Head Distiller

Full-Time | Edmonton, Alberta

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We're looking for a full-time Head Distiller to join our distillery! We have a small team, which means your role will be integral to the growth and success of our distillery long-term. 

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QUALIFICATIONS

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• Professional experience in small-batch distilling or brewing.

• Confident in using botanicals, sourcing local ingredients and consistently producing only the highest-quality spirits.

• Knowledge of brewing and distilling science. 

• Ability and knowledge to care for our growing inventory of barrels.

• Must be an excellent communicator, both in-person and email, as our team is small and a few of us work remotely.

• Meticulous at recording measurements and conveying this information through spreadsheets to the rest of the production team.

• Ability to record and submit provincial and federal liquor production records.

• Super organized and tidy.

• Enjoy sharing your knowledge and love of distillation with customers, peers, or anyone else that comes into the distillery.

• Self-motivated and great at problem-solving. Must be comfortable independently starting, managing and finishing projects. We're a micro-distillery, but no micro-management over here!

• Compliant with all in-house and all national and industry safety regulations.

• Must be able to lift up to 50 pounds and be on your feet for most of the day. If you have experience working in a distillery, you know this job is very physical.

• Drive and passion to continually cultivate your craft through experience, research, and education.

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Duties

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• Maintaining and coordinating daily operations at the distillery.

• Working as a team member to facilitate a streamlined, creative and functional atmosphere.

• Providing insights, research, and knowledge on the development of new products.

• Milling, mashing, distilling. 

• Able to comfortably schedule and lead bottlings.

• Ensuring the distillery is squeaky clean, organized, and looking its best.

• Meticulously maintain an inventory of all products and supplies.

• Chat with customers and provide tastings.

• Assist with walk-in sales & tastings.

• General maintenance around the distillery.

• Able to help out in other areas of the business during peak busy seasons. 

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Sounds like the perfect fit? Send us your resume with a cover letter sharing a little about yourself to jobs@strathconaspirits.ca. We're looking to start this position in early January 2020.

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Assistant Distiller

Part-Time | Edmonton, Alberta

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QUALIFICATIONS

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• A genuine interest in small-batch distilling, botanicals, sourcing local ingredients, and the local food movement.

• Must have distillery or brewery experience. 

• Compliant with in-house and all national and industry safety regulations.

• Must be able to lift up to 50 pounds and feel comfortable being active most of the day.

• Understand that this is a very labour intensive position, sometimes with long hours.

• Drive and passion to continually cultivate your craft through experience, research, and education.

 

DUTIES

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• Work with our Head Distiller to facilitate a streamlined, creative, and functional atmosphere.

• Be able to meticulously record measurements and convey this information through spreadsheets to the rest of the production team.

• Enjoy sharing your knowledge and love of distillation with customers, peers, or anyone else that comes into the distillery.

• Self-motivated and great at problem-solving. Must be comfortable independently starting, managing and finishing projects.

• Provide insights, research, and guidance on developing new products.

• Milling, mashing, distilling.

• Ensuring the distillery is squeaky clean, organized, and always looking its best.

• Meticulously maintain an inventory of all product and supplies.

• Chat with customers, peers, or anyone else that comes into the distillery while production is occurring.

• Assist with walk-in sales & tastings.

• General maintenance around the distillery.

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This position will begin at 2 - 3 days a week with opportunity to move into full-time hours long-term.

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Interested? Please send us your resume with a cover letter sharing a bit about yourself to jobs@strathconaspirits.ca.