Jobs at Fort Point Beer Company (Now Hiring) — 5 open

To Apply:

In addition to you resume please include a cover letter describing your relevant maintenance and leadership experience, why you're interested in joining our team, and an example of a production/process challenge you've solved. 

POSITION SUMMARY:

The Maintenance Manager at Fort Point HenHouse is a talented and mechanically-inclined individual  who oversees the maintenance and upkeep of all the equipment in our Bellevue Production Facility and Pilot Brewing facility in Petaluma. An organized, detail oriented person can make a positive impact on the efficiency of our brewery. The Maintenance Manager must stay focused on safety, quality, and providing our employees with the best work environment possible. 

PRIMARY DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Schedule, supervise, and perform preventative and corrective maintenance and repairs on all brewery equipment, utilizing contractors as needed. Including but not limited to, brewhouse, pumps, centrifuge, packaging line, boilers, and chillers.
• Ordering of all equipment parts and supplies as needed. Maintain necessary spare parts inventory.
• Work with the Chief Production Officer  to maintain CMMS software to track PMs and work orders as well as parts inventory. 
• Develop maintenance SOPs, job aids, and equipment training plans associated with maintenance and mechanical equipment.
• Implement OSHA-compliant safety programs to assure long term safe operation of equipment.
• Train brewery staff on equipment maintenance and safety guidelines.

SECONDARY DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Regularly prepare reports on projects, continuous improvement initiatives, maintenance budgets, downtime, safety, and overall department performance.
• Work with Production Managers to train Brewery Technicians on proper maintenance techniques for regularly scheduled maintenance.
• Foster a culture of safety and teamwork by seeking input regarding operations, safety and quality issues.
• Solicit competitive bids from contractors and vendors and present recommendations to brewery management.
• Ensure compliance with all company, state, and federal safety and regulatory policies and practices related to equipment maintenance.
• Support Current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMPs).

KNOWLEDGE/EXPERIENCE/EDUCATION REQUIRED:

• Competent with the Google suite of programs 
• Knowledge of complex systems, automated processes and quality control
• 3+ years of production or manufacturing facility experience in maintenance department
• 2+ years of personnel management.
• Must be 21 years of age or older at the time of application
• High School Diploma

REQUIRED SKILLS:

• Plumbing/HVAC
• Pneumatics
• Low-voltage electrical
• Mechanically Trained
• Project Management
• Strong analytical and critical thinking skills
• Team player with the ability to work autonomously
• Ability to analyze problems, identify solutions and implement procedures for solutions
• Excellent communication skills

KNOWLEDGE/EXPERIENCE/EDUCATION PREFERRED:

• Degree in Facility Management, Industrial Engineering or similar field
• GMP training
• Experience with can fillers (Codi), conveyance systems, carton packers and other packaging equipment.

PREFERRED SKILLS:

• Sanitary Welding
• Fabrication
• Have a basic understanding of the brewing process and sanitary procedure.
• Experience implementing Lean manufacturing methodologies, 5S, Six Sigma, etc.

EXPECTED HOURS OF WORK:

• 2pm-10:30pm Wednesday-Sunday

BENEFITS 

• Paid Time Off
• Paid company holidays
• Health Care: Employee contribution to Kaiser 
• Supplementary: Eligible for Dental, Vision, and Life group plan
• 401(k) plan
• FSA pre-tax benefits
• Beer benefits