Cidermaker

Nine Pin Ciderworks LLC; City of Albany (NY); On-site; USD 41,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PTO

Health Insurance

401K

Paid Holidays

Paid Sick Leave

Relocation Budget

Job summary

Nine Pin Ciderworks LLC in Albany, NY, is seeking a cidermaker/production operator to lead day-to-day cider production and ensure quality, cleanliness, food safety, and efficiency across operations. The ideal candidate has 3+ years of beverage production experience, strong attention to detail, and a passion for making excellent products while thriving in a team environment.

Responsibilities include managing fresh juice receiving, fermentation, processing with a centrifuge and filtration,

Qualifications

• 3+ years of beverage production experience.
• Fluent understanding of sanitation and food safety practices.
• Experience with blending and a developed palate for fermented beverages.
• Ability to work in a physically demanding production environment.
• Experience operating a forklift.

Responsibilities

• Manage/coordinate fresh juice receiving
• Fresh juice fermentation of apples and other fruit, nutrient additions, and fermentation monitoring
• Process fermented juice using centrifuge and crossflow filtration
• Organize production space and warehousing of fermented blends
• Create and pick final blends to be transferred for packaging
• Create pilot batch formulations for experimental ciders
• Warehousing of finished products and unloading/loading deliveries
• Maintain daily accurate production records, batch information and cellar logs
• Maintain, clean and organize efficient cellar and production areas
• Perform routine equipment checks and communicate maintenance needs.

Skills

Beverage production

Sanitation

Food safety

Blending

Teamwork

Physical stamina

Forklift

Job description

Nine Pin's cidermakers are responsible for the hands-on production of high-quality hard cider through fermentation and blending. This role involves day-to-day cider production while maintaining high standards for quality, consistency, cleanliness, food safety, and efficiency.

The ideal candidate has 3+ years of beverage production experience, strong attention to detail, a passion for making excellent products and the ability to work well on a team.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage/coordinate fresh juice receiving
• Fresh juice fermentation of apples and other fruit, nutrient additions, and fermentation monitoring
• Process fermented juice using centrifuge and crossflow filtration
• Organize production space and warehousing of fermented blends
• Create and pick final blends to be transferred for packaging
• Create pilot batch formulations for experimental ciders
• Warehousing of finished products and unloading/loading deliveries
• Maintain daily accurate production records, batch information and cellar logs
• Maintain, clean and organize efficient cellar and production areas
• Perform routine equipment checks and communicate maintenance needs.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of related beverage production experience
• Fluent understanding of sanitation and food safety practices
• Experience with blending and a developed palate for fermented beverages
• Ability to work in a physically demanding production environment
• Experience operating a forklift

Compensation Range

• $30 to $40 Hourly
• PTO
• Health Insurance
• 401K
• Paid Holidays
• Paid Sick Leave
• Relocation budget