Current Job Openings
Packaging Manager
BASED IN ATHENS, GA
MISSION
Our mission is to build an industry-respected craft brewery that helps people navigate the beautiful and complex world of beer.
PURPOSE
To Foster Human Connection.
VALUES
Crave Curiosity – A curious mind leads to a better living
Moderation Matters – In life as in beer, being balanced is best
People Over Product – Products are expendable. People aren’t
Extend Kindness – Start with trust. No gossip. Give grace.
Make It Better – Whether job or community, make it better. The best idea wins
Leave A Legacy – Set up your successors for success
POSITION PURPOSE
The Packaging Manager helps people navigate the beautiful and complex world of beer through the direction and strategy of Creature Comfort Brewing Company’s packaging department and staff.
PACKAGING MANAGER PERFORMANCE OUTCOMES
Increase overall packaging efficiency from 84% – 90% by Dec. 31st, 2021.
- Researches, recommends, and manages the implementation of improvements and investments for packaging processes, such as
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- consistent and repeatable line start-up
- run and breakdown processes resulting in reducing beer and raw materials loss, etc.
Reduce Packaging Co2 usage by 2lbs before year-end.
- Develops an expert level of knowledge of Brite beer and packaging equipment, including their maintenance, sanitation, and related processes.
- Increase batch yields 2% by Dec 31st, 2021.
- Manages available budgetary resources assigned to Packaging Department.
- Researches, recommends, and manages sourcing, installation, and utilization of equipment upgrades.
Reduce material loss 2% by Dec 31st, 2021.
Fully cross-trained packaging staff by Dec. 31st, 2021.
- Manages and keeps employees motivated for multiple shifts and locations with changing seasonal demands and package types.
Develop/Revise five SOP’s/PM’s monthly.
- Maintains SOPs and reports statistics.
- Adheres to and enforces all applicable local, state, and federal laws, rules, and regulations regarding health and safety.
- Discuss new leadership tools with your team weekly.
- Leads the hiring, training, and performance planning/evaluation for Packaging Department.
- Review new leadership tools, allowing for collaborative conversations.
- Reduce Packaging related QA complaints 5% by Dec. 31st, 2021.
- Manages, supports, and achieves CCBC’s objectives by meeting production deadlines for quality packaged beer with efficient order fulfillment and minimal downtime.
- Ensures that all finished goods meet quality control parameters, including but not limited to
- flavor profiles
- TPO/Carb levels
- seam/package integrity
Reduce in-house related “QA HOLD” 20% by Dec. 31st, 2021.
POSITION VALUES
- Technical aptitude – overall understanding of high-speed production facilities and relevant equipment failures (E.g., electrical, mechanical, plumbing)
- Time management – Ensuring all tasks are completed in a timely manner and broken down into priority, utilizing our Work Order Form.
- Problem Solving Skills – The ability to review and assess our issues quickly while providing suggestions based on previous experience.
- Staff Development – Understands the importance of cross-training with the department and analyzing skills gaps for future enrichment.
- Active listening – The ability to diagnose what’s being said without speaking. Providing feedback and truly understanding what is being discussed.
Taproom Staff
BASED IN ATHENS, GA
MISSION
Our mission is to build an industry-respected craft brewery that helps people navigate the beautiful and complex world of beer.
PURPOSE
To Foster Human Connection.
VALUES
Crave Curiosity – A curious mind leads to a better living.
Moderation Matters – In life as in beer, being balanced is best.
People Over Product – Products are expendable. People aren’t.
Extend Kindness – Start with trust. No gossip. Give grace.
Make It Better – Whether job or community, make it better. The best idea wins.
Leave A Legacy – Set up your successors for success.
TAPROOM STAFF: POSITION OUTCOMES
- Teamwork, Leadership, & Communication
- Add value to the team each time you are on a shift.
- Pick up in areas where other teammates need help.
- Be always mentally and physically present while clocked in
- Lead by example by performing all duties the correct way every time, even when no one is watching.
- Communicate with other members of the team if you leave your post, if you need help, or if you are doing anything not explicitly stated in your role.
- Always communicate politely and respectfully.
- Taproom and CCBC Education
- Engage with all educational resources.
- Engage with all customers you come into contact with in a positive way to educate and excite.
- Become a Cicerone Certified Server within 3 months of acquiring the position. The necessary training and cost of the exam are provided for by CCBC.
- Customer Experience: Customer Service & Attitude
- Be kind, authentic, and professional while interacting with customers.
