About Bench Brewing:
Located in the heart of Niagara’s wine country, our farmhouse brewery is located on the site of the historic Maple Grove Public School in Beamsville, Ontario. Our brewery is a place for our guests to relax, learn, and experience the craft of brewing beer.
The Bench Brewing Campus sits across eight beautiful acres and will feature a 50hL brewing system, a tap and tasting room, a beer garden, a ‘funk house’ for our wild ale and barrel fermentation program, and our very own hops field.
The Role:
Reporting to the Packaging Team Lead, the primary role of the Jr. Packaging Operator is to support packaging operations.
Responsibilities:
- Perform all work safely and in accordance with company policies and procedures.
- Clean, inspect, and fill kegs using keg washing and filling equipment.
- Support canning line operations, including, monitoring line performance, loading packaging materials, packing and palletizing finished product, and performing start-up and shut-down procedures.
- Perform Clean-in-Place (CIP) procedures on packaging equipment and BBTs.
- Conduct packaging quality control checks and document results as required.
- Prepare pallets for shipment and complete production and packaging documentation.
- Participate in master sanitation and housekeeping activities within the packaging department.
- Assist with inventory movements and material handling as required.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Qualifications:
- This is a junior-level position. Comprehensive training will be provided to the successful candidate.
- No brewery experience is required; candidates with a strong work ethic, willingness to learn, and commitment to safety are encouraged to apply.
- Strong commitment to workplace safety.
- Team-oriented mindset with a willingness to collaborate and contribute to department goals.
- Ability to manage multiple tasks while maintaining quality and attention to detail.
- Flexible and reliable, with the ability to work shifts, weekends, and overtime as required.
- Physically capable of standing, walking, bending, twisting, reaching, pushing, and pulling throughout the shift.
- Able to safely lift and move up to 80 lb (36 kg), including full 30 L kegs.
- Comfortable working in hot, cold, wet, humid, and noisy production environments.
- Self-motivated with strong attention to detail and a positive work ethic.
- Mechanically inclined with an interest in learning equipment operation and troubleshooting.
- High school diploma required; post-secondary education in trades, engineering, manufacturing, or related fields considered an asset.
- Demonstrated ability to learn new equipment, processes, and procedures is an asset.
- Previous manufacturing, packaging, food and beverage, or brewery experience is considered an asset but is not required.
- Forklift certification and experience are considered assets but are not required.
Job Type: Fixed term contract
Contract length: 6 months
Pay: $21.00 per hour
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Beamsville, ON: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Work Location: In person
