Now Hiring!

Skeptic Meadery is hiring an Assistant Brewer and Mead-tender who is enthusiastic about mead and the craft alcohol scene, supporting small business, and the farm to table movement. 

Responsibilities

  • Assist the head brewer on brewing days which includes cleaning/prepping equipment, mixing ingredients, and taking measurements

  • Assist the head brewer on bottling days which includes sanitizing bottles, filling and capping bottles, labeling, and stocking

  • Assist with remote and intermittent in-person monitoring of production batches and execute adjustments with direction from the head brewer

  • Lead the cleaning of the production facility after brewing and bottling 

  • Stock brewing supplies and keep records of supply inventory 

  • Monitor product inventory and maintain inventory records 

  • Pack and ship online orders

  • Independently staff the meadery counter which includes set up, assisting customers and answering questions about the product, selling mead by the glass and bottle, managing the cash drawer and square system for sales, and clean up 

  • Assist the head brewer in off-season production facility deep cleans

Qualifications

  • Experience with homebrewing 

  • Adept at timely electronic communication (text, email)

  • Comfortable working with the metric system of measurement 

  • Ability to read and carry out technical written instructions 

  • Legible handwriting and ability to keep written and digital documentation 

  • Familiarity with sterile technique

  • Enjoy talking to customers

  • Customer service experience 

  • Enthusiastic about the product 

  • Clean, organized, and detail oriented 

Preferred

  • Commercial brewing experience

  • Prior experience working with sterile technique in a food, medical, or lab environment 

  • Bartending experience with Tennessee bartending license 

Additional Requirements

  • Age 21 years +

  • Consistent Friday night and weekend availability June-November

  • Reliable personal transportation

  • Reliable mobile phone and service

  • Ability to lift and carry at least 60 lbs up a step ladder

  • Ability to work standing and walking up to 8 hours at a time with intermittent breaks

  • Willingness to get Tennessee bartending license (fees paid by employer)

  • Willingness to work with mild brewery chemicals (StarSan, Powdered Brewery Wash, peracetic acid)

Work Schedule

June - September (approximately 15-20 hours/week)

  • Fridays and Saturdays 12-7pm at the meadery counter

September - November (approximately 20-30 hours/week)

  • Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays 12-7pm at the meadery counter

November-June (approximately 10-15 hours/week)

Pay Range

$16-18 per hour +tips (when bartending)

Interested? Submit your resume!