SALARY: $39.63/hour with addition for OT opportunities
Average annual salary $105,000 – $180,000
SHIFT: 12-hours rotating shifts, 4 days on / 4 days off—including weekends and holidays
ROLE SUMMARY:
As a Utilities Operator at our Fort Collins Brewery, you're the backbone of the operation. You'll be responsible for keeping our brewery's critical systems running — think steam generation, ammonia refrigeration, CO2, compressed air, water treatment, and high voltage electrical distribution. This isn't a watch-and-wait role; you'll be troubleshooting, optimizing, and making real-time decisions that keep production moving. If you're someone who thrives in a fast-paced environment, loves solving complex problems, and takes pride in owning your work in a quality, food processing environment, this one’s for you.
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Adhere to brewery safety and environmental standards including: Lock Out Tag Out, work permitting, Process Safety Management, hazard identification and resolution
- Operate Brewery Utilities systems including: Steam generation, ammonia refrigeration and dehumidification, CO2 collection and liquefaction, compressed air, water treatment and alcohol distillation, high voltage electricity distribution
- Perform boiler water and evaporative condenser water chemical treatment
- Responsible for process management, basic maintenance tasks, lubrication, housekeeping and sanitation
- Document and respond to all activities that occur during shift of responsibility
- Respond to customer department requests for assistance with Utility system optimization or troubleshooting
- Analyze process data and make decisions on equipment maintenance and improvement activities
- Lead and participate in continuous process improvement activities throughout brewery
JOB QUALIFICATIONS:
- High School Diploma or GED required
- Knowledge of safety policies and procedures is required (e.g. LOTO, PSM, personal fall protection, confined space)
- Stationary Engineers License or current enrollment in a related program is preferred
- Experience in some or all of the following areas: Water tube pressure boilers, large scale ammonia refrigeration systems, CO2 collection and liquefaction, compressed air systems, distillation columns and high voltage electricity distribution
- Applicant must have basic computer skills
- Applicant must have a positive work attitude and be self-motivated, be able to work safely and autonomously in a fast paced and often loud production environment
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills and the ability to work effectively in a team environment with people of varying skills and backgrounds
- Ability to interpret piping and instrumentation drawings
- Ability to troubleshoot problems, identify root causes and propose and implement remedies.
BENEFITS:
- Health benefits including Medical, Dental, Vision, Wellness and Tax-Advantaged Savings and Spending Accounts
- Life Insurance and Disability Income Protection
- Pension Contribution
- Free Beer!
