Date: Immediate

Employment: Full-Time (40 hours a week).

As a cellarperson, you will be responsible for fermentation, centrifuging, and carbonation of beer to packaging in the execution of the daily work schedule in a safe, timely, and efficient manner, and you will represent and promote Cape May Brewery in a positive manner to guests, local residents and the general public.

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Essential Job Duties & Responsibilities:

• Lead by example in upholding the Company’s Core Values and promoting a positive and constructive working environment
• Dry-hopping and other post-fermentation additions to the beer
• Harvesting yeast
• Cleaning and sanitizing tanks
• Maintaining fermentation and maturation flow in the Cellar
• Running the centrifuge to transfer beer from FV’s to BT’s
• Filling barrels for aging beer
• Sensory analysis of various products
• Ensure that the cellars are clean and organized
• Working with the packaging team, ensure bright beer tank CIP, sanitization and tank purges
• Perform routine equipment maintenance and communicate any equipment issues to the Brewing Manager in a timely manner
• Constantly strive for improvement by looking for ways to make things better, safer, faster or by reducing costs
• When needed, assist with accepting deliveries and other warehousing operations
• Assist in other areas of the brewery on an as-needed basis

Qualifications:

• 21 years of age or older
• High School diploma or equivalent (GED)
• Minimum of 2 years of experience as a brewer or cellarperson in a brewery producing 5K bbls or more OR 3 years of packaging experience in a brewery producing 10K bbls or more

Physical and Mental Requirements:

• Standing for long periods of time
• Squatting, crouching, bending, kneeling
• Twisting
• Repetitive movements
• Lifting up to 60 lbs. unassisted and up to 160 lbs. assisted
• Manually manipulating parts, pumps and hoses
• Pushing and pulling heavy loads
• Access, input, and retrieve information from a computer
• Regularly required to reach with arms and hands
• Required to handle objects, tools and controls
• Occasionally required to climb and balance
• Use of heavy machinery, including hand pallet jacks and forklift operation
• Working individually and as a team
• Working under time pressure
• Encountering frequent interruptions
• Using effective verbal communication

Environmental Conditions:

• Working in hot and cold temperatures
• Working on uneven surfaces and wet conditions
• Handling hazardous chemicals
• Working around noisy machinery
• Working on ladders