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Benjamin Bridge strives to nurture not only healthy soils but healthy lives in a diverse, inclusive, and welcoming workplace. Our winery runs on the hard work and dedication of our passionate team, and we value diversity in the people we hire, the people we work with, and the people we serve. Benjamin Bridge is an equal opportunity employer with a zero-tolerance policy for discrimination in our workplace.

Location: In-Person Berwick & Gaspereau Valley, Nova Scotia
Position: Winemaking Stagiaire, full time, contract position, 40 hours / week
Duration: September 2025 to March 2026 (option to extend)

Benjamin Bridge is a farm winery nestled in Nova Scotia’s Gaspereau Valley on the Atlantic coast, where its cool climate is moderated by the powerful tides of the nearby Bay of Fundy. Our close-knit team dedicates themselves to ensuring every bottle of wine embodies its winery’s ethos for inclusive living, vibrant rural communities, ecological resilience and quality. Thanks to their dedication, Benjamin Bridge has become a trailblazer of wine styles - from Nova Scotia’s iconic wine, Nova 7 to internationally acclaimed sparkling wine to its more inclusive non-alcoholic wine alternative. Recognizing we are only today’s stewards of lands located in Mi’kma’ki, the ancestral and unceded territory of the Mi’kmaq First Nations, Benjamin Bridge has embarked on a lifelong relationship of reconciliation and allyship with Glooscap First Nation.

Job Description:

We are seeking a hardworking, organized, and positive individual to assist our winemaking team from harvest to bottling.
 
Key Responsibilities:

• Work with the winemaking team to process all fruit.
• Monitor and maintain cleanliness of crush pad, winery, and laboratory.
• Record keeping of grape tonnage, yields, and processing.
• Support barrel program, bottling and disgorging of wines.
• Support production and warehouse team.
  
  

Qualifications:

• Completed at least one harvest.
• Winemaking diploma or certification an asset.
• Age 19+.
• Ability to work indoor and outdoor and to lift 25 kg.
• Forklift and confined-space certification an asset.
• Flexible with work hours.
• Organized and detail-oriented.
• Canadian driver's licence and a clean driving record.
• Transportation to and from work.
• Authorized to work in Canada.
• A clean criminal background check.
  
  

Compensation:

• Disclosed at interview
• Accommodation provided
  
  

As a small, fast-paced business, we all take on multiple roles. This position would also require the candidate to be able to shift to work in our winery's production facility and support our hospitality team.

Benjamin Bridge strives to nurture not only healthy soils but healthy lives in a diverse, inclusive, and welcoming workplace. Our winery runs on the hard work and dedication of our passionate team, and we value diversity in the people we hire, the people we work with, and the people we serve. Benjamin Bridge is an equal opportunity employer with a zero-tolerance policy for discrimination in our workplace.

To apply:
Benjamin Bridge 
Attn: Jean-Benoit Deslauriers
1966 White Rock Road, Gaspereau, NS 
Email: wines@benjaminbridge.com

Brand Ambassador/Tasting Leader - Halifax Metro (Nova Scotia) | Posted October 22, 2024

Roles & Responsibilities:

•  Preparing the tasting station with the given products to be displayed. (Information, coasters, post cards, etc.) 
• Taking photos of the display to provide to sales lead.
• Communicating any issues, concerns or questions directly to sales lead.
• Engaging, attracting, and intercepting customers to promote brand awareness. 
• Responsibly distributing complimentary samples. Being comfortable asking for ID when necessary. 
• Answering basic questions about the product with provided learning materials. 
• Encourage follow up purchase of product by directing to in store purchase, online retail, or winery direct. 
• Packing away, cleaning and tidying sampling station. Reporting back to sales lead.

Position Requirements:

• 19+
• Hospitality experience considered an asset 
• Ability to work 4-hour shifts 
• Completion of SmartServe (covered by Benjamin Bridge) 
• Outgoing, go-getter personality
• Passion for a local product

Compensation:

• Competitive wage
• Flexible, casual, year-round work 
• Multiple available locations
• Opportunity for long term employment

To apply:
Benjamin Bridge
Attn: Alexandra MacMillan
1966 White Rock Road, Gaspereau, NS
Email: wines@benjaminbridge.com