Cellar Hand

Job Summary:

Responsible primarily for the technical aspects of mixing and blending including operation of cellaring equipment (pumps, hoses, carbonation systems), and tank CIPs.

Key Responsibilities:

● Maintain GMPs in all aspects of the Cellar Technician position

● Operate pumps and mixers to blend ingredients into compounds for processing

● Accurate loading and measuring of ingredients into tanks.

● Ensure cleanliness of equipment and tanks prior to blending.

● Set up and validate carbonation systems (FizzWizz, ProCarb), ensuring tanks are ready to package per the packaging schedule

● Control glycol system according to tank cooling needs

● CIP of tanks and sanitation of blend equipment

● Measuring ABVs and adding the correct amount of ethanol to tanks to achieve desired final ABV on alcoholic beverages

● Verify blended product is in-spec per customer requirements prior to signing off as “ready-to-package”. This includes pH, titratable acidity, brix, ABV, etc.

● Reporting Near misses/ incidents

● Completing all the monitoring records related with blend and brew/ sanitation.

● Reporting any risks or evidence of unsafe or out-of-specification product, equipment, packaging, or raw materials to management (direct report = Blend Production Supervisor).

Skills/Qualifications and competencies:

● Proactive and solution-oriented -strong problem solving and decision making skills

● Familiar with "tank farm” management and cellaring operations

● Ability to plan weekly production efficiently to maximize tank utilization

● Good job task planning, time management and organizational skills

● Good mathematical skills

● Able to lift 60 pound object with ease and be on feet for 8 hours per day

● Excellent team player as well as ability to work independently

● Excellent communication skills - verbal and written

● General computer knowledge / skills

Job Type: Full-time

Salary: $20.00-$27.00 per hour

Expected hours: No less than 40 per week

Benefits:

• Casual dress
• Dental care
• Extended health care
• On-site parking
• Vision care

Flexible Language Requirement:

• French not required

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Evening shift
• Monday to Friday
• Morning shift
• Weekends as needed

Supplemental pay types:

• Overtime pay

Language:

• English (preferred)

Work Location: In person

Expected start date: 2024-04-08