Head Cider Maker

Nine Pin Cider Works

City of Albany (NY)

On-site

USD 41,000 - 55,000

Full time

4 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

PTO

Health Insurance

401K

Sick Leave

Relocation budget

Job summary

Nine Pin Cider Works is seeking a Head Cider Maker to lead hands-on production of high-quality hard cider at our Albany facility. You will oversee fresh juice receiving, fermentation, blending, and final product transfers, ensuring cleanliness, food safety, and efficiency.

The role requires 5+ years of beverage production experience, a strong palate for fermented beverages, and the ability to operate in a physically demanding environment.

Qualifications

5+ 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 organize and efficient cellar and production areas.
Perform routine equipment checks and communicates maintenance needs.

Skills

Beverage production

Sanitation & food safety

Blending

Forklift operation

Team collaboration

Job description

Nine Pin’s Head Cider Maker is 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 5+ 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 organize and efficient cellar and production areas
Perform routine equipment checks and communicates maintenance needs.

Qualifications