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Cellar Assistant
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Full-Time, Non-Exempt
THE BIG PICTURE
Cellar Assistants are responsible for many aspects of the day-to-day operations of the brewery. They play active roles in cellaring, packaging, and cleaning the brewery. Cellar Assistants report to the Lead Brewer, and will follow procedures and processes established for and approved by Modern Times Beer. Candidates must share Modern Times’ commitments to quality, safety, business ethics, and continuous innovation.
THE EVERYDAY VIEW
- Raw materials receipt, storage and retrieval for brewing
- Dry hopping the prescribed amount of hops to a designated fermenter via the top port of the tank (requires the careful operation of a scissor lift at heights up to 32 feet)
- Yeast management, including the harvesting and/or pitching of yeast from the prescribed fermenter/brink while following sanitary procedures
- Transferring beer between tanks with cellar pump in prescribed fashion
- Following established procedures to clean the brewhouse, fermenting, brite tanks, and other areas
- Safely handling cleaning chemicals, and using the prescribed amount for each task
- Transferring or filtering beer from fermenter to brite tank in a sanitary manner under balanced pressure, and correctly assembling/disassembling the plate and frame filter as needed
- Applying the correct pressure and volume of compressed CO2 gas to brite tanks for carbonation and displacement of beer as it is being packaged
- Using the associated equipment to fill or empty wooden casks, kegs, barrels, etc., and safely moving vessels on their storage rack with a forklift
- General cleaning of horizontal, vertical and sub-grate surfaces
- Other tasks may be assigned as needed
DESIRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
- Minimum 1 year of commercial production brewery experience
- Strong work ethic and self-starting attitude
- Good interpersonal skills and team spirit
- Ability to operate a forklift and pallet jack
- Common sense
- The desire to work in a fast-paced, growing company
- Willingness to regularly work during evenings and weekends
PHYSICAL AND MENTAL REQUIREMENTS
- Able to stand for prolonged periods
- Able to stoop, crawl, twist, turn, lift, kneel, climb ladders and stairs
- Able to manipulate valves and clamps
- Able to read and follow written English instructions
- Able to regularly lift/carry 44 pound boxes
- Able to regularly lift/carry 55 pound bags above waist level
- Able to periodically lift/move 165 pounds
- Able to work in a factory/production environment which may be loud, slick, humid, and hot
- Able to comply with safe chemical handling procedures, including personal protection equipment such as gloves and goggles
EMPLOYEE BENEFITS
- Health benefits (with a 50% employer contribution)
- Dental benefits (with a 100% employer contribution)
- Life insurance (with a 100% employer contribution)
HOW TO APPLY
Email a cover letter & resume to info@moderntimesbeer.com with the subject line "I wanna be your Cellar Assistant!"
ABOUT MODERN TIMES
Modern Times is a 30bbl production brewery in the Point Loma neighborhood of San Diego, with anticipated production of 19,000bbls in 2015. Modern Times is named after a beautifully crazy utopian community founded in 1850, and (almost) all of our beers are named after real utopian experiments or mythological utopias. Today, we're distributed throughout Southern California, with a tasting room at the brewery as well as in San Diego’s North Park community. We were named one of the Top 10 New Breweries in the World by RateBeer.
Cellar Assistant
STATUS
Full-Time, Non-Exempt
THE BIG PICTURE
Cellar Assistants are responsible for many aspects of the day-to-day operations of the brewery. They play active roles in cellaring, packaging, and cleaning the brewery. Cellar Assistants report to the Lead Brewer, and will follow procedures and processes established for and approved by Modern Times Beer. Candidates must share Modern Times’ commitments to quality, safety, business ethics, and continuous innovation.
THE EVERYDAY VIEW
- Raw materials receipt, storage and retrieval for brewing
- Dry hopping the prescribed amount of hops to a designated fermenter via the top port of the tank (requires the careful operation of a scissor lift at heights up to 32 feet)
- Yeast management, including the harvesting and/or pitching of yeast from the prescribed fermenter/brink while following sanitary procedures
- Transferring beer between tanks with cellar pump in prescribed fashion
- Following established procedures to clean the brewhouse, fermenting, brite tanks, and other areas
- Safely handling cleaning chemicals, and using the prescribed amount for each task
- Transferring or filtering beer from fermenter to brite tank in a sanitary manner under balanced pressure, and correctly assembling/disassembling the plate and frame filter as needed
- Applying the correct pressure and volume of compressed CO2 gas to brite tanks for carbonation and displacement of beer as it is being packaged
- Using the associated equipment to fill or empty wooden casks, kegs, barrels, etc., and safely moving vessels on their storage rack with a forklift
- General cleaning of horizontal, vertical and sub-grate surfaces
- Other tasks may be assigned as needed
DESIRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
- Minimum 1 year of commercial production brewery experience
- Strong work ethic and self-starting attitude
- Good interpersonal skills and team spirit
- Ability to operate a forklift and pallet jack
- Common sense
- The desire to work in a fast-paced, growing company
- Willingness to regularly work during evenings and weekends
PHYSICAL AND MENTAL REQUIREMENTS
- Able to stand for prolonged periods
- Able to stoop, crawl, twist, turn, lift, kneel, climb ladders and stairs
- Able to manipulate valves and clamps
- Able to read and follow written English instructions
- Able to regularly lift/carry 44 pound boxes
- Able to regularly lift/carry 55 pound bags above waist level
- Able to periodically lift/move 165 pounds
- Able to work in a factory/production environment which may be loud, slick, humid, and hot
- Able to comply with safe chemical handling procedures, including personal protection equipment such as gloves and goggles
EMPLOYEE BENEFITS
- Health benefits (with a 50% employer contribution)
- Dental benefits (with a 100% employer contribution)
- Life insurance (with a 100% employer contribution)
HOW TO APPLY
Email a cover letter & resume to info@moderntimesbeer.com with the subject line "I wanna be your Cellar Assistant!"
ABOUT MODERN TIMES
Modern Times is a 30bbl production brewery in the Point Loma neighborhood of San Diego, with anticipated production of 19,000bbls in 2015. Modern Times is named after a beautifully crazy utopian community founded in 1850, and (almost) all of our beers are named after real utopian experiments or mythological utopias. Today, we're distributed throughout Southern California, with a tasting room at the brewery as well as in San Diego’s North Park community. We were named one of the Top 10 New Breweries in the World by RateBeer.