- Go above and beyond to make each customer’s visit memorable and positive.
- Maintain a positive attitude while giving excellent customer service to every customer you meet.
- Contribute constructive feedback in a positive way.
- Maintain a positive attitude while on the clock and on brewery property.
TAPROOM STAFF: POSITION VALUES
- Hospitality-Minded: ensure the highest-quality experience for our guests with a focus on education and exciting promotions.
- Team Player: always consider the team first when making decisions.
- Proactive Problem Solving: take initiative in identifying and pre-emptively addressing challenges in the taproom.
- Solutions-oriented: creatively solves all problems directly within their purview and offers potential solutions to any problems needing to be raised to the attention of leadership.
- Professionalism: a commitment to maintaining the highest standards of professionalism, including (but not limited to): punctuality, timeliness, and maintaining a positive attitude.
- Communication Skills: an ability to actively listen and take the correct communication channels to relay direction, a concern, or feedback.
TAPROOM STAFF: PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
- Ability to work in a constant state of alertness and safe manner.
- Ability to work in an unfatigued state.
- Ability to accurately gauge lengths of time and distance.
- Ability to quickly store and recall instructions in one’s short-term memory.
- Ability to concentrate.
- Ability to cope with sudden changes in surrounding and/or emergency situations and/or alarms.
- Demonstrated caring, committed, and concerned attitude about safety.
- Ability to work on your feet for up to 8 hours, maintaining a rigorous pace of activity, including walking the equivalent of ~8-10 miles on a shift.
- The ability to lift an object that weights within the range of 20-80 pounds.
Quality Lab Specialist
BASED IN ATHENS, GA
MISSION
Our mission is to build an industry-respected craft brewery that helps people navigate the beautiful and complex world of beer.
PURPOSE
To Foster Human Connection.
VALUES
Crave Curiosity – A curious mind leads to a better living.
Moderation Matters – In life as in beer, being balanced is best.
People Over Product – Products are expendable. People aren’t.
Extend Kindness – Start with trust. No gossip. Give grace.
Make It Better – Whether job or community, make it better. The best idea wins.
Leave A Legacy – Set up your successors for success.
POSITION PURPOSE
The Quality Lab Specialist helps people navigate the beautiful and complex world of beer by ensuring regular quality checks are performed timely and efficiently and that other departments are fully supported.
QUALITY LAB SPECIALIST OUTCOMES
I. QUALITY PEOPLE
- Support Intradepartmental Relations
- All reagents and samples are properly labeled and stored
- Long-term experiment needs are communicated and documented in the electronic lab notebook (ELN)
- Communicate with other QLSs on daily/weekly needs for rotation changes
- Engage in company leadership training as required and implement any tools reviewed
- Support Interdepartmental Relations
- Review active requests from other departments, act on them, and use clear communication to resolve any needed information
- Maintain a non-blame culture and communication channel with other departments
- Communicate market release updates and sensory releases when pertinent information is available
- Invest in People
- Lead interdepartmental SOP development and training
- Maintain industry connections and regularly interact with non-CCBC employees
- Engage with webinars, conferences, and publications to further industry knowledge and relationships
II. QUALITY PRODUCTS
- Analytical Testing
- Gravity testing is completed and sent to the database each morning
- GC/ECD VDK samples are completed and sent to the database each morning
- All other analytical tests are performed accurately and in a timely manner
- Microbiological Testing
- All micro samples are collected aseptically at designated time points and tested on the proper media
- Yeast samples are analyzed and actionable data relayed to the brewing and cellar teams
- Micro testing results are recorded properly, and any needed follow-up actions are taken
- Sensory Testing
- Ensure that every batch of finished, carbonated beer is placed on panel at the earliest availability
- Samples that fail sensory panel are properly escalated through the lab response plan
- Panel results are analyzed and relevant information relayed to stakeholders on the same day that sensory panel is performed
- Basic lab function
- Lab glassware and instruments are cleaned by the end of the day
- Buffers, micro plates, and reagents are replenished as needed
- Work areas are kept clean and functional
III. CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT
- Participate in sensory training and become an official CCBC panelist
- Interact with the SQL database and assist with control chart implementation
- Improve data collection, statistical analysis, and data visualization
- Design and implement long-term research projects
- Seek out and utilize tools from professional organizations including ASBC, MBAA, BA, and EBC
POSITION VALUES
- Solution-Oriented – maintains optimism and resolve in difficult situations. Does not seek to lay blame or dwell on the problem for longer than it takes to define it. Focuses on progress and ensuring long term success.
