procedures.

The role emphasizes safety, quality, and productivity, with collaboration across departments and a focus on sustainability in daily operations.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or State-issued equivalency plus 2 years in beverage production/manufacturing/operations.
• Must wear a respirator when necessary.
• Able to read and execute simple instructions, short correspondence and memos.
• Work at heights and in small areas.
• Comply with GMP policies.
• Able to travel up to 5% for onboarding, training and events.
• Must be 18 years or older.

Responsibilities

• Operate cellar machine centers and perform Cellar Tech 1 duties under supervision.
• Complete production reporting and quality checks; enter data into inventory system.
• Maintain a clean, sanitary, food-safety compliant work area and follow safety and environmental regulations.
• Support continuous improvement, emphasize safety, quality and productivity, and train others on basic procedures.
• Contribute to operational documentation and collaborate across teams; promote sustainability efforts.

Skills

Reading & interpretation

Numerical skills

Teamwork

Safety compliance

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

We are GALLO

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.

Job Type: Full-time

Work Category: Onsite

Sponsorship: Not Available

Compensation: $21.92 - $29.60

Schedule: 3rd Shift Grave (11:00pm - 7:30am)

A Taste of What You'll Do

Join GALLO as a Cellar Tech 2 and contribute to safe, efficient, and quality-focused cellar production. Working under moderate supervision, you'll perform Cellar Tech 1 duties while operating cellar machine centers across designated training areas and helping identify and resolve equipment issues.

You'll safely operate assigned equipment, complete production reporting and quality checks, and enter information into the inventory database. You'll help maintain a clean, organized, sanitary, and Food Safety-compliant work area while following safety, quality, GMP, environmental, and regulatory requirements.

In this role, you'll contribute to continuous improvement, demonstrate urgency around safety, quality, and productivity, and train others on moderately complex procedures, including basic machine functions and troubleshooting. You'll also support operational documentation, communicate effectively across teams and departments, and help advance sustainability practices through conservation, energy efficiency, and recycling efforts.

What You'll Need

• High school diploma or State-issued equivalency certificate plus 2 years' experience in beverage production, manufacturing, or operations.
• Required to wear a respirator when necessary.
• Skilled in reading, comprehending, interpreting and executing simple instructions, short correspondence and memos.
• Required to work at heights and in small areas.
• Required to comply with company GMP policies.
• Skilled in writing simple correspondence.
• Skilled in adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing using whole numbers.
• 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

• High School Diploma or State-issued equivalency certificate plus 3 years' experience in beverage production, manufacturing, or operations.
• Experience in the sanitation of food production and/or packaging equipment.
• Forklift certification.

Our Benefits & Perks

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.