Distiller

Description

Are you a craftsman at heart? Do you work hard and enjoy having a direct impact on the success of an operation? Are you eager to grow with a unique and expanding organization with limitless opportunity?

Over the past 10 years, Journeyman Distillery has become a staple for genuine hospitality and world-class spirits in Southwest Michigan and throughout the Midwest. This year, we are poised to more-than-double our current distribution reach. This means more production and a demand for more great people to make it all happen!

As a Distiller at Journeyman, you will ensure that the highest-quality standards are met in producing our award-winning spirits. You will be instrumental in supporting our distribution growth as well as in supplying our Staymaker restaurant, additional food & beverage locations, and our premier events services. Because we are a grain-to-bottle distillery, you will be involved in the entire process from inspecting our regionally-sourced, organic grains upon arrival, to ensuring proper procedures during on-site milling, mashing, fermentation, and distilling processes, to filling and warehousing our barrels, to preparing products for bottling following the aging process. The entire process takes time to learn and will test skills/attributes such as patience, time management, work ethic and your ability to keep the production floor tidy! Learning all these facinating procedures and responsibilities will take time, curiousity, strong work ethic, and a passion for the spirits industry.

Basic Function: Primarily responsible for producing, storing, and processing quality spirits.

At Journeyman Distillery, we believe hard work and dedication deserve to be rewarded. To that end, we provide a comprehensive benefits and incentives package.

Here’s a peek at what you will receive as a Journeyman employee:

• Outstanding Growth Opportunity!
• Paid Time Off – begins accruing on Day 1
• 401(k) with Employer Match available Day 1
• Medical Insurance – 30 hours/week
• Dental, Vision, Life, Supplemental Insurance options – 20 hours/week
• Free Monthly Bottle of Spirit (21 )
• Unlimited $300 Referral Bonuses
• Summer Referral Bonus $500!
• Loyalty Incentives (ask about our 5-Year Bottle Reward!)
• 25% Employee Discount
• Monthly Founders' Tour with Bill and Johanna Welter
• Annual Employee Putting Competition
• 3 Annual Employee Parties 
• Shoes for Crews (Affordable Footwear)

PRINCIPAL DUTIES:

• Oversee the production of grain and other product ingredients for distillery operations.
• Mill grain and oversee daily mashes, fermentations and distillations.
• Process spent grain and waste water.
• Traveling between Three Oaks and Valparaiso for shifts 
• Pump, distill, cut and proof the spirits.
• Sample and taste product off the still and make accurate quality cuts.
• Create and maintain detailed records of production through Stillhouse and Excel spreadsheets,
• Maintain exceptional standards of cleanliness in the production facility.
• Inspect and maintain the facility and equipment.
• Communicate with staff and educate guests about whiskey process and history.
• Blend aged product to meet consistent brand standards.
• Organize and move pallets in storage and production areas.
• Load and unload barrels, grain, bottles, chemicals, yeast and other production materials/supplies on and off of motor vehicles/delivery vehicles.
• Rack and pull barrels as needed using necessary equipment.
• Follow proper P.O. procedures to accurately fill purchase orders.
• Properly follow organic, Kosher and gluten -free production guidelines.
• Safely operate barrel filling pump, impeller pump, high proof pump, wine pump, discharge pumps, russel finex machine, mill, grain augers, and grain elevator.
• Safely operate motor vehicles for barrel transport.
• Safely operate forklift and skid steer.

Requirements

• Experience running a Column Still highly preferred.
• Must have ability to use all senses to ensure consistency and quality in the production, barreling and bottling processes.
• Must have ability to use hands in a precise and repetitive manner for periods of 8 -10 hours a day.
• Must have ability to perform intensive physical work; may be required to lift up to 150 pounds occasionally with assistance, up to 50 pounds independently and frequently and perform such activities as bending, stooping, kneeling, crouching, climbing, reaching, standing, walking, pushing, pulling, lifting and grasping for up to 10 hours without sitting.
• Highly flexible schedule with Full-time availability