Job Application - Ska Brewing Company

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Cellar Technician

About the Job
In this position, you will be responsible for yeast and fermentation management, dry hopping, finings, operation of centrifuge, filtering, tank cleaning and general cleaning duties. Your responsibilities have a direct effect on preparing beer for packaging. This is a non-exempt position.
Wage Range- $16.00-20.00
Our Ideal Candidate
• Must be at least 21 years of age
• Passion for Brewing and a commitment towards the production of a consistent and quality product
• Two years brewery experience with a minimum of one year CIP experience, brewing experience preferred
Responsibilities
• Provide leadership to safety efforts within the brewery
• Proper wear and usage of PPE
• Partner with brewing, packaging and other departments to meet production goals
• Clean, sanitize, and purges tanks according to S.O.P.s
• Yeast harvests, pitches, drops, and dry yeast preparation
• Carbonation and dissolved oxygen monitoring
• Track beer throughout filtration process
• Administering of filter and process aids
• Work with the maintenance team to ensure machinery is performing correctly
• Effectively communicate mechanical and process issues with Production Manager and production team
• Basic beer movements - empty and fill tanks, transfer beer
• Ensures work area is clean and well organized following GMP and Housekeeping principles
• Ensures tank exteriors are cleaned regularly
• Monitors and records results of fermentation and cellaring of beer
• Ensures that process and product is free from microbiological contamination
• Ensures equipment is maintained and kept in good working order
• Filters and carbonates beer
• Ensure appropriate processes are followed and samples are taken for QA/QC
• Make sure all daily tasks and checklists are completed properly
• Record all fermentation and filtration information into Ekos ERP
Non-routine Tasks
• Assist brewhouse in daily operations
• Assist lab in daily operations
• Assist Warehouse in daily operations
• Helping with snow removal as needed