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Experienced Canning Line Operator
Baltimore, MD
Philadelphia, PA
Does the idea of being in a different brewery, packaging different products, and helping elevate local small businesses to new heights interest you?
Do you have experience operating on Cask, Wild Goose, Comac, KHS, Krones or other canning lines? Are you proficient in your process, striving to increase efficiencies and maximize your equipments' output?
We are River City Cannery, a young and growing mobile packaging company, based out of Baltimore, MD, and we are looking for great people to join our team. We want creative, passionate, hard working people in the brewing industry who value working with their hands and producing tangible results that help propel our local brewing community. Extensive growth opportunities for motivated team members.
As a Lead Canning Line Operator, you will operate as the job site supervisor, taking lead on operation of our equipment and communication with the client (brewery). You must be able to work safely in a fast paced, production environment and play a critical part in building strong, lasting relationships with our customers.
Responsibilities include:
During a Job
Between Jobs
Ideal candidates display the following qualities:
Required:
Preferred:
Compensation:
Competitive salary, DOE. Relocation stipend and signing bonus for the right candidate. We offer paid vacation, aggressive medical and 401K benefits after 90-day probation period. River City Cannery is an equal opportunity employer. US Military veterans encouraged to apply!
Baltimore, MD
Philadelphia, PA
Does the idea of being in a different brewery, packaging different products, and helping elevate local small businesses to new heights interest you?
Do you have experience operating on Cask, Wild Goose, Comac, KHS, Krones or other canning lines? Are you proficient in your process, striving to increase efficiencies and maximize your equipments' output?
We are River City Cannery, a young and growing mobile packaging company, based out of Baltimore, MD, and we are looking for great people to join our team. We want creative, passionate, hard working people in the brewing industry who value working with their hands and producing tangible results that help propel our local brewing community. Extensive growth opportunities for motivated team members.
As a Lead Canning Line Operator, you will operate as the job site supervisor, taking lead on operation of our equipment and communication with the client (brewery). You must be able to work safely in a fast paced, production environment and play a critical part in building strong, lasting relationships with our customers.
Responsibilities include:
During a Job
- Successful calibration of the product, occasionally under difficult, out-of-spec conditions
- Troubleshooting mechanical problems that may arise during a job
- Extensive pre-and post-job equipment cleaning and sanitizing
- Lead on completing Brewery Run Logs and QC/QA processes, as well as any additional efficiency activities
- Working closely with brewery owners, head brewers and additional staff
- Driving company trucks and ensuring all necessary supplies (packaging raw materials) are loaded appropriately
- Act as lead during truck loading and unloading
Between Jobs
- Regular line maintenance (as identified in Equipment Maintenance Logs)
- Lead communications and logistics on scheduling and supply packing
- Managing and maintaining warehouse supply inventory
Ideal candidates display the following qualities:
- Previous brewery or packaging experience
- Mechanical skills to troubleshoot and repair equipment on-site
- 'Good Enough' is not a mantra in your work ethic
- Attentiveness, quick reaction and decision-making skills
- Leadership skills and abilities
- Willingness to work long, unusual hours in occasional harsh temperatures
- Passion for and knowledge of beer, cider and other craft-produced liquids
Required:
- Previous Brewery and/or liquid packaging line operation experience
- Production brewery operational knowledge and jargon
- A keen understanding of gas laws, hydraulic flow concepts and pneumatic valve operation as they pertain to day-to-day brewing operations
- Mechanical aptitude to troubleshoot and repair equipment on-site
- Excellent ‘people skills’ – we are customer driven and results oriented, and you should be too!
- Long, irregular hours, which are commonplace in the beer industry
- Traveling daily to breweries throughout the Mid-Atlantic
- Overnight travel around the region, up to 1-2 days per month
- Able to lift over 50 pounds and stand throughout your shift
- Great verbal and written communication skills
- Knowledge of beer and brewing process
- Clean driving record
Preferred:
- Keg washing/tank cleaning experience
- Brewery chemical familiarity and handling experience
- Experience operating box truck/large vehicles
- Forklift operating experience
Compensation:
Competitive salary, DOE. Relocation stipend and signing bonus for the right candidate. We offer paid vacation, aggressive medical and 401K benefits after 90-day probation period. River City Cannery is an equal opportunity employer. US Military veterans encouraged to apply!
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