Ferox is an estate winery with a 20 acre vineyard located at 1829 Concession 4 Road in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario. Ferox produces wines that are bold and powerful with superior quality that begins in the vineyards and follows through to the bottle.  We produce, market and sell our wines. Our company was established in October 2018.
 

 
 

Our winery is seeking to hire a Cellar Master. This is a full time, permanent position for $25.96 per hour for 40 hours per week.  

Job duties are described below:
 
VINEYARD:
- pruning, tying, thinning of grapes 
- canopy management
- planning, scheduling and helping to coordinate vineyard workers
- influence in new vineyard practices and working hand in hand with owner, winemaker and vineyard management team.
-helping in planting new Vineyard/ improving vineyard practices.
- taking grape samples and analyzing grapes/juice prior to picking for harvest 
- organizing/ preparing harvest dates for picking (logistics)
 
WINERY CELLAR 
- processing grapes 
- fermentation of white wines, red wines and ice wines. 
- operating large equipment such as pumps, filtration, presses etc 
- guiding winemaker with blending and all bottling times. 
- making decisions hand in hand with winemaker and owners on what wine style and what types of wines to make. 
-Involved in overall company strategic planning.
- Involved with barrel cellar and all barreling of wines
-Helping and supporting with all laboratory procedures (analysis of: total acids, alcohols, sulphur levels and nutrient values)
-Involved in all cleaning methods 
 
RETAIL AND SALES 
- helping team and owners with retail sales and customers visiting winery. 
- helping sales team with new accounts and new added and potential Customer lists
-helping with winery related events and private functions

Related viticulture post secondary education is required.

Minimum of 5 years experience.