Harvest Laboratory Intern

Harvest Laboratory Intern

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About Us

Treasury Americas (TA), a division of Treasury Wine Estates, is one of the world’s leading wine companies. We know that it’s the thinkers, makers, and doers who have the most impact as we continue to strive towards being recognized as the world’s most admired premium wine company.

With a substantial footprint in the United States, TA wine production is concentrated in the prime wine-growing regions of California, including, Napa Valley, Sonoma County, and Central Coast. Our ambition is to boldly lead change in the Americas wine market. With a strong portfolio of iconic American brands including Beringer, 19 Crimes, Stags' Leap, Sterling Vineyards, Beaulieu Vineyard, Etude, Gabbiano and Frank Family Vineyards, we are one of the largest wine suppliers in the United States and globally.

About The Role

The purpose of this internship is to provide a learning experience in the field of analytical chemistry by teaching our lab practices using theoretical and hands-on experience. The overall goal would be supporting the Winemaking and Production team by providing both analytical laboratory analysis and quality assurance functions for the entire Napa Valley operations in a high throughput laboratory.

Key Responsibilities

Perform chemical analyses of wines and juices using a variety of methods, including Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy, Near-infrared spectroscopy, UV-Vis spectroscopy, GCMS, Microwave Plasma Atomic Emission Spectrophotometry, enzymatic chemistry, titration, and other advanced specialized instrumentation.

Perform bench-scale trials including stability testing and filterability.

Work in the lab under the direction of the full-time lab staff and wine chemists.

Maintain the cleanliness of the lab (i.e. washing glassware, cleaning counter tops, etc.)

Perform Quality Assurance tasks, as needed.

Contribute to SOP and Risk Assessment reviews.

Responsible for learning, adhering to and enforcing department and company policies and procedures.

Follow all HSE (Health, Safety, and Environmental) rules, regulations, and policies. Work as a Lab team member to promote and improve HSE compliance at Meridian.

Adheres to all SOP’s including all HSE (Health, Safety and Environmental) / FSQ (Food Safety Quality)/ HACCP (Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points) training rules and policies.

Perform other duties as assigned.

About You

Bachelor degree in Science, preferably chemistry or fermentation science preferred, plus winery or related lab experience a plus.

Ability to work overtime as needed and rotate through various work schedules to include shifts starting in the early morning or late afternoons.

Good understanding of analytical chemistry and lab instrumentation.

Computer literacy in MS applications required.

Strong mathematical skills.

Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.

Strong organizational and time management, attention to detail.

Ability to contribute to a positive work environment by behaving and communicating in a manner that works positively with clients, customers, co-workers, and management.

Whats In For You

The opportunity to be bold and make an impact in the world of wine

Opportunity to build a career across multiple functions

Culture

As part of Treasury Wine Estates we bring our whole selves, we're courageous and we deliver together - that's our DNA. We're a passionate bunch who enjoy working together, like to have fun and keep things down-to-earth. We're brave enough and care enough to have the right conversations to get the best outcome and are famous for our can-do attitude. We're definitely "glass half full" people and see challenges as opportunities and move with pace to achieve our goals.

Inclusion And Diversity

Just like the wide range and variety of brands in our wine portfolio, TWE embraces diversity and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, gender identity, national origin or on the basis of disability. If you require any assistance to be included in our process, please contact recruitment@tweglobal.com, quoting the job title and reference number.

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Pay Transparency Disclosure: The base pay range offered for this position is $17.75 to $23 per hour. These figures represent what we reasonably expect to pay for this position, but the actual compensation offered will depend upon numerous job-related factors, including but not limited to candidate qualifications, skills, experience, education, location, and alignment with market data. Our expectation is that the incumbent will work out of the Interior of CA, specifically the St. Helena area. If the incumbent works out of another location, the wage rate may fall above or below this range. Treasury reserves the right to modify the range in the future.