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Cellar Person Opening - TailGate Brewery in Nashville TN. $18-21/hour + benefits
Join our team! We're looking for a hard-working, reliable, flexible, motivated team player with experience working in a
professional production brewery and excellent attention to detail. Full-time, great benefits, and a great work culture in one of the fastest growing breweries in Tennessee.
Responsibilities
● Performs daily checks on organization and process movement of all cellar tanks
● Completes fermentation schedule from wort to pallet
● Cleans brewing and cellar equipment and brewing facility constantly
● Performs CIP and sanitation of fermenters, brite tanks, and brewhouse
● Ensures all beers are completely prepared for scheduled packaging
● Executes transfers, dry hopping, cold side additions, adjuncts, and carbonation
● Works with lab/brewers to assist in yeast management per fermentation schedule
● Participates in lab management to include microbiological quality
assurance/quality control, chemical analytics, sensory analysis panels, etc.
● Cleans kegs and kegs finished beer
● Packages beer via kegs and canning line
● Performs inventory counts to track raw and finished materials
● Transfers and cleans barrels and assists with maintaining barrel-aging program
● Utilizes and maintains up-to-date brewery logs
● Furthers a safe working environment by upholding/promoting safety standards
● Maintains a clean and orderly work environment
● Finishes each shift with a clean, dry workspace
● Operates forklifts, scissor lifts, hand trucks, and vehicles as needed
● Assists with and performs inter-company deliveries
● Loads and unloads shipments accurately
● Participates in continuous improvement activities
● Participates in evaluations of packaged product
● Communicates effectively within company channels
● Performs all other duties as assigned by management
Skills and Experience
● Experience working in a production brewery required
● Experience working in a brewery lab preferred
● In-depth knowledge of cellaring techniques and processes required
● Willingness to work hard, often at odd hours, on a production defined schedule
● Tireless dedication to maintaining a clean work environment.
● Ability to utilize resources and make appropriate decisions independently
● Impeccable attention to detail with excellent verbal and written communication
skills
● Strong math, problem-solving, and mechanical skills
● Ability to troubleshoot, find solutions under pressure, and multitask while
maintaining focus and a constructive attitude
● Willingness to find root causes, and support long-term improvements
● Dedication to learning, improving, and contributing to a dynamic, growing team
● Commitment to ensuring compliance with company policies and procedures
● Experience with sour beers and barrel-aged/mixed culture beers preferred
● Experience with cider production preferred
● Experience with Ekos or similar business management software preferred
● Ability to operate a variety of small hand tools as required by job responsibilities
● Ability to safely operate vehicles and material handling equipment (i.e. vans,
trucks, hand trucks, scissor lifts, etc.)
● Ability to safely work on ladders and elevated platforms and in confined spaces
● Ability to read and follow written instructions on Safety Data Sheets and
manufacturer's instructions for product use
● Strong conflict management skills
● Willingness to have a little fun, too
Requirements
● All skills and experience as outlined above
● Ability to work in a production environment with loud noise, strong odors, wet
surfaces, hot and cold temperatures, and constant movement
● Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with high-pressure deadlines, time
constraints, and distractions
● Ability to work schedule as assigned by management to include early mornings,
evenings and weekends
● Ability to manipulate valves and clamps
● Ability to sit, stand and/or walk for long periods of time
● Ability to bend, kneel, reach, twist, stoop, and climb ladders
● Ability to lift 60 pounds without assistance throughout the shift
● Ability to push, pull, move kegs (approximately 160 pounds)
● Following of all company health and safety standards to include proper use of
personal protective equipment and compliance with all OSHA and CDC
guidelines
● Valid driver’s license and clean driving record
● Ability and willingness to drive company box truck and execute deliveries
● 21+ years of age
● High School Diploma or GED
Compensation and Benefits
● Full-Time, Hourly
● Additional Healthcare/Financial Planning Benefits (Full Time Only)
● 50% off of all taproom merchandise, food, and drinks
professional production brewery and excellent attention to detail. Full-time, great benefits, and a great work culture in one of the fastest growing breweries in Tennessee.
