We are in need of a part-time assistant to work here in the brewery. Now before everyone goes off half-cocked and starts flooding me with emails, hear me out. We need someone to wash kegs about 12-16 hours a week. The hours are SLIGHTLY flexible in that as long as the work is done between 9:00 and 5:00 between Monday and Friday (thus no nights or weekends) we can make it work. This will be the ONLY task associated with this job, at least for the foreseeable future. It COULD turn into a larger role in the brewery at some point, but there is certainly no guarantee of that right now. The keg washer is one of the last points of quality control for the entire brewing process so it is still a critical step, even if it is mind-numbingly repetitive.
Pay will be $8.50 per hour.
Necessary Qualifications
- Must be 21 years of age and legally allowed to work in the United States.
- Flexibility to work anytime between 9:00 and 5:00 Monday-Friday a total of 12-16 hours per week.
- Must be meticulous in their attention to detail and able to
follow procedures and instructions to the letter as well as fill out data logs
completely.
- Must be able to multi-task.
- Must have a good mixture of analytical common sense as well as a desire to think outside the lines when needed.
- Good mechanical aptitude and ability to understand simple pump and valve controls.
- Must have a working knowledge of all-grain brewing, especially as it relates to sanitation. Doesn’t have to be commercial experience (although that would be nice), but homebrewing experience is a must.
- A simple understanding of basic chemistry is highly desirable as well.
- Must be able to multi-task.
- Must have a good mixture of analytical common sense as well as a desire to think outside the lines when needed.
- Good mechanical aptitude and ability to understand simple pump and valve controls.
- Must have a working knowledge of all-grain brewing, especially as it relates to sanitation. Doesn’t have to be commercial experience (although that would be nice), but homebrewing experience is a must.
- A simple understanding of basic chemistry is highly desirable as well.
- Must have a basic understanding of beer styles and
off-flavors.
- Should be able to communicate well with others and
comfortable speaking to groups.
- Ability to maneuver full kegs of beer weighing approximately 130 pounds each.
- Ability to maneuver full kegs of beer weighing approximately 130 pounds each.
If that seems like some terribly specific requirements for a
grunt job cleaning kegs, it is. As I have said before, I want to bring in folks that have a desire to move beyond just an introductory level position at some point.
With all that in mind, if you are not deterred, please
send an updated resume detailing your specific skills and experience that you
feel makes you right for this position to scott@blankslatebeer.com (I’m not terribly interested in knowing that
you spent 3 years at Kings Island checking kids’ height for the roller coaster
so you can leave stuff like that out). Please
type “yes I want to be a grunt” in the subject line that way I know you read
this posting completely and fully understand what you are getting yourself into. I will only be responding to emails from folks that we want to speak to in further detail. I'm sorry but I simply do not have the time to respond to everyone individually any more. Also, PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE do not send me an email saying that you can only work night/weekends, or that you are looking for a marketing/sales job or something else besides what we are specifically looking for in this posting. Do not call or stop by the brewery as all correspondence needs to be done through email. We are looking to fill this position quickly and will conduct interviews in the next few weeks if possible. I will let everyone know through this blog and/or Facebook when the job has been filled.
Thanks for reading!
***EDIT 2-23-15*** We are no longer taking applications for this position. Thanks to all those who applied!
