As Australia’s craft spirits industry continues to grow, Melbourne Moonshine is among those distilleries making their presence felt. The South Melbourne operation is in the market for a new distiller, so if you want to join the team, here's what you need to know
JOB DESCRIPTION: DISTILLER
Melbourne Moonshine is looking to hire a production team member to assist in the continued growth of production output.
The role will be one of only a few in the production team so this is a great opportunity to become a key member of a business that is a part of the growing industry of craft spirits within Australia.
The Position
As we are a small team, you are generally expected to do almost all things required to produce, package and ship our products. These include (but are definitely not limited to):
- Grinding of Grain, Mashing and Fermentation of Moonshine, Grain Whiskey, Single Malt Whisky and other distilled products;
- Distilling of various products
- Tasting, quality control and monitoring of distillation outputs
- Barrel aging and management of maturation
- Bottling and packaging of products
- Maintenance and cleaning of distillery and distillery equipment
- Assisting in the expansion of the facility (planned for 2018)
- Production planning and reporting – this role will be directly responsible for tracking distillery performance
- Conducting presentations and tours of the distillery to visitors.
- Available to work shift work when required
The Person
The most important prerequisite is that you are hardworking and good fun to be around. Melbourne Moonshine pride ourselves on being a fun (but at times hard) working environment so positive attitudes only need apply. In addition to this, we seek the following experience;
- A minimum of 2 years working in an alcohol production environment – ideally wine making or brewing on a commercial scale
- Knowledge of fermentation principles and an understanding of fermentation control
- Knowledge of industry standards of record keeping.
- Experience in planning and assisting with preventative maintenance initiatives
- Experience in stock control and inventory management
- A good understanding of the spirits industry
- A strong interest in Whiskey or other spirits
- An Australian drivers license
- A forklift and truck license would also be ideal
- Applicants with formal qualifications in brewing and/or wine making will be looked upon favourably.
Please send your application via email to Andrew at andrew@melbournemoonshine.com.
Applications close on February 15, 2018.