What are the responsibilities and job description for the Cider Maker position at Downeast Cider House?
Location: East Boston, MA (in the Boston Harbor Shipyard)
Schedule: Full-time, 8 hour shifts Monday-Friday, first (6am-2pm) or second shift (12pm-8pm).
*Availability for at least 1 of the 2 shifts is required for consideration, bonus points for full 2 shift availability*
Compensation: starting rate is $20 per hour, with additional pay depending on prior packaging experience and shift differentials for 2nd shift ( $0.50/hr)
Mission Statement — Downeast Cider
“If we create value for customers, we create value for ourselves in fulfilling work and robust compensation. This requires a world-class brand and a world-class team.”
Mission of the role:
The Cider Maker plays a critical role on the rapidly growing team at Downeast Cider. This is an opportunity to work in a cidery making truly exceptional ciders. You will learn how we make our unique ciders, and you will be responsible for all aspects of the day-to-day cider production operations including offloading juice, monitoring fermentation, blending and pasteurizing, transferring product using pumps, operating our centrifuge, and cleaning. You will learn and adhere to all cider making specific standard operating procedures, quality control processes, and sanitation practices.
This is an excellent role for an entry level candidate eager to start their career in cider making and learn a lot very quickly, or an experienced cider maker who is ready to take on higher volumes, new flavors, and constant innovation.
What you’ll do:
Rehydrate and pitch yeast and nutrients
Monitor gravities, temperatures, and carbonations
Prepare new ferments
Schedule rackings, fermentations, and fining of cider
Deaerate and carbonate finished product
Taste and blend ciders
Conduct sanitary transfer of liquid ingredients
Perform brite tank and fermentation vessel CIP’s
Maintain and manage ingredient storage
Ensure quality control throughout all aspects of the cider making process
Who you are:
Strong work ethic
Ability to work at a fast pace on your feet
Flexible schedule to work various shifts
Ability to lift 50lb bags and hoses regularly
Able to speak and read English fluently
Bonus points if you have…
Previous Cellar Experience Strongly Preferred
Knowledge of pasteurization/heat exchange
Knowledge of brewing/vitner chemistry procedures (TA and sulfite titration, cell counts)
Experience working with an ERP system
Proficiency in google sheets
Don’t check all the boxes? We know there’s no such thing as a perfect candidate, so if this is a role you feel passionate about we encourage you to apply with a one-page cover letter explaining why this post speaks to you. Drop the “to whom it may concern” and give it to us straight - why you?
What We Offer:
16 PTO days in your first year
Paid holidays
Paid sick days
Paid bereavement leave
Paid parental leave
401(k) with 4% company match
Health & dental insurance from day one
Company-provided short-term disability coverage
Annual PPE stipend
Cider allowance (how big is your fridge?)
All offers of employment are contingent upon the successful completion of a background check, conducted after a conditional job offer has been made. Candidates will have the opportunity to review and respond to any findings.
about downeast cider:
we first started fermenting batches of cider up at bates college in 2011. we have a few more teammates now. you can now buy our cider in tens of thousands of retailers, not just a couple of bars in central maine. it takes us 15 minutes to make a pallet of cider, not the 12 hours it took in the early days. we’re diversifying beyond cider. but our aim remains the same:
we aspire to be an enduring company. if we create value for our customers, we create value for ourselves through fulfilling work and robust compensation. to do this requires a work class brand, and a work class team.
we define our culture by seven principles. you can read more about those principles here.
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Schedule: Full-time, 8 hour shifts Monday-Friday, first (6am-2pm) or second shift (12pm-8pm).
*Availability for at least 1 of the 2 shifts is required for consideration, bonus points for full 2 shift availability*
Compensation: starting rate is $20 per hour, with additional pay depending on prior packaging experience and shift differentials for 2nd shift ( $0.50/hr)
Mission Statement — Downeast Cider
“If we create value for customers, we create value for ourselves in fulfilling work and robust compensation. This requires a world-class brand and a world-class team.”
Mission of the role:
The Cider Maker plays a critical role on the rapidly growing team at Downeast Cider. This is an opportunity to work in a cidery making truly exceptional ciders. You will learn how we make our unique ciders, and you will be responsible for all aspects of the day-to-day cider production operations including offloading juice, monitoring fermentation, blending and pasteurizing, transferring product using pumps, operating our centrifuge, and cleaning. You will learn and adhere to all cider making specific standard operating procedures, quality control processes, and sanitation practices.
This is an excellent role for an entry level candidate eager to start their career in cider making and learn a lot very quickly, or an experienced cider maker who is ready to take on higher volumes, new flavors, and constant innovation.
What you’ll do:
Rehydrate and pitch yeast and nutrients
Monitor gravities, temperatures, and carbonations
Prepare new ferments
Schedule rackings, fermentations, and fining of cider
Deaerate and carbonate finished product
Taste and blend ciders
Conduct sanitary transfer of liquid ingredients
Perform brite tank and fermentation vessel CIP’s
Maintain and manage ingredient storage
Ensure quality control throughout all aspects of the cider making process
Who you are:
Strong work ethic
Ability to work at a fast pace on your feet
Flexible schedule to work various shifts
Ability to lift 50lb bags and hoses regularly
Able to speak and read English fluently
Bonus points if you have…
Previous Cellar Experience Strongly Preferred
Knowledge of pasteurization/heat exchange
Knowledge of brewing/vitner chemistry procedures (TA and sulfite titration, cell counts)
Experience working with an ERP system
Proficiency in google sheets
Don’t check all the boxes? We know there’s no such thing as a perfect candidate, so if this is a role you feel passionate about we encourage you to apply with a one-page cover letter explaining why this post speaks to you. Drop the “to whom it may concern” and give it to us straight - why you?
What We Offer:
16 PTO days in your first year
Paid holidays
Paid sick days
Paid bereavement leave
Paid parental leave
401(k) with 4% company match
Health & dental insurance from day one
Company-provided short-term disability coverage
Annual PPE stipend
Cider allowance (how big is your fridge?)
All offers of employment are contingent upon the successful completion of a background check, conducted after a conditional job offer has been made. Candidates will have the opportunity to review and respond to any findings.
about downeast cider:
we first started fermenting batches of cider up at bates college in 2011. we have a few more teammates now. you can now buy our cider in tens of thousands of retailers, not just a couple of bars in central maine. it takes us 15 minutes to make a pallet of cider, not the 12 hours it took in the early days. we’re diversifying beyond cider. but our aim remains the same:
we aspire to be an enduring company. if we create value for our customers, we create value for ourselves through fulfilling work and robust compensation. to do this requires a work class brand, and a work class team.
we define our culture by seven principles. you can read more about those principles here.
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