About this role
Essential Functions and Duties
Perform cellar transfer and blending duties, including tanker-to-brite transfers, flavor preparation, ingredient additions, carbonation adjustments, and production support.
Follow approved formulas, batch instructions, production schedules, allergen controls, sanitation standards, and quality requirements.
Verify flavor and ingredient identity and quantity; properly mix, pasteurize, add, and document materials for beer and non-beer products.
Maintain accurate lot traceability, ingredient usage, batch records, and production-system transactions.
Complete required sampling and in-process checks and report out-of-specification results or process deviations immediately.
Perform CIP/CUP of tanks, tankers, lines, hoses, and blending equipment; inspect equipment before use and report abnormal conditions.
Follow GMP, food-safety, chemical-handling, PPE, and lockout/tagout requirements.
Follow and help improve SOPs and work instructions using standardized work, 5S, and root cause analysis.
Maintain a clean, organized work area and support related production projects and duties as assigned.
Qualifications
Education
High school diploma or equivalent required.
Technical training in brewing, food science, manufacturing, or process operations preferred.
Work Experience
Two years of relevant brewing, beverage, food-manufacturing, cellar, blending, or liquid-transfer experience preferred.
Experience with CIP/CUP, sanitation, carbonation, ingredient handling, and production documentation preferred.
Required Qualifications
Ability to work independently, follow formulas and procedures, and make data-based decisions.
Working knowledge of GMPs, sanitation, allergen control, traceability, food safety, and batch documentation.
Ability to safely operate tanks, pumps, hoses, valves, and transfer and blending equipment.
Ability to measure, mix, pasteurize, and document flavorings and ingredients accurately.
Clear communication skills and ability to manage changing production priorities.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office and applicable production-reporting systems.
Ability to work flexible hours and safely lift or move up to 55 pounds with or without reasonable accommodation.
Ability to work around chemicals, noise, wet floors, refrigerated areas, and temperature variation while using required PPE.
Preferred Qualifications
Brewery, beverage, or food-manufacturing experience.
Experience with flavor preparation, batch execution, pasteurization, carbonation, and liquid transfers.
Experience with Syspro or a comparable ERP system.
Lean, 5S, standardized work, or root cause analysis experience.
Licensure/Certification
Relevant food-safety, brewing, manufacturing, or process-operations certification preferred.