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Alex Woolery

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  1. Templeton Rye is looking for a Production Shift Lead with at least 5 years of production experience, 3 of which have ideally been in fermentation and distillation. This position will work out of the new Templeton Rye distillery in Templeton, IA. The Production Shift Lead will oversee and operate all equipment from grain receiving through milling, fermentation, distillation and final product approval tanks. The Production shift lead will mentor and help train the other crew on their shift. This position requires a 12 hour shift schedule that will rotate to include days and nights. The Production Shift Lead will report to the Production Manager. Interested? Email me at alexfigge@youngsmarket.com DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: · Oversees the receiving and offloading of grain (trucks and supersacks) · Reviews fermentation schedule and will drain, clean, fill (set) fermenters as required. · Oversees the movement of fermenters to the beerwell · Reviews the distillation schedule and starts-up, distills, shuts-down and cleans as necessary. · Tests final product for proof · Verifies final product proof before transferring to Storage · Train and mentor other personnel on their shift · Operates and oversees all utility equipment including boilers, compressed air, RO water, water softeners, process water and CIP systems. · Oversees plant sanitation and food safety for the crew · Participate in community events · Troubleshoot equipment issues as needed · May perform additional duties assigned REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS: · Secondary education in a manufacturing degree and 3+ years of production experience or high school education (or GED) with 5+ years of production experience. · Demonstrated ability to troubleshoot process equipment · Communication Skills – ability to openly communicate with co-workers and management · Mechanical Skills – can troubleshoot process issues, perform minor repairs and adjustments of equipment as needed · Reasoning Ability – employee can apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral or diagram form · Integrity – Can hold themselves and others to the companies and own values. DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS: · 3+ years fermentation experience · 3+ years distillation experience · 3+ years training/mentoring experience · Strong math skills to perform proof/dilution calculations
  2. This role has been filled! Got a lot of awesome reach-outs from this posting. I'm going to post our Lab Manager role here to share with all of you as well. Cheers! Templeton Rye Whiskey is opening a new distillery in Templeton, Iowa. We are looking for a Production Manager to join our team! If you're interested, email me at alexfigge@youngsmarket.com. Here are the specs: Templeton Rye is looking for a Production Manager with an Engineering or secondary education degree and at least 2 years of experience overseeing production in a similar role. The Production Manager is to plan, organize and control production to ensure that distilled spirits are being produced efficiently, on time and of acceptable quality. The Production Manager will report to the Operations Manager and oversee the whiskey production which includes grain receiving, cooking, fermentation, distillation and proofing. The Production Manager will also oversee Utilities (Boilers, Soft Water, RO water, compressed air, CIP and stillage treatment plant). DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: · Manages inventories of all raw goods needed for the production of spirits. · Receiving and offloading of grain (trucks and super sacks) · Schedule all milling, cooking, fermentation and distillation processes · Manage distillate inventories (tanks, barrels and in process) · Participate in quality panels · Oversee the utility systems including boilers, RO water, softeners and compressed air · Train employees on the process and required safety training · Oversee plant sanitation and food safety · Participate in community events · Troubleshoot equipment issues as needed · May perform additional duties assigned REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS: · Engineering degree (process related field) or secondary education degree and at least 2 years of service in a similar role. · Communication Skills – ability to openly communicate with co-workers and management · Mechanical Skills – can perform minor repairs and adjustments of equipment as needed · Critical Thinking Ability – employee can perform moderate to difficult calculations to confidently carry out job expectations to meet the needs of the business · Integrity – Can hold themselves and others to the companies and own values. DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS: · 3+ years fermentation experience · 3+ years distillation experience · 5+ years supervisory experience · Experience with controls including tuning & troubleshooting · Demonstrated ability to lead a team
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