Cellarperson/Packaging Tech

HOLIDAILY BREWING COMPANY Cellarperson/Packaging Tech

About Holidaily Brewing Company: We are a 100% certified dedicated gluten-free brewery on a mission to always provide safe, gluten-free beer with world-class taste.

Holidaily Brewing Company strives to be the leader and the obvious choice for gluten-free beer in the United States. Holidaily is an inclusive, authentic community that celebrates a life of health and happiness.

Our brewery and tasting rooms are in Golden and the Denver Tech Center in Colorado, and our beers are distributed throughout Colorado, Arizona, Kansas, including Kansas City Metro, California, Wyoming, Texas, Oregon, and Washington with regional and national growth in our future.

We are looking to add a Cellarperson/Packaging Tech to our Production team at our Production Brewery in Golden, Colorado.

Position Summary: The right candidate will join our current production staff and be responsible for cellar and packaging work, with the opportunity to assist brewing. They will also help with building and loading shipments of beer out and receiving shipments in. This position will report directly to the Brewing Operations Manager.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Production Operations:

• Cleans. Cleans tanks (CIP and outsides), sweeps and scrubs and mops, tidies work area, organizes and maintains work environment.
• Performs packaging operations: canning, kegging, and bottling
• Works in a fast-paced brewery environment while maintaining the safety of themselves, their coworkers, and our Gluten-Free consumers.
• Performs brewing and cellaring operations, with guidance and training, on our Mash Press production system, 10-Bbl Pub system, and new 1-Bbl pilot system.
  • Wort production and management, monitoring fermentation and carbonation, dry hop and fruit additions, transfers, fining, etc.
• Completes required, regular quality checks (pH, gravities with an Anton Paar gravitometer and glass hydrometers, DO and CO2 readings with an Anton Paar CBox, seam checks, fill level, etc.).
• Maintains accurate inventory in Ekos.
• Detailed record keeping including brew logs (paper and in Ekos), operation checklists, maintenance logs, and package records
• Performs daily maintenance and cleaning of equipment.
• Work closely with production and facilities to troubleshoot and optimize equipment.
• Cleans kegs using automated keg cleaner, fills kegs as needed.

Inventory Management and Orders

• Assists with tracking the inventory of necessary ingredients and materials.
• Works with Management to maximize quality and yields, while minimizing product loss and package dissolved oxygen levels.
• Helps as needed on Wild Goose canning line.
• Stacks and wraps pallets, builds orders for shipment (along with rest of production team).
• Loads shipments for delivery (along with rest of production team).

Other Responsibilities Include:

• Operates a forklift as needed in a safe manner.
• Follow SOP’s and develop novel SOP’s where they are necessary.
• Handle dangerous chemicals according to safe practice, SDS, and SOP’s.
• Maintain safe and effective operation of all equipment.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills:

• Must be 21+.
• Dedication to quality, safety, and cleanliness.
• Ability to arrange priorities and multitask to independently manage time.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work autonomously while respecting shared space.
• Flexibility and adaptability, openness and willingness to learn.
• Attention to detail and organizational skills.
• Experience and confidence using specialty hand tools.
• Strong troubleshooting, mechanical and problem-solving skills.
• Experience with Microsoft Office applications such as Microsoft Word, Outlook, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Experience with Ekos a plus.
• Represent our Core Values of Quality, Integrity Accountability, Innovation, Safety, and Winning Attitude.
• Foster an atmosphere of inclusivity, open communication, attention to detail, accountability, and mutual respect.

Education and Experience Requirements:

• GED or High school equivalent.
• An ideal candidate will have 2+ years brewing / cellaring experience in a production setting.
• Gluten-free production experience a major plus.
• Equipment maintenance/minor repair a major plus.
• A certificate/degree in brewing, or equivalent knowledge through experience a plus.
• Forklift experience a plus (will be certified by Holidaily).
• Packaging line operations, especially with Wild Goose line a major plus.

Physical Standards:

• Able to stand for prolonged periods of time.
• Able to stoop, crawl, twist, turn, lift, kneel, climb ladders and stairs.
• Able to regularly lift/carry 50 pounds.
• Able to work in indoor and outdoor environment with sometimes slippery floors.
• Able to twist, bend, kneel, and work in a wet production environment.
• Able to work in varying degrees of temperatures that is typical for a brewery.
• Floor surface may vary.
• Ability to tolerate a high-level work pace that is typical for the beverage production industry.
• The noise level in the work environment can be loud.

Job Type:

Full-time

Compensation:

This is an hourly position with a starting salary range of $17 to $19/hr.

In addition, Holidaily Brewing Company provides health, dental and vision benefits, life and workers compensation insurance, matching IRA (up to 3%), $50 annual boot allowance, discounted beer, and flexible paid time off to full-time employees.