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Afrik Interim Canada is recruiting for a client for the position of a Distiller
Job Role
The focus of the position will be on making spirits (whiskey, vodka, moonshine, gin, etc.)
Creating recipes
Mixing ingredients
Overseeing production
The Ideal Candidate must have:
Five years hands-on experience distilling with a 250l- 500l Mueller (Germany) pot still or other (European) brand making Vodka, Whiskey, Gin, Eau de Vie and other spirits and liqueurs, as well as experience making beer, wines and ciders.
Ample knowledge to operate, clean and maintain all of the equipment (i.e. mash tun, liquid solid separator, fermentation tanks, filtration and blending).
Must speak good English (some knowledge of German would be considered an advantage too).
Compensation
This position will pay CAD 60,000 a year to start plus benefits.
Essential Skills
- Working with others
- Problem solving
- Decision making
- Critical thinking
- Finding information
- Significant use of memory
Additional Skills
- Record production information
- Perform corrective machine adjustments
Specific Skills
- Set up and adjust processing and packaging machines
- Operate machinery to process and bottle, can or otherwise package alcoholic or non-alcoholic beverages
- Observe gauges, computer printouts and video monitors to verify specified processing conditions
- Make adjustments to process variables
- Maintain shift log of production and other data
- Check products for defects and to ensure conformance to company standards
Work Setting
- Wineries
- Distillers
- Breweries
Type of Equipment
- Single function machine
- Multi-functional process control machinery
Type of Operation
- Mixing
- Extracting
- Distilling
- Blending