Level 2 Racker & Blender, Cellar (Swing or Grave)

Gallo•Modesto, CA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Join GALLO as a Level 2 Racker & Blender and play an important role in producing high-quality products while supporting a culture built on safety, teamwork, and continuous improvement. In this hands-on cellar operations role, you'll execute daily production schedules, perform treatments and material additions, navigate production systems, and help ensure the quality and integrity of every batch. You'll work closely with technical operators, team leaders, and peers to complete work orders, communicate production status, and maintain compliance with quality and safety standards. Every day brings variety as you manage multiple priorities, support production activities, and contribute to an environment where operational excellence matters. This position offers a unique opportunity to build your skills across multiple equipment centers while working in a collaborative, fast-paced production environment. Team members who demonstrate proficiency and successfully learn required equipment centers can progress into advanced processing roles, creating a clear pathway for growth and development within the Cellar organization!

Requirements

High School diploma or State-issued equivalency certificate
Required to successfully complete assessment
Required to climb stairs on an occasional basis
Required to work in outdoor ambient conditions
Required to work overtime as business needs require
Required to lift and move up to 50 pounds with torso rotation and neck movement
Required to stand-up lifting 50 pounds
Required to occasionally lift and carry up to 55 pounds
Required to be 21 years of age or older
Use of respirator with proper fit as outlined by OSHA requirements
Required to learn, qualify for, and obtain a forklift certification
Required to be 18 years or older
Grip strength
Frequent turning and twisting of the hand, wrist, and forearm
Regular fine finger dexterity
Occasionally lift 10 to 25 pounds, including small clips, valves, hand tools, ingredient bags, and smaller hoses
Frequently lift up to 50 pounds, including hoses 10 to 25 feet long and three to four inches in diameter, chemical containers, and approximately 50 pounds or more of torque pressure when lifting the back handle of a portable pump to push it over a hose
Occasionally lift 51 to 75 pounds, including ingredient containers or when maneuvering a portable transfer pump that requires pushing, pulling, or lifting
Climb inside tanks through small openings multiple times per day

Nice To Haves

Cellar experience
Satisfactory completion of the current year harvest/seasonal experience
Experience with human machine interface (HMI)
Basic computer aptitude
Work experience which required physical labor

Responsibilities

Execute daily production schedules
Perform treatments and material additions
Navigate production systems
Ensure the quality and integrity of every batch
Work closely with technical operators, team leaders, and peers to complete work orders
Communicate production status
Maintain compliance with quality and safety standards
Manage multiple priorities
Support production activities
Contribute to an environment where operational excellence matters
Build skills across multiple equipment centers
Maneuver pumps and other cellar equipment over hoses
Carry 2-inch and 3-inch by 25-foot hoses for distances up to several hundred feet
Use stairways, catwalks, ramps, and portable or stationary ladders