Cellar Operator - Oskar Blues Brewery

Monster Brewing Company • Brevard, NC

4d • $20 - $21

About The Position

The Cellar Operator performs basic cellar functions under supervision to support beer production at Monster Brewing facilities. The position maintains quality and safety standards, handles materials and beer transfers, cleans and maintains fermentation and finishing vessels, monitors fermentation and carbonation, and follows standard operating procedures for cellar processes. This entry-level role requires working in potentially extreme environments and following a 2-2-3 continental shift pattern with 12-hour shifts from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. after initial training.

Requirements

• High school diploma, GED, or equivalent.
• At least 21 years of age.
• Demonstrated reliability, punctuality, and ability to multitask.
• Ability to communicate effectively and ask questions before proceeding when uncertain.
• Ability to make responsible, well-informed decisions.
• Physical and mental strength and endurance to perform duties in sometimes extreme environments and manage job-related stressors in operational and administrative situations.
• Ability to frequently lift and move 10–75 pounds.
• Ability to stand, sit, walk, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, and bend; talk, hear, taste, smell, and see; and operate objects, tools, and controls.

Responsibilities

• Maintain beer-production quality and safety standards at Monster Brewing facilities.
• Learn the storage locations of raw materials and the general brewery layout.
• Weigh and stage hops, adjuncts, and brewing aids for cellar operations accurately.
• Transfer beer through hard and soft piping to finishing vessels.
• Clean and maintain fermentation and finishing vessels according to standard operating procedures (SOPs).
• Monitor fermentation by testing gravity, temperature, pH, and other measures as required by SOPs.
• Adjust fermentation vessel temperatures according to SOPs.
• Apply treatments such as dry hops, wood, or other additives according to SOPs.
• Monitor and correct beer carbonation before packaging.
• Assemble and disassemble hoses and parts in the appropriate configurations for each process.
• Follow SOPs for safely handling chemicals and hoses or vessels under pressure while wearing personal protective equipment.
• Drop yeast from fermentation vessels safely and cleanly as required by SOPs.
• Record information immediately and accurately.
• Perform general cleaning tasks, including sweeping, scrubbing, and organizing, and maintain an orderly workspace.
• Escalate problems promptly to coworkers and management.
• Begin training on clarifying and separating equipment according to SOPs.
• Perform facility-specific duties as required or assigned.

Benefits

• 100% employer-paid insurance for the employee, including health, dental, vision, life and AD&D, short-term disability, and long-term disability coverage.
• Employee-plus-spouse, children, or family coverage available at additional cost.
• Health Savings Account.
• 10 paid company holidays.
• 401(k) matching up to 4%, with Roth optional.
• Vacation and sick time off.
• Anniversary Recognition Program.
• Employee beer, merchandise, and food discounts.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED