WE ARE HIRING!
Packaging Manager

We are hiring! Austin Street Brewery is ready to add another hard-working, dedicated employee to our team. We are seeking a motivated and quality-focused Packaging Manager to plan and execute the cellar and packaging process, maintain equipment, and enforce safety and quality standards. Cellar and packaging experience is preferred and candidates must exemplify technical aptitude. We are excited to discuss this opportunity with you!

Austin Street launched in 2014 and quickly became a staple in the Maine craft beer scene and beyond. Still led by its founders, Will Fisher and Jake Austin, their involvement in the day-to-day has maintained a small business feel while driving exciting growth. Will and Jake’s shared passion for craft beer has kept the Brewery focused on high quality products that have given it a leading reputation in the market and a mindset of “craft above all else.”

Early on, Will and Jake realized the importance of having the right people in the right seats and have used this mantra in the Brewery’s hiring process. It was clear to the duo that if you start with great people, great beer will follow. We rely heavily on our Core Values and insist our team does the same: Teamwork, Hospitable, and Brand Warrior are the paramount of our hiring process.

Responsibilities will include
Package and handle product (kegging, canning, bottling, and labeling)
Maintain packaging equipment by performing preventative maintenance, necessary repairs, and keeping updated maintenance records
Maintain inventory levels of packaging goods
Rack and carbonate product
Clean interior and exterior of tanks, packaging equipment, kegs, and production area

Schedule
This is a full-time position that requires the ability to work Monday through Friday, with occasional weekend availability.

Benefits
Personal time, vacation time, paid holidays, parental leave, gender affirmation leave, health insurance stipend, 401(k) with match, and competitive compensation

Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. The employee is occasionally required to sit; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. The employee must be able to stand for long periods of time, frequently lift and/or move cases of beer up to 30 pounds and kegs of beer up to 165 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment
The employee will be spending a majority of their time in a brewery or warehouse setting. These environments can be loud, hot or cold, and wet.

An Affirmative Action / Equal Opportunity Employer
Austin Street Brewery provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran status.

Other
Candidates must be at least 21 years of age and be willing to sample alcoholic beverages. Candidates must possess reliable transportation and be willing to travel to and from work.

How to Apply
Please email a cover letter and your resume to email link within this ad (resumes without cover letters will not be considered). We ask that you do not hand deliver or mail resumes as they will not be considered.

Thank you for your time!

Will Fisher