Production - Production Specialist

Country Malt Group; Pocatello (ID); On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Country Malt Group is seeking an entry-level team member to learn the malting trade on day, swing, or night shifts. This full-time position offers 8, 10 or 12-hour schedules with a probationary period of 1,040 working hours.

You will work with passionate malting professionals and must follow all safety procedures to ensure product and personnel safety while delivering value to customers. Collaboration across departments and mentorship are key components of the role.

Qualifications

• High school level math and literacy.
• Self-motivated with ability to troubleshoot issues and take ownership of processes.
• Willingness to work in a team environment across departments.

Responsibilities

• Follow all safety procedures and policies at the organization and at customer, vendor, or site visits.
• Proactively identify and report safety issues including near misses and accidents.
• Ensure safety of product and people while maintaining a safe environment now and in the future.
• Create an environment where people feel comfortable sharing ideas, questions, concerns, and mistakes.
• Promote an inclusive environment and ensure all employees are safe from harassment and discrimination.
• Foster an environment that inspires and motivates others.
• Drive continuous improvement and encourage learning and development.
• Deliver outstanding work product and unsurpassed service to customers and mentor others to do the same.
• Maintain open and honest relationships and be a trusted resource.

Skills

Critical reasoning

Self-motivated

Verbal communication

Excel

Malting/Brewing knowledge

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 4:00 PM | Expires Monday, August 31, 2026 at 3:59 PM

As a team member of passionate malting professionals, you will learn the malting trade in an entry level position working an 8, 10 or 12-hour schedule on day, swing, or night shifts. This is a full time, regular position with a probationary period of 1,040 working hours.

Essential Functions

• Follow all safety procedures and policies of the organization and when visiting a customer or potential customer, or a vendor or potential vendor site.


• Proactively identify and report safety issues including near misses and accidents.


• Ensure the safety of our product and people while doing what is best to create the safest environment now and for the future.


• Create an environment where people feel comfortable being themselves, speaking up with ideas, questions, concerns, and mistakes.


• Promote an inclusive environment and ensure all employees are safe from harassing and discriminating behaviour.


• Foster an environment that inspires and motivates others.


• Drive continuous improvement and encourage learning and development not just in what we do but how we do it.


• Express excitement and enthusiasm for your work.


• Actively share knowledge, mentor, and coach others.


• Develop relationships with internal partners and cross-functional teams that makes a positive difference in the lives of our customers (internal and external).


• Ensure work product is credible and adds value to the business.


• Create an environment where people feel comfortable identifying and rectifying mistakes. Take accountability for your own mistakes.


• Deliver outstanding work product and unsurpassed service that delivers premium value to our external and internal customers and mentor others to do the same.


• Effectively communicate in all interactions that demonstrates respect for others and encourages diversity.


• Maintain open and honest relationships, be a trusted resource.


• Follow through on commitments and keep promises.


• Adhere to and support company policies and procedures.


• Empower others with personal commitment to be responsible stewards of our company and our communities.

SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Critical reasoning skills, ability to read, write, perform math calculations on a high school level.


• Must be self-motivated, with an ability to troubleshoot issues and determine appropriate resolution and develop sense of ownership of processes.


• Above average verbal communication skills are required, plus willingness to work in a team environment with peers in various departments and trades.


• Ability to utilize Microsoft Office Suite, specifically Excel is preferred.


• Malting or brewing industry knowledge and/or experience is a huge plus.

WORKING CONDITIONS

• Unionized environment. TeamstersLocal 058.


• Highly physical position, including walking, sitting, standing, climbing stairs and ladders in the plant environment.


• Outdoor work in all seasons during day, swing, or night shifts.


• Occasional heavy lifting (up to 55 lbs.).


• Use of PPE.


• Must be able to wear a full-face respirator.


• Exposure to industrial noise from plant machinery.