Distillery Assistant

Yorkshire Bartender are looking for suitable person to join our team to help us scale production from our drinks lab/distillery. As the lab manager you will help us with spirit production, bottled cocktail production and support our bar within the city centre. A bartenders haven our lab consists of all the tools you’ll need to produce creative and unique spirits, bottled cocktails and cocktail recipes.

**The role**

Yorkshire Bartender Is seeking a suitably qualified distiller as we expand into the production from our lab. Our new micro-distillery is due to open in October so the post is available with immediate effect as we want to get all things set up and ready to go

Working with our Opperations Manager, Alex you will help us to set up and build the distillery, create 1 new spirit recipe per month, maintain white label client production and produce our current gin & rum batches. We therefore need someone with a huge amount of enthusiasm, energy, and passion.

It is critical that applicants have appropriate qualifications and is interested in all aspects of the brewing and distilling process, stock control, quality assurance and health and safety issues. We can provide the education but we need someone who will put there heart and sole into the role.

This position involves a wide-range of responsibilities including, distilling ethanol, rum and other spirits, production - bottling and labelling, quality control, product testing and sourcing raw materials.

They will also be required to interact with trade, press, and members of the public both in the facility and at trade shows.

**Responsibilities of the Distiller**

Manage day-to-day operations of gin, rum and bottled cocktail production
Scheduling and production including including help with the sourcing of raw materials, creating recipes and distillation.

Designing a comprehensive sampling and recording programme
They must create a program which samples and records the quality of the product produced and ensures the quality standard is maintained at all times

Maintain process logs
Each phase of the distillation process must be logged and detailed records should be kept to ensure Revenue compliance and that the product meets quality guidelines.

Brand promotion
As requested by management, the Distiller will engage with customers participants, the media, other distilleries and wholesalers to promote the distillery and its products.
Maintain hygiene and safety standards within the distillery

The Distiller must ensure care is taken throughout the distillation process to maintain the highest levels of hygiene and safety.
The Distiller will be encouraged undertake courses (provided by the company) to gain the appropriate academic qualification in distilling.
Key Skills

Some of the key skills which they will use on a regular basis include:
Knowledge of all process involved with brewing and distillation
Well-developed sensory skills for tasting and evaluating spirits
Strong scientific knowledge
Dynamic, energetic and solution orientated
Managerial skills
Excellent communication skills and public speaking skills
Must be very methodical, logical and detail orientated
Quality control skills
Strong computer and mathematical skills
Working environment

Lifting 25kg, carrying, pushing, pulling & climbing, bend, kneel, reach and fine manipulation
Processing / loud noise
Fast paced, meticulous work on a daily basis
Deadline pressures during day to day operations
Contract: Full Time, one-year contract (3 month probation) £22,000-£28,000

Location: YO61 1ET

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

**Salary**: £22,000.00-£28,000.00 per year

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday