Packaging Operator

Packaging Operator

Packaging Operators are primarily responsible for the bottling, canning, mobile canning, and kegging of Ninkasi beer through operation and maintenance of packaging line and kegging equipment, inventory, and handling of raw materials.

Packaging Operators work a recurring schedule of three, twelve-hour shifts (day and graveyard), and may be required to rotate between day and graveyard shifts. Overtime is a requirement of the Packaging Team schedule, as production demands.

At Ninkasi, we take our core values very seriously. All team members are expected to embrace and embody these values each and every day:

• One team
• Quality output in everything we do
• Creative pursuit of mastery
• Integrity in our actions
• Successful integration of work and life

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Arrive to each shift on time with a positive attitude.
• Safely and efficiently operate bottling, canning, mobile canning, and kegging equipment.
• Manage the flow of packaging materials and finished product through the packaging process.
• Properly and safely CIP equipment and packaging lines.
• Maintain and/or implement new, efficient, and effective work methods and systems within the packaging process.
• Ensure adherence to security procedures in all operations.
• Coordinate with warehouse and purchasing departments to ensure supply levels are adequate to support daily and weekly schedule completion.
• Communicate regularly, respectfully, and efficiently with Ninkasi staff.
• Maintain all equipment in clean and proper working order.
• Record and report all pertinent production data consistently and accurately.
• Keep operating spaces clean and organized.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Desired Minimum Qualifications

• Education: High School Diploma or equivalent (preferred)
• Experience: 1-2 years in a similar or related field.
• Must have reliable transportation (car, bus, bike, etc.)
• Ability to rotate between day and graveyard shifts, every three months.
• Ability to work overtime, as production schedules demand.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand, walk, use hands to handle or feel objects, tools, or controls, reach with hands and arms, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to sit.

The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 40-pounds and be able to move kegs with assistance, which weigh roughly 165 pounds.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

This position operates primarily on an active production floor. The noise level in the work environment is moderate to loud most of the time (ear protection required and provided in some areas). Production spaces are not climate-controlled and may vary depending on the season and external temperature. The employee may also enter refrigerated spaces for short periods of time.

Note: This Job Description is neither definitive nor restrictive and may be modified to meet changing needs.