Cellar Manager - New England Apple Products Company

We are looking to add an experienced, hands-on operations manager for our hard cider and related product lines. Our team is small, passionate, and dedicated to the creative craft process inside and out from fruit processing to packaging. We take pride in offering the highest quality product and service that is authentic, unique and welcoming.

We are one of New England’s best craft cider makers. Our great grandfather started us on this path in 1900 when he bought an apple cider mill to make vinegar. We started this mill and cidery in 2011 providing sweet cider to major retail and foodservice companies throughout the region. We added hard cider in 2018 as a logical extension to our expertise. And continue to explore new product opportunities.

Join us as we increase our volume and sales through the expansion of products, markets, distribution, and consumption.

Company Values

• Connection: At New England Apple Products, connecting with our community comes before the sale. They inspire us to do what we do.
• Passion: Our passion for creativity drives our exploration of unique products. It’s what fuels us to reinterpret the cider experience.
• Authentic: We use real ingredients to create real flavors.
• Craft: It’s all about the process. We are not afraid to commit more time and energy if it results in a better product and service in the end.
  
  

Your Mission

• Manage and perform all Fermenting and Production operations in order to create the highest quality and most enjoyable products on the market.
• Source and purchase ingredients and materials to ensure on-time quality production of all hard cider and related products.
• Bring a level of autonomy and pride while working with owners and management to plan production needs to meet sales demand and growth.
• Work creatively with owners and management on cider style and new product development.
• Perform and upgrade existing production procedures in order to maximize efficiency and quality.
  
  

Outcomes

• Perform all production and operations processes in accordance with standard operating procedures, seeking out areas of improvement to implement with owners and management through layout improvements, SOP updates, and equipment enhancements.
• Maintain proper testing and record keeping, ensuring quality assurance and regulatory compliance.
• Understand all facility and cidery equipment functionality and performance in order to maintain and operate it effectively.
• Collaboratively develop and update the production schedule that meets existing supply and demand across all sales channels of roughly 300 barrels monthly with the ability to expand on that plan for increasing growth up to 600 barrels monthly.
• Understand and work closely with owners and management on formulation and recipe development with the ability and drive to do so independently.
  
  

Core Competencies

• Big Picture Thinking: Ability to work from the end product backwards to ensure all areas of production are planned in proper sequence for efficiency and quality.
• Self-Motivated Worker: Eager and willing to direct yourself and others in order to achieve and exceed production goals.
• Strong Communicator: Use clear, cohesive verbal and written communication skills in order to maintain proper record keeping and effectively communicate collaborative efforts with other team members, management, and owners.
• Mechanical Thinker: Bring a general mechanical aptitude and eagerness to build on it in order to operate and maintain equipment while also having a willingness to learn and operate new equipment and systems.
• Focused Problem Solver: Autonomously maintain a level of focus and patience when faced with unforeseen challenges or disruptions with the ability to address problems effectively and work with other team members and management to come up with solutions.
• Collaborative Worker: Bring a team player mentality to support and communicate with all teams and management to meet company standards and growth
  
  

Qualifications

• 5 years minimum experience in a brewing/fermenting production environment.
• Production management experience preferred.
• BA/BS degree preferred
• Flexibility to jump in and assist other company operations when needed.
• Willingness to work extra/odd hours when needed to complete tasks.
• Ability to bend, squat, kneel, walk on uneven surfaces and lift up to 50 lbs