- Start with Trust – trusts that others have their best interest at heart and mean well. Does not jump to judgment or fill gaps in expectation with suspicion.
- Safety Minded – maintains safety for self and others as the top priority.
- Clean and Industrious – workspace is tidy and tasks are completed on time and in a relevant order of priority.
- Attention to Detail – the small deviations are noticed and acted upon.
- Thorough and Complete – testing is performed carefully and relevant follow-up questions are answered.
Packaging Specialist I
BASED IN ATHENS, GA
MISSION
Our mission is to build an industry-respected craft brewery that helps people navigate the beautiful and complex world of beer.
PURPOSE
To Foster Human Connection.
VALUES
Crave Curiosity – A curious mind leads to a better living.
Moderation Matters – In life as in beer, being balanced is best.
People Over Product – Products are expendable. People aren’t.
Extend Kindness – Start with trust. No gossip. Give grace.
Make It Better – Whether job or community, make it better. The best idea wins.
Leave A Legacy – Set up your successors for success.
POSITION PURPOSE
The Packaging Specialists supports CCBC in helping people navigate the beautiful & complex world of beer by executing at a high level of quality and contributing to a culture of safety as part of the Packaging Team.
ACTIVITIES & OUTCOMES
- Team Collaboration:
- The Packaging Specialist will work in collaboration with the Packaging Team on day-to-day activities, operations, & problem solving.
- Contributor to Culture:
- Culture of Safety: The Packaging Specialist must be competent in CCBC’s Safety Policies & must advocate a culture of safety by following safety policies and encouraging his peers to remain complaint with CCBC safety policies.
- Solutions-Oriented Positivity: Maintains & promotes a positive outlook for the rest of the Packaging Team.
- Culture of Self-Development & Leadership: The Packaging Specialist participates in and completes leadership development training assigned to the Packaging Team. They must build and maintain proficiencies in using the CCBC’s leadership program tools, concepts, & vocabulary.
- Skills & Competency Development:
- Learn, understand, and maintain quality packaging initiatives.
- Learn and maintain competency in safety policies, procedures, & regulations.
- Explore, connect, & learn about the Craft Beer Industry.
- Attend and learn about quality in craft beer through sensory class.
- Obtain forklift certification with support from CCBC.
- Develop technical aptitude on CCBC equipment.
- Perform with Excellence:
- The Packaging Specialist must perform at a level of excellence with a focus on quality & efficiency.
- The Packaging Specialist must maintain finished goods & store finished goods neatly & safely in the cooler.
- The Packaging Specialist must establish and maintain a basic understanding of timely communication tools such as e-mail.
- Time & Task Management:
- The Packaging Specialist must remain flexible during production changes, whether the changes are foreseen or made with short notice.
- The Packaging Specialist must report to their shift on time and follow company clock-punch policies & procedures.
POSITION VALUES
- Technical Aptitude- basic ability to learn quickly on specialized equipment & technical processes.
- Solutions-Oriented Positivity- maintains & promotes a positive outlook while seeking out the best solutions.
- Teamwork – Reaches out to peers and cooperates with supervisors to establish an overall collaborative working relationship.
- Resilient & Adaptable: The ability to demonstrate support for innovation and for organizational changes needed to improve the organization’s effectiveness; initiating, sponsoring, and implementing organizational change; helping others to successfully manage organizational change.
- Active listening: The ability to diagnose what’s being said without speaking. Providing feedback and truly understanding what is being discussed.
Cellar Specialist
BASED IN ATHENS, GA
MISSION
Our mission is to build an industry-respected craft brewery that helps people navigate the beautiful and complex world of beer.
PURPOSE
To Foster Human Connection.
VALUES
Crave Curiosity – A curious mind leads to a better living.
Moderation Matters – In life as in beer, being balanced is best.
People Over Product – Products are expendable. People aren’t.
Extend Kindness – Start with trust. No gossip. Give grace.
Make It Better – Whether job or community, make it better. The best idea wins.
Leave A Legacy – Set up your successors for success.
POSITION PURPOSE
The Cellar Specialist supports CCBC in helping people navigate the beautiful & complex world of beer by executing at a high level of quality and contributing to a culture of safety as part of the Southern Mill Cellar Team.
ACTIVITIES & OUTCOMES
- Developing foundational knowledge of key cellar tasks:
- Gravities, tank actions, crash times.
- Recording brand data and tank status.
- Pulling sample from FV.
- Prepping sample for Anton Parr 4500.
