Job Title: Production Supervisor
Location: Soledad, CA.
Submitted on: 01-Jul-04
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Working for GSV has been a great opportunity! For those of you who are
unfamiliar with GSV here is a wuick rundown on what the company does.
GSV is major contender in the wine industry of the US and the world. We
export wine to many different countries and states with in the US. The
company itself focuses on bulk wine production; this means all
processes of wine making to the business aspect of selling, marketing,
and compliance.
The facility that I am employed at(one of six owned and operated by
GSV)is based in Soledad, California (Central Coast) and has offered me
great opportunities straight out of college. My position is entry level
has offered me nothing but challenges and opportunities to continue my
education of the wine industry.
My daily challenges can vary; some does are busy and there are a
million things to do such as coordinating with winemakers, filling
barrels with wine, forklift driving, trying to plan out weekly
schedules (which very rarely are followed exactly), sitting in
meetings, preparing the facility for harvest (busy season spanning the
months of August through November), and attending seminars on new
winemaking issues.
However, some days can be slow and I play on the internet all day. Days
like this are rare but not uncommon in this business because it
extremely seasonal. You will work your ass off for those few months but
then overnight, be back to that slow schedule again. Tasks can pop up
rapidly though; there has been many a times that we have been caught
with to much to do and not enough hands.
To comment on the corporate aspect of things is fairly easy; it's easy
going and laid back. Most corps have the rep of being stiff and up
tight. However this company, based on wine, and it seems to me that
everyone is getting their fair share because the atmosphere has always
remained very relaxed, granted business and hard work arealways the
number one priorities of the day. Given some free time though, and we
will make the best of it.
On a side note; GSV will be no more as of July the 8th, 2004. The
company was recently purchased by The Wine Group and will officially
change hands on that date. Ofcourse things might change but for the
most part it will stay the same.
As for hours and dress code; like I said before its a fairyl laid back
company. I wear a Tshirt and jeans but even our CEO (when down here)
shows up in a nice shirt and a pair of jeans. The hours are great, as
long as it isn't harvest. Currently hours are 8 to 4:30, M-F, but
during the season, plan on seven days a week and 12+ hours a day. It's
not easy but it pays off; the rest of the year is fairly slow and
vacation really has no limits (not to mention the two weeks paid that
we get for Christmas, as an added bonus!!).
Advancement opportunities are endless; the company realized that
everybody that worked here was old so they went out and hired a select
few fresh out of college to train in hopes that they would be the
future of the company. So you could say that advancement opps are
definitely present.
To make a general statement about the wine industry as a whole I would
say "What are you waiting for?"
In reality, wine is not the highest paying industry out there; but if
you want to make a decent salary($50-$100k a year) and truely enjoy the
people you work around then wine or viticulture is for you.
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