General Maintenance Worker

Company: Bronco Wine Company
Reporting to: Maintenance Leads
Travel Requirements: 7–10%, based on business needs, including travel between company facilities as assigned
FLSA Status: Non-Exempt
Employment Category: Temporary
Pay Range: $22.18–$27.68 per hour
Location: Onsite, Ceres, CA
Shift: First Shift

Bronco Wine Company is seeking a Temporary General Maintenance Worker based in Ceres, CA. The General Maintenance Worker performs a variety of facility maintenance, repair, painting, upkeep, and general labor activities to help maintain company buildings, grounds, equipment, and work areas in a safe, clean, functional, and presentable condition.

This position supports daily facility operations through preventive maintenance activities, minor repairs, painting, facility improvements, grounds upkeep, and other assigned maintenance work. The General Maintenance Worker may also travel to other company facilities based on business needs.

Bronco Wine Company was founded in 1973. Our family-owned company strives to continue and improve upon being vertically integrated, from the vineyard to the table, focusing on crafting quality wines for every table. Our family’s resilience and sustained growth will continue to be fostered through stewardship of family, valued employees, respected partners, and future generations.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES:

• Perform interior and exterior painting, surface preparation, touch-ups, and related painting activities.
• Conduct routine inspections of assigned buildings, facility areas, equipment, and grounds and report identified maintenance or repair needs.
• Perform minor repairs to walls, doors, windows, flooring, fixtures, and other building components within the scope of the position.
• Assist qualified maintenance personnel with plumbing, electrical, carpentry, mechanical, and other facility repairs as assigned.
• Replace light bulbs, filters, and other facility components within applicable training and authorization.
• Assist with other electrical-component replacement or repair activities under the direction of appropriately qualified maintenance personnel.
• Maintain facility appearance through cleaning, painting, pressure washing, minor repairs, and general upkeep.
• Support facility-improvement projects, renovations, installations, and construction-related activities as assigned.
• Set up, move, and arrange furniture, equipment, materials, and supplies for meetings, events, projects, and operational needs.
• Safely operate assigned hand tools, power tools, ladders, lifts, and maintenance equipment in accordance with applicable training and authorization requirements.
• Perform grounds-maintenance and exterior-upkeep activities, including trash removal, sweeping, cleanup, and landscaping support.
• Assist with monitoring and maintaining maintenance supplies, tools, equipment, and related inventory.
• Respond to assigned maintenance requests and assist with urgent facility repair needs within the scope of the position.
• Complete applicable work orders, inspection information, and maintenance records accurately and in a timely manner.
• Follow applicable company safety policies, procedures, work practices, and regulatory requirements.
• Travel to other company facilities as assigned to support maintenance and facility needs.
• Perform other duties and special projects as assigned, consistent with the position’s purpose and operational needs.

JOB REQUIREMENTS:

Minimum Qualifications:

• High school diploma or GED equivalent; in lieu of a high school diploma or GED, relevant work experience, vocational or trade-school education, training, or a combination thereof will be considered.
• Basic knowledge of general facility-maintenance practices and repair techniques, or the ability to learn established procedures.
• Ability to safely use basic hand tools, power tools, and assigned maintenance equipment following applicable training and authorization.
• Ability to understand and follow written and verbal work instructions, warning labels, work orders, equipment information, and safety procedures necessary to perform assigned duties.
• Ability to identify and appropriately communicate facility, equipment, repair, and safety concerns.
• Valid driver’s license.
• Reliable transportation.
• Ability to travel approximately 7–10% based on business needs, including travel between company facilities as assigned.
• Ability to work occasional overtime, weekends, or outside regularly scheduled hours when required to support facility needs, projects, or urgent repairs.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• One or more years of general maintenance, facility maintenance, construction, painting, or related experience.
• Experience with painting, surface preparation, drywall repair, minor building repairs, and general facility upkeep.
• Experience safely using hand tools, power tools, ladders, lifts, or other applicable maintenance equipment.
• Maintenance trade-school education, vocational training, apprenticeship experience, or other relevant technical training.
• Previous forklift experience.
• Forklift, lift-equipment, maintenance, or other relevant technical training or certification.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

• Basic knowledge of building and facility-maintenance practices and repair techniques.
• Knowledge of painting, surface preparation, drywall repair, minor building repairs, and facility-upkeep practices, or the ability to learn established procedures.
• Familiarity with hand tools, power tools, and general maintenance equipment.
• Ability to safely operate assigned ladders, lifts, and other maintenance equipment after completing applicable training and authorization requirements.
• Ability to perform basic troubleshooting and identify conditions requiring additional maintenance expertise.
• Ability to follow established work orders, maintenance procedures, written instructions, and verbal direction.
• Ability to organize and prioritize assigned maintenance tasks and respond appropriately to changing facility needs.
• Ability to work independently on assigned tasks with appropriate direction and supervision.
• Ability to work collaboratively with Maintenance employees, facility personnel, contractors, and other business partners.
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to quality workmanship.
• Effective communication and organizational skills.
• Ability to maintain clean, organized, and safe work areas.
• Ability to recognize work that requires qualified electrical, mechanical, plumbing, or other specialized personnel and appropriately escalate the need.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Ability to lift, carry, push, pull, or move tools, equipment, supplies, furniture, materials, and other items weighing up to 50 pounds regularly, with or without reasonable accommodation and/or appropriate material-handling equipment, as applicable to the assigned task.
• Ability to handle materials weighing more than 50 pounds with assistance and/or appropriate material-handling equipment, as applicable to the assigned task.
• Ability to stand and walk for extended periods while performing facility-maintenance and grounds activities, with or without reasonable accommodation.
• Ability to frequently bend, stoop, kneel, crouch, reach, grasp, and perform repetitive movements necessary to complete assigned maintenance activities, with or without reasonable accommodation.
• Ability to climb stairs and use approved ladders or other access equipment, with or without reasonable accommodation.
• Ability to work at heights and access elevated work areas when required and when appropriately trained, authorized, and equipped, with or without reasonable accommodation.
• Ability to safely operate hand tools, power tools, and other assigned maintenance equipment, with or without reasonable accommodation.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

• Work is performed in indoor and outdoor facility, maintenance, production-adjacent, grounds, and other operational areas.
• Work may involve varying weather and temperature conditions and exposure to dust, dirt, paint fumes, cleaning products, noise, moving mechanical equipment, and other conditions associated with facility-maintenance activities.
• Assigned work may require access to ladders, lifts, rooftops, elevated platforms, or other elevated work areas when appropriately trained, authorized, and equipped.
• Work may be performed near production, warehouse, vehicle, or other operational activities depending on the assigned facility or project.
• Employees must follow applicable safety, equipment-operation, chemical-handling, fall-protection, and personal protective equipment requirements.
• Occasional overtime, weekend, or after-hours work may be required based on facility, project, emergency, and other business needs.
• Travel between company facilities may be required based on assigned maintenance and facility needs.

PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT REQUIRED:

• Side-shield safety glasses.
• High-visibility safety vest or other required high-visibility apparel.
• Head and ear protection when working in production facilities or other designated areas where required.
• Appropriate safety footwear.
• Gloves, eye or face protection, fall protection, respiratory protection, and other task-specific personal protective equipment when required based on the assigned task, equipment, materials, identified hazards, and applicable safety procedures.