Company description
Kings County Distillery is New York City’s premier craft distillery and among the most acclaimed small distilleries in the United States. Focused on whiskeys, Kings County has made a name for its Bourbon, Peated Bourbon, Empire Rye and other creative whiskeys.
Kings County’s whiskeys have won numerous awards from the American Distilling Institute, the American Craft Spirits Association, and the prestigious San Francisco World Spirits Competition, and have been praised by the New York Times, the New Yorker, Whisky Advocate and many other sources. Kings County’s whiskeys are always mashed, fermented, distilled, and aged onsite in Brooklyn.
First located in a 325 square-foot room in East Williamsburg, Kings County began as the smallest commercial distillery in the country, with five 24-liter stainless steel stills making whiskey seven days a week, 16 hours a day. In 2012, the distillery moved into the Paymaster Building in the historic Brooklyn Navy Yard, just steps from the legendary site of the Brooklyn Whiskey Wars of the 1860s and the former distillery district of the waterfront.
Kings County blends distilling practices from a variety of cultures into creative whiskeys that remain traditional while defying convention, using Scottish copper pot stills, open fermentation, and local grains to make American whiskeys that expand the category. One of the preeminent craft distilleries in the United States, The New Orleans Spirit Competition/Tales of the Cocktail named Kings County Distillery of the Year in 2023.
Job description
Kings County Distillery is seeking a full-time Warehouse Associate to assist with production and processing tasks at our warehouse in Bushwick, Brooklyn, NY.
The ideal candidate is someone who is punctual, detail-oriented, proactive, responsible, possesses the ability to take direction and works well in a fast-paced environment while remaining flexible to changing priorities. They should have extensive experience operating forklifts and driving box trucks, ideally in New York City.
Starting wage for this position is $19-$24/hr, depending on experience, with opportunity for advancement.
Job Responsibilities
Use Class II and V forklifts to assist the blending team and Processing Manager in organizing, sampling, and dumping barrels
Assist in the proofing and movement of spirit to prepare for bottling
Loading and unloading freight from our warehouse
In conjunction with other staff, move barrels between our warehouses in Bushwick and Long Island using box trucks (valid driver's license required)
Assist with other warehouse tasks including but not limited to: preparing distributor orders, local deliveries, organizing inventory, and bottling as needed
Requirements
Certified to use Class III and/or V forklifts
Work in non-temperature controlled climate (hot summers, cold winters)
Must be able to move and manipulate barrels weighing 500+ lbs
Must be able to lift and carry up to 55 lbs
Benefits: As a full-time hourly employee of the Company you will be eligible to participate in a number of Company-sponsored benefits. You will be eligible for health, dental, and vision insurance of which the company will pay 50% of the cost before taxes, pending a 30 day waiting period. You will also be entitled to Paid Time Off (PTO), provided such dates are subject to approval by management, plus company holidays.
Compensation
this position is: hourly, varies DOE, $19.00 - $24.00
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Deadline
no deadline