Lead Cider Production & Blends

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

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 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.