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Northern Hospitality Group

Packaging Technician

Northern Hospitality Group, Anchorage, Alaska, United States, 99507

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Founded in 2018, APBC is a premier, award winning, and truly Alaskan brewery. Our ?state‑of‑the‑art?Production Facility (Alaska Pacific Beverage Company) sits just blocks away?from our Anchorage Pub?in a growing urban setting.?Both pub?locations feature menus?that highlight?locally,?sustainably sourced Alaskan ingredients?and?boast?tap lists?featuring award-winning beers in a wide variety of styles.

About US Our vision is to: Share Alaska with the world. Our mission is to: Transform our community with innovation and creativity through the best locally crafted goods and legendary hospitality in Alaska!

Our Core values: Be Legendary, Be Honorable, Be One Team.

We own and operate several restaurants, hotels, and brewers in Anchorage and Denali National Park.

We are a fast-growing company and are searching for strong leaders that believe in our vision, will accomplish our mission, and live our core values.

About You: The Packaging Technician is responsible for performing a variety of fundamental and supportive tasks befitting a production brewery, including canning, bottling, kegging, wort production, cellar work, and general housekeeping operations, with assistance in maintenance duties and other departments as needed.

This position will report directly to the Head Brewer, ensuring implementation of all standard operating procedures to maintain consistency, quality, and efficiency throughout the production process. A thorough understanding of all aspects of beer production, including CIP procedures, safety, packaging, yeast wrangling, wort production, and QA/QC is required.

Essential Job Functions

Adheres to and advances all safety protocols set in place by the Owner and Head Brewer

Leads packaging operations, including can, keg, and bottle filling; labeling; palletizing; wrapping; and warehousing

Cleans and performs preventative maintenance on facilities and equipment as assigned

Performs beer production operations, including cellar and laboratory processes, vessel CIP, wort production, and other beer production tasks

Assists in and performs essential warehousing functions, including accepting and fulfilling shipments, and inventorying materials

Supports fellow brewery staff in their respective responsibilities as assigned by the Head Brewer

Maintains detailed records and quality control reporting

Maintains inventories of raw and finished goods

Participates in festivals and promotional events as needed

Keeps a flexible schedule to accommodate demands of a growing production brewery

Understands that additional duties may be assigned as dictated by circumstance

Required Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily

At least two years of professional experience in a brewing or food/beverage processing facility

Strong mechanical aptitude

Able to mentor and train less experienced brewers in the cellar and brewhouse

Ability to help with other aspects and various areas of the business as needed

Preferred Qualifications

Education in brewing or packaging science, or a degree in Science, Maintenance, Engineering, or a similar field preferred.

Prior experience operating equipment including forklifts and skid steers. The Company will provide additional training and certification.

Enthusiasm for craft beer and a commitment to understanding and supporting beer quality

Mental and Physical Requirements

The ability to work unsupervised while maintaining established safety and quality standards

A desire to learn and demonstrate best practices and assist in developing a quality‑oriented standard of protocol in a new brewery setting

An understanding of Lock Out / Tag Out, Confined Space Entry, and other important core safety protocols

The capacity to manage multiple processes simultaneously and adapt to the irregularities of a shifting production schedule

Attention to detail and workmanship

Excellent communication skills and a collaborative attitude

Exemplary productivity and self‑directness

Stands, walks, crouches, and lifts regularly throughout duration of shift, including continual dragging, carrying, and manipulation of hoses, pumps, carts, buckets, carts, tools, and reservoirs

Must be able to perform continuous bending, twisting, stooping, reaching, and lifting of moderate to heavy weight material up to 165 lbs.

Must be able to work standing for extended periods.

Must be able to interpret specifications, convert tables, and make calculations

Physical Demands

This position is very active and requires standing, walking, bending, kneeling, stooping and crouching.

The position requires moving of products weighing up to 165 pounds.

Must be able to stand for 8‑hour shifts.

Completion Bonus and housing assistance may be available for this role.

EEOC Northern Hospitality Group is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or local laws.

This policy applies to all employment practices within our organization. Northern Hospitality Group makes hiring decisions based solely on qualifications, merit, and business needs at the time.

Other Duties Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Job Type: Full‑time

Salary: $16.00 – $17.00 per hour

Expected hours: No less than 40 per week

Schedule

8 hour shift

Supplemental pay types

Bonus opportunities

Ability to commute/relocate

Anchorage, AK: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

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