Packaging Technician 1

Gallo; Lodi (CA); On-site; USD 45,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical and dental coverage

401k plans

Profit sharing

Employee wine shop

Company holidays

Pet insurance

Tasting room tip pools

Job summary

Gallo is seeking a Packaging Tech to join our on-site team in California. This hands-on role offers the chance to learn bottling and packaging operations, operate equipment, perform sanitation, manage wine movements, handle changeovers, conduct quality checks, and contribute to production reporting.

You will gain experience with packaging machinery, support efficient production flow, uphold food safety standards, and help keep work areas clean and organized while collaborating across departments

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• 6 months of food/beverage production or 18 months of manufacturing experience.
• Ability to lift up to 50 lbs.
• Must work rotating day, swing or graveyard shifts.
• Physically capable in bottling room and cellar operations.
• Travel to company sites for onboarding/training up to 5%.
• Must be 18 years or older.

Responsibilities

• Learn and perform packaging and cellar operations.
• Operate packaging equipment and sanitation activities.
• Support production reporting and quality checks.
• Assist with changeovers and maintain clean work areas.
• Collaborate across departments to improve processes.

Skills

Reading comprehension

Attention to detail

Teamwork

Flexibility

Able to lift 50 lbs

Education

High school diploma or State-issued equivalency certificate

Tools

Forklift operation

Warehouse Management Systems

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.

A Taste of What You'll Do

Join Gallo as a Packaging Tech and play an important role in bringing world-class products from production to market. This hands‑on position offers the opportunity to learn bottling and packaging operations while working with innovative equipment, industry‑leading processes, and a team committed to safety, quality, and continuous improvement.

In this role, you will learn and perform a variety of packaging and cellar operations, including equipment operation, sanitation activities, wine movements, changeovers, quality checks, and production reporting. You will gain experience working with packaging machinery, supporting efficient production flow, maintaining food safety standards, and ensuring equipment and work areas remain clean and organized.

Success in this position requires a strong work ethic, attention to detail, teamwork, and a commitment to operational excellence. You will collaborate with team members across departments, contribute ideas for continuous improvement, and develop valuable manufacturing skills in a fast‑paced production environment. This is an excellent opportunity for individuals who enjoy hands‑on work, problem solving, and building a long‑term career in manufacturing and operations.

What You'll Need

• High school diploma or State‑issued equivalency certificate and 6 months of food and beverage production or operations experience; or, 18 months of food or beverage production or manufacturing experience.
• Must be able to regularly lift, carry, or move up to 50 lbs.
• Required to be physically capable of executing any job tasks within the bottling room or cellar operations.
• Must be able to repetitively lift and uncase production cases and/or production materials from one location to another.
• Required to work rotating day, swing or graveyard 8 hour to 11.75 hour‑shift schedule, and overtime as needed.
• 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 confined spaces.
• 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 2 years of wine production or manufacturing experience.
• Experience operating a forklift proficiently.
• Experience with Warehouse Management Systems.

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.