Packaging Associate - 1st Shift | Lakewood, NY

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Southern Tier Brewing | Lakewood, NYtime type:
Full time posted on:
Posted Todayjob requisition :
JR100062

Join our passionate community brought together by our love for great beer, cider, craft cocktails, and the process that makes it all happen. Quality is our thing, and so is staying curious—always learning, evolving, and pushing to get better at what we do. We’re fired up by the people who enjoy our pours and the teams that make it all possible.

If you’re into collaboration, craft, and being part of a tight-knit crew, we’d love to raise a glass with you.
** WHO WE ARE & WHAT WE OFFER
** Artisanal Brewing Ventures (ABV) is a top 10 regional craft alcohol company in the US, made up of 5 long standing, successful craft brands (75+ combined years!):
Victory Brewing, Bold Rock Cider, Sixpoint Brewery, Southern Tier Brewing & Southern Tier Distilling. We have locations in 5 states (NY, PA, OH, VA, NC) including taprooms, production facilities, & our corporate headquarters.
* Competitive Compensation
* Exceptional Health Benefits
- No Waiting Period to Enroll
- Paid Family Leave
* Flexible Schedules & Generous Paid Time Off
* Ample Product Discounts
* Opportunities for Growth Across 5 Successful Brands
** WHAT WE DO
** At Southern Tier, some of the best moments happen with a great beer in hand. That idea—and our commitment to brewing beers that live up to those moments—led us to team up with Artisanal Brewing Ventures back in 2014. Since then, our brewers have been able to focus on what they do best, while Southern Tier has reached more craft beer fans in new places.

Beyond that, sharing resources like marketing, administration, and accounting has created valuable business efficiencies. Access to carefully selected ingredients and the collaborative opportunities that come with scaling have made the Southern Tier-ABV partnership a true match made in craft beer heaven.
** Packaging Associate - 1st Shift |
** Lakewood, NYCompensation Target: $18/HR
** WHAT YOU’LL DO
** At STBC, the Packaging Associate is responsible for performing daily tasks to meet packaging schedules. They are responsible for operating the packaging equipment, including, but not limited to; carton/carrier erection machines, depalletizers, drop packers (glass), case wrappers (cans), tray packers (cans), case sealers and palletizers, as well as any manual tasks necessary to the overall packaging operation.

The Packaging Associate is responsible for always maintaining a clean, safe working environment, to ensure that the beers that are packaged are of the highest quality, packaged in the best ways possible.
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* Reports to:

**** Packaging Supervisor
** Ensures that all daily packaging activities on the bottling and can lines in Lakewood are executed safely and in accordance with SOPs.
* Operate packaging equipment (box shop, depalletizers, packers, wrappers, sealers, palletizers).
* Perform manual packaging operations, as needed (hand packing, hand stacking).
* Complete miscellaneous tasks and projects as directed by the Packaging Supervisor, including, but not limited to; cleaning, painting, disposing of old product, assembling packaging, taking inventory, light maintenance, etc.
** WHO WE’RE LOOKING FOR
*** At least 21 years of age
* High school graduate or equivalent
* Familiarity with brewery safety programs and priority commitment to worker safety
* Understanding or desire to learn brewery sanitation and food safety programs
* Awareness of packaging equipment operation
* Strong organizational skills
* Strong work ethic, high level of professionalism and able to multitask in fast paced environment
* ** Physical Requirement –
** Candidate must be able to lift at least 31.5 lbs. from ground to 50 inches from floor and move 165 lbs. of kegged beer by sliding product. Must be prepared to work in a standing position for long periods of time (up to 5 hours), reach, bend and stoop and frequently lift up to 50 lbs.
* ** Work Environment –
** This position is exposed to a damp, wet environment with hot liquids, airborne particles, chemicals and moving…