Packaging Technician

Job Req ID:106288

Job Type:Full-time

Work Category:Onsite

Application Close Date: 08/19/2025

Sponsorship:Not Available

Compensation: $22.45- $30.34

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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 have130+ 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 TOUR.

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A Taste of What You'll Do

Are you ready to start your career in the heart of our packaging production team? We are looking for dedicated and motivated individuals to join us as Packaging Technicians. Under general supervision, you will learn and execute various tasks essential to our production process. Your responsibilities will include cleaning and sanitizing equipment, performing wine movements, and operating less complex machinery, all while upholding our high standards of safety, quality, and Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP).

Our ideal candidate is someone who demonstrates situational awareness and a sense of urgency on the production floor. You will receive comprehensive training to gain proficiency in areas such as forklift operation, equipment functionality, cellar operations, and KPI tracking. In addition, you will perform housekeeping tasks to maintain the cleanliness and organization of your work area and support our Tetra packaging department. Your role will involve equipment center changeovers, sanitation activities, and ensuring compliance with sustainability policies. You will be responsible for routine production reporting, quality checks, and communicating effectively with team members and leadership

We value teamwork, professionalism, and a commitment to continuous improvement. We seek individuals who exhibit intrapreneurship and ownership behaviors, thinking boldly, taking appropriate risks, and setting high expectations. If you are ready to make a meaningful impact and grow with us, we encourage you to apply and become a part of our dynamic and inclusive team. Together, we can achieve excellence in every bottle we produce!

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 showing versatility, flexibility, and a willingness to work within constantly changing priorities.
• Experience operating a forklift proficiently.
• Experience with Warehouse Management Systems.
• Proficient in using a computer.
• Experience being a team player.
• Experience understanding and following written and verbal instructions.
• Skilled in basic mathematical operations.

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Our Benefits & Perks

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.
• Actual compensation paid within the range will be determined by factors such as the education, experience, knowledge, skills and abilities of the applicant, internal equity, and alignment with market data.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.

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