Responsibilities
● Performs daily checks on organization and process movement of all cellar tanks
● Completes fermentation schedule from wort to pallet
● Cleans brewing and cellar equipment and brewing facility constantly
● Performs CIP and sanitation of fermenters, brite tanks, and brewhouse
● Ensures all beers are completely prepared for scheduled packaging
● Executes transfers, dry hopping, cold side additions, adjuncts, and carbonation
● Works with lab/brewers to assist in yeast management per fermentation schedule
● Participates in lab management to include microbiological quality
assurance/quality control, chemical analytics, sensory analysis panels, etc.
● Cleans kegs and kegs finished beer
● Packages beer via kegs and canning line
● Performs inventory counts to track raw and finished materials
● Transfers and cleans barrels and assists with maintaining barrel-aging program
● Utilizes and maintains up-to-date brewery logs
● Furthers a safe working environment by upholding/promoting safety standards
● Maintains a clean and orderly work environment
● Finishes each shift with a clean, dry workspace
● Operates forklifts, scissor lifts, hand trucks, and vehicles as needed
● Assists with and performs inter-company deliveries
● Loads and unloads shipments accurately
● Participates in continuous improvement activities
● Participates in evaluations of packaged product
● Communicates effectively within company channels
● Performs all other duties as assigned by management
Skills and Experience
● Experience working in a production brewery required
● Experience working in a brewery lab preferred
● In-depth knowledge of cellaring techniques and processes required
● Willingness to work hard, often at odd hours, on a production defined schedule
● Tireless dedication to maintaining a clean work environment.
● Ability to utilize resources and make appropriate decisions independently
● Impeccable attention to detail with excellent verbal and written communication
skills
● Strong math, problem-solving, and mechanical skills
● Ability to troubleshoot, find solutions under pressure, and multitask while
maintaining focus and a constructive attitude
● Willingness to find root causes, and support long-term improvements
● Dedication to learning, improving, and contributing to a dynamic, growing team
● Commitment to ensuring compliance with company policies and procedures
● Experience with sour beers and barrel-aged/mixed culture beers preferred
● Experience with cider production preferred
● Experience with Ekos or similar business management software preferred
● Ability to operate a variety of small hand tools as required by job responsibilities
● Ability to safely operate vehicles and material handling equipment (i.e. vans,
trucks, hand trucks, scissor lifts, etc.)
● Ability to safely work on ladders and elevated platforms and in confined spaces
● Ability to read and follow written instructions on Safety Data Sheets and
manufacturer's instructions for product use
● Strong conflict management skills
● Willingness to have a little fun, too
Requirements
● All skills and experience as outlined above
● Ability to work in a production environment with loud noise, strong odors, wet
surfaces, hot and cold temperatures, and constant movement
● Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with high-pressure deadlines, time
constraints, and distractions
● Ability to work schedule as assigned by management to include early mornings,
evenings and weekends
● Ability to manipulate valves and clamps
● Ability to sit, stand and/or walk for long periods of time
● Ability to bend, kneel, reach, twist, stoop, and climb ladders
● Ability to lift 60 pounds without assistance throughout the shift
● Ability to push, pull, move kegs (approximately 160 pounds)
● Following of all company health and safety standards to include proper use of
personal protective equipment and compliance with all OSHA and CDC
guidelines
● Valid driver’s license and clean driving record
● Ability and willingness to drive company box truck and execute deliveries
● 21+ years of age
● High School Diploma or GED
Compensation and Benefits
● Full-Time, Hourly
- $18 per hour
- $0.50 - $1.00 bi-annual increases based on merit with the opportunity to earn additional increases
- $21 per hour cap
- 1 to 2 weeks annually based on seniority
- Six major holidays off with pay
● Additional Healthcare/Financial Planning Benefits (Full Time Only)
- Health Insurance: 50% employee coverage paid by TailGate Brewery
- Dental Insurance: 100% employee coverage paid by TailGate Brewery
- Vision Insurance: 100% employee coverage paid by TailGate Brewery
- Health Savings Account (HSA)
- 401(k) (after 12 months of employment)
● 50% off of all taproom merchandise, food, and drinks