- Verifying stability.
- Prepping and clearing VDK samples.
- Changing temp on glycol control panel for tank actions/crashing beers
- Carbing and releasing beers for packaging.
- Performing carbonation readings with IDGM.
- Recording carbonation readings on tank hanger
- DH, fruit and adjunt additions.
- Selecting correct hop type, varietal, and weight for DH additions.
- Purging hop cannon.
- Breakdown of hop cannon post DH.
- Purging recirc pump.
- Setting up recirc and documenting recirc start and end times.
- Understanding of sanitary fruit addition.
- Recording all raw ingredients into data app
- Yeast handling
- Harvesting into kegs/brink.
- Taking sample for quality analysis.
- Weighing kegs and label appropriately.
- Performing yeast entry in app.
- Updating white board with yeast info
- CIP, CIP skid, chemicals and titrations
- Set up and break down of all vessels.
- Understanding of all CIP cycles and SOP’s.
- Understanding of chemicals and titrations.
- Filling out tank hanger and white board to record CIP status
- Commitment & Contribution to Culture:
- Culture of Safety: a commitment to a culture of safety.
- Safety Policies: must be competent through the completion of safety training and adherence to all policies in the CCBC Safety Guide, must advocate a culture of safety by following safety policies and encouraging his peers to remain complaint with CCBC safety policies.
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- Good Manufacturing Practices: knowledgeable of and practices GMP (Good Manufacturing Practices). Preventive Maintenance (PM)
- Preventive Maintenance: performs PMs as needed.
- Culture of Self-Development & Leadership:
- Leadership Training: Participates in and completes leadership development training assigned by the team’s manager.
- Leadership Development: They must build and maintain proficiencies in using the CCBC’s leadership program tools, concepts, & vocabulary.
- Skills & Competency Development:
- Learn, understand, and maintain quality cellar initiatives.
- Learn and maintain competency in safety policies, procedures, & regulations.
- Explore, connect, & learn about the Craft Beer Industry.
- Attend and learn about quality in craft beer through sensory class.
- Develop technical aptitude on CCBC equipment.
- Task Excellence & Efficiency:
- Must be able to work a later shift, if needed (2:00- 10:00 pm).
- Perform at a level of excellence with a focus on timeliness and process efficiency.
- Must establish and maintain a basic understanding of timely communication tools such as e-mail & the company communication application, Slack.
- The Cellar Specialist must maintain a flexible mindset during production changes, whether the changes are foreseen or made with short notice.
- Report to their shift on time and follow company clock-punch policies & procedures.
POSITION VALUES
- Technical Aptitude- the ability to learn quickly on specialized equipment & technical processes.
- Solutions-Oriented Positivity- maintains & promotes a positive outlook while seeking out the best solutions.
- Teamwork – reaches out to peers and cooperates with supervisors to establish an overall collaborative working relationship.
- Resilient & Adaptable: The ability to demonstrate support for innovation and for organizational changes needed to improve the organization’s effectiveness; initiating, sponsoring, and implementing organizational change; helping others to successfully manage organizational change.
- Attention to Detail – Does not let important details slip through the cracks or derail a project.
- Commitment to Quality & Excellence– Expects personal performance, team performance, and product quality to be nothing short of the best.
Part-time Warehouse Assistant
BASED IN ATHENS, GA
MISSION
Our mission is to build an industry-respected craft brewery that helps people navigate the beautiful and complex world of beer.
PURPOSE
To Foster Human Connection.
VALUES
Crave Curiosity – A curious mind leads to a better living.
Moderation Matters – In life as in beer, being balanced is best.
People Over Product – Products are expendable. People aren’t.
Extend Kindness – Start with trust. No gossip. Give grace.
Make It Better – Whether job or community, make it better. The best idea wins.
Leave A Legacy – Set up your successors for success.
POSITION PURPOSE
The Packaging Specialists supports CCBC in helping people navigate the beautiful & complex world of beer by executing at a high level of quality and contributing to a culture of safety as part of the Packaging Team.
ACTIVITIES & OUTCOMES
- Walk/inspect warehouse area and cooler every morning and afternoon.
- Check for any potential safety hazards and address them and notify a manager immediately of any hazards.
- Inspect power equipment (e.g., electric forklifts) every morning before operating and check off the checklist located on each piece of power equipment. (Check for damage, leaking fluids, wear and battery level.) Notify warehouse manager or maintenance of any issues.
- Get appropriate packing list for that day and begin staging product that is destined to ship out that morning.
