Assistant Distiller

Elora Distilling Company is an award winning grain to glass distillery located in picturesque Elora, Ontario founded in 2020. We ferment, distill, blend, and package on site a variety of spirits including Vodka, Gin, Rum, whisky, and liqueurs with an emphasis on using local ingredients whenever possible. Our products are available through our attached retail store, licensee partners, and the LCBO.

**Job Summary**:
**Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities**:

- Preparing raw ingredients for processing
- Operating and cleaning our manual bottling system
- Spirit blending by following recipe formulation sheets
- Creating washes for vodka, rum, and whiskey
- Operating our stripping still, finishing still, and dedicated gin still
- CIP of stills, fermenting vessels, and alcohol tanks
- Safe handling of high proof alcohol
- Operate and troubleshoot minor issues with our boiler, pumps, and glycol cooling system
- Calculate and track volumes for CRA and Excise duty purposes through the use of a calibrated hydrometer and thermometer
- Cask management and maintenance
- Ensure a safe, clean working environment. Clean up spills, avoid creating trip hazards, and communicate any potential issues to other team members.
- Guide distillery tours and tastings, participate in distillery events
- Use and operation of forklift. Will certify.

**Job Requirements**:

- Distilling, Brewing, or other food and beverage production background - formal educational training or comparable work experience an asset
- Motivated, positive attitude and the ability to interact with co-workers in a professional and team-oriented manner
- Ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously
- An understanding of mixology, sensory evaluation, and basic food science is an asset.
- Smart Serve
- Comfortable working in both hot and cold environments
- Able to carry up to 50lbs and stand for long periods of time.
- Compliance with internal health & safety, COVID protocol, and regulatory compliance requirements

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: $20.00-$23.00 per hour

Expected hours: 30 - 40 per week

**Benefits**:

- Casual dress
- Flexible schedule
- Store discount

Schedule:

- 10 hour shift
- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
- Weekends as needed

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Elora, ON N0B 1S0: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Work Location: In person

Expected start date: 2024-10-01