Production Distiller

Summary: The Production Distiller position is a fantastic opportunity to practice the art of producing craft whiskey with the award-winning team at Wigle Whiskey. We are looking for an experienced candidate that is positive, self-motivated, detail oriented, and who understands and values teamwork. Candidates must be willing to work early mornings, late nights, and weekends and be comfortable in a manufacturing environment.  If you love distilled spirits and hands-on work, this is the job for you! 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities as Production Distiller include the following:

• Mashing and Milling Grains to start the Production Cycle 

  • Bucket grain according to requirements for the mash 

  • Follow recipe to cook milled grain with appropriate enzyme doses and temperature holds

  • Pitch yeast to begin fermentation

  • Set up hoses/pumps to transfer complete mash from mashtun to fermentation tank 

• Distilling Spirits 

  • Produce spirits including Whiskey, Rum, Gin, Brandy, and more 

  • Plumb the stills according to the production schedule 

  • Make appropriate cuts according to internal standards 

  • Clean and sanitize stills between charges or as needed

• Barreling Whiskey 

  • Transfering new make spirit into scale for dilution

  • Hydrate and stencil barrels

  • Fill barrels according to internal specifications 

• Processing whiskey and spirits into ready-to-bottle products

  • Harvesting whiskey and spirits from tanks and barrels

  • Accurately gauging proof, volume, and weight of whiskey and spirits using equipment on site (including hydrometers, thermometers, graduated cylinders, a scale, and more) 

  • Filtering whiskey and spirits through a plate-and-frame filter

  • Bottling whiskey and spirits

• Tank Cleaning/Sanitation 

  • Follow established Standard Operating Procedures to safely and effectively clean tanks after use 

    • This may include sanitation using caustic soda and/or citric acid

• Digital Record Management

  • Record relevant data from production operations into Whiskey Systems and/or Google Account

Minimum of 1 year of experience in alcohol manufacturing (Preferably Distilling)  

Driver’s License 

Familiarity with MS Excel and Google Sheets

Comfort Driving Box Truck (Preferred)

Forklift Experience (Preferred) 

Physical Demands - Must be physically able to perform the following:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by a staff member to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Stand; walk; sit; talk or hear 

• Consistently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.

• Work in environments with variable climates