- Load and unload distribution trucks in a timely manner each morning. This will range from 1-2 trucks each morning depending on the season.
- Organize and optimize cooler space using proper “FIFO” (First In, First Out) standards after each distribution truck has been loaded.
- Occasionally assist with the unloading of raw materials (empty cans, cartons, and various other raw materials) and verify the shipment is correct with the warehouse manager.
- Check packing lists, verify lot #’s and write lot #’s on product in large marker all while practicing “FIFO” standards.
- Move received goods after they have been checked in to their proper locations and notify appropriate departments.
- After trucks are loaded and cooler has been reorganized practice good housekeeping measures before leaving for the day. (e.g., Sweeping, dusting and general organization of warehouse.)
POSITION VALUES
- Organizational Skills- the ability to stay focused on different tasks, keep order of tools and items, & maintain structure.
- Solutions-Oriented Positivity- maintains & promotes a positive outlook while seeking out the best solutions.
- Teamwork – Reaches out to peers and cooperates with supervisors to establish an overall collaborative working relationship.
- Resilient & Adaptable: The ability to demonstrate support for innovation and for organizational changes needed to improve the organization’s effectiveness; initiating, sponsoring, and implementing organizational change; helping others to successfully manage organizational change.
- Active listening: The ability to diagnose what’s being said without speaking. Providing feedback and truly understanding what is being discussed.
BUSINESS ANALYST SPECIALIST
BASED IN ATHENS, GA
MISSION
Our mission is to build an industry-respected craft brewery that helps people navigate the beautiful and complex world of beer.
PURPOSE
To Foster Human Connection.
VALUES
Crave Curiosity – A curious mind leads to a better living.
Moderation Matters – In life as in beer, being balanced is best.
People Over Product – Products are expendable. People aren’t.
Extend Kindness – Start with trust. No gossip. Give grace.
Make It Better – Whether job or community, make it better. The best idea wins.
Leave A Legacy – Set up your successors for success.
POSITION PURPOSE
To help Creature Comforts navigate its business by interpreting data, information and insight that helps create action.
BUSINESS ANALYST PERFORMANCE OUTCOMES
Business Analytics and Reporting
- Compile executive summary reporting each month and distribute synopsis to leadership.
- Extract and clean centralized data across Production, Tasting Room and Commercial Sales.
- Evaluate and direct insight from previous month and year-to-date performance for each department.
- Track and evaluate Freshness and Distributor Inventory to maintain target levels within a 25% margin.
- Extract data from our Route Accounting software and ancillary applications to append into historical data set.
- Monitor Freshness and Distributor Inventory via Power BI
- Communicate trends and suggest action when brands diverge from targeted benchmarks.
- Utilize Excel, Power BI and other analytical platforms to provide dynamic and responsive reporting that supports the inquiries of departments.
- Ask questions, understand the problem, and support inquiries with data resources.
Production Analysis
- Collaborate with production to coordinate brew size and packaging mix for limited release brands that deplete within 2 weeks of target selling window.
- Meet with Snow Tire team to coordinate market and Tasting Room needs.
- Create a packaging mix and communicate with Brand Development on next steps.
- Optimize weekly production volumes that balance all package types evenly across daily sales inventory.
- Use linear optimization models to balance inventory levels based on resource constraints.
- Analyze changes in market rate of sale to call out future risk to inventory stability.
Commercial Sales Analysis
- Coordinate recommendations for seasonal/rotational brands across all relevant parties (Commercial Sales Team, Production, Distributor) that deplete within 2 weeks of target selling window.
- Analyze historical sales trends.
- Apply current changes to consumer behavior and market trends.
- Evaluate yield performance to coordinate and brew plan with production.
- Hold monthly department meeting to highlight trends across different commercial sales channels.
- Analyze the market under the following KPIs:
- Freshness
- Sales and Distribution
- Brand Performance
- Retailer Performance
- Receive feedback from Commerical Sales Team on their current and upcoming trends/activation.
POSITION VALUES
- Thorough. — Ensures tasks are completed and communication fits established team nomenclature
- Adaptability — Finding different ways to complete a task when solutions are not obvious.
- Grit — Continue to push barriers to find solutions and do not be afraid to be confident in the unknown.
- Analytical skills – Exhibits a probing mind. Possesses the ability to structure and process data in order to draw insightful conclusions from it.
- Willingness to Learn — The analytical landscape is constantly changing, and it is impossible to know all the answers. Continue to learn as a team.
