Job Description
Harvest Interns Wanted:
Duck Pond Cellars has been a part of the Willamette Valley wine tradition for the last 30 years and we are looking forward to a much-anticipated 2025 Vintage. Something unique that Duck Pond offers is an all-encompassing experience on how wine is made. Yes, we are one of the larger wineries here in the Willamette Valley processing around 2000 tons of fruit and producing 100,000 cases. However, we are split between small-lot, direct-to-consumer (DTC) wines from high-touch vineyards from nested AVAs in the Willamette Valley, and a wholesale program that sources fruit from across Oregon. Even the greenest of interns will walk away with the skills to embark on a career in wine either working at a large facility or at a small winery. You want forklift experience, we can get you forklift experience. You want to learn how to operate a 20-ton press, we'll get you on the press team. Into the science side of things? We'll be looking for help among our team to process vineyard samples, assist with lab analysis and daily monitoring of ferments. If you have a good attitude, high attention to detail, and are a team-player, we have a spot for you on our team.
Duck Pond strives to create an inclusive, supportive, and positive work environment, where we work hard and have fun. In all honesty, we can teach anyone the necessary skills to be a successful cellarhand. More importantly, however, is your attitude and your approach to being a part of a dynamic team that relies on one another to get the job done.
We are committed to making this the best possible experience for all those involved - you'll have to come join us to see for yourself…
Things to do:
* Learn quite a bit about how to make wine
* Work a lot
* Listen to the Grease soundtrack at least once
* Absorb the sights sounds and smells of fermenting grapes
* See winemakers fix a press (it's tradition)
* Conduct a fight to the death with the fruit flies
* Clean here and there
* Dig out a red fermenter standing on a mountain of grapes
* Sorting small lot fruit during the most beautiful months in Oregon
* Morning punchdowns with Prince (or whatever your poison happens to be (perhaps it's Poison))
* Evening punchdowns with Queen (we like our pop music regal)
* See/smell the full spectrum of a wine's young life (many times over)
* Ingest meals provided by Duck Pond Cellars
* Live in your van next to the vineyard (you won't be the first, or the last)
* The last bullet is optional – we're more than happy to employ those of you with non-mobile, standard-type residences (we're not monsters after all)
Things to have:
* The ability to work flexible hours
* The ability to work long hours
* Transportation (car, bus, unicycle, helicopter (as long as it's reliable))
* A desire to work with other living/breathing human beings
* An attention to detail
* A sense of humor (for the love of god, or we'll never make it through)
* An appreciation for all weather conditions
* A serious respect for the safety of others and yourself
* A serious respect for other people of all kinds
Wage: $18-$20/hour (DOE)
Hours: 40-72hrs/week (6 days/wk during peak season)
When: Early August - October 31st
Shifts: Day & Swing
Lunches & Snacks provided
**Please include a resume and cover letter with application**
Job category: Cellar/Lab/Bottling/Warehouse
Job Tags
Part time, Flexible hours, Shift work, Day shift, Afternoon shift,