Facility / Maintenance Manager
Upslope Brewing Company
Date: 1 week ago
City: Boulder, Colorado
Contract type: Full time
Upslope Brewing Company is an award-winning craft beer and seltzer producer located in Boulder, CO. We are also a Certified B Corporation, which means we meet high standards of social and environmental performance, accountability and transparency. Through investment in our employees, continuous process improvement and a focus on innovation, we aim to deliver a high quality product, while prioritizing environmental stewardship and inclusion in our operations, brand and partnerships.
We are seeking a skilled and experienced individual to add to our team as a Facility / Maintenance Manager. This position requires a self-motivated, responsible and proactive professional with experience in a production or manufacturing environment, general facilities maintenance or has strong mechanical aptitude. The Upslope Engineering Team focuses primarily on the mechanical aspects of production in maintaining, upgrading and or servicing all the equipment in our facilities. This Team also assist each department within the company, as well as general maintenance needs for the tenants of Flatiron Park. This full-time, benefited position, that may require occasional night/weekend or emergency shifts.
Job Responsibilities/Duties
Monday to Friday, morning shift 8:00am to 4:30pm. Some level of flexibility is required to work occasional evening, weekend, night or on-call shifts as necessary to meet the company’s goals.
Compensation, Benefits + Culture:
Upslope offers a transparent and unique work environment with an emphasis on teamwork and innovation. It’s important to make sure each employee understands the impact they have on the mission. We work for beer, but get paid in dollars.
Compensation Package Includes
At Upslope, we’re committed to building justice, equity, and inclusion in every aspect of our company. Our goal is to create the ultimate culture of belonging for everyone, regardless of your craft beer knowledge or the number of powder days you crushed this season. We value what makes you unique and want to ensure that you feel encouraged and welcomed to apply, work, and Après Everything at Upslope.
Upslope is an equal opportunity employer. We hire, promote, course-correct, and terminate based on merit, performance and business needs. We do not discriminate on the basis of any protected status, including but not limited to: race, color, religion, age, veteran status, medical condition (including pregnancy and genetic information) sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, and criminal history (as our licenses allow.)
About Upslope Brewing Company
Meteorologically speaking, it’s a front range-covering, water-table-filling, snow-dumping weather pattern that anyone with bindings and a roof rack would die for. Beerologically speaking, it’s carbonated gold. In 2008, Matt Cutter, Henry Wood and Dany Page, kissed their homes in Cleveland, Atlanta and Argentina goodbye to bring their beer-brewing love affair to Boulder, Colorado. With that, Upslope Brewing Company was born. And after nearly fifteen years of supplying Colorado with trailhead tallboys, and pow-day libations made from the freshest snowmelt, the finest hops and the purest passion for living life outdoors, one thing has become undeniable. These guys didn’t just float another microbrew into the sea of Colorado microbrews. They created a lineup of quality craft beer that tastes as good poured from a tap as they do pulled out of a fishing vest. In other words, for those who call the Continental Divide home, the perfect storm. Learn more about us at https://upslopebrewing.com/
We are seeking a skilled and experienced individual to add to our team as a Facility / Maintenance Manager. This position requires a self-motivated, responsible and proactive professional with experience in a production or manufacturing environment, general facilities maintenance or has strong mechanical aptitude. The Upslope Engineering Team focuses primarily on the mechanical aspects of production in maintaining, upgrading and or servicing all the equipment in our facilities. This Team also assist each department within the company, as well as general maintenance needs for the tenants of Flatiron Park. This full-time, benefited position, that may require occasional night/weekend or emergency shifts.
Job Responsibilities/Duties
- Work with all departments on a daily basis to identify, prioritize and correct mechanical and engineering issues that affect production.
- Work to design, implement and install upgrades to production equipment with a focus on increasing efficiencies, reducing costs and reducing equipment down-time.
- Conduct hiring, training and management of techs on Engineering Department Staff. Assign weekly tasks and leads on projects, identify areas for proactive training and development.
- Meet weekly with VP / Dir Brewery Operations to update on project process and decide on priorities, communicate department needs, issues, safety concerns, etc
- Schedule, work with, and manage outside contractors and technicians for equipment repairs, maintenance, and installations.
- Create, plan and maintain a Preventative Maintenance program for the building and production equipment.
- Work closely with VP / Dir Brewery Operations to plan for larger scale projects.
- Respond to emergencies requiring immediate attention. May require working on weekends, evenings, or overnight shifts.
- Continue developing CMMS (Upkeep) software use and tracking of parts, work orders and vendor information. History of repairing reports, pictures, manuals, etc.
- Identify parts and consumable supplies that fail often or are difficult to obtain. When possible, maintain an inventory of these parts under CMMS (Upkeep).
- Maintain inventory of spare and replacement parts (utilizing CMMS).
- Work with and provide assistance to Sustainability Manager to achieve company sustainability goals (LEED certification, B-Corp re-certification), attend Green Team meetings to represent maintenance/engineering department.
- Attends monthly safety committee meetings to represent maintenance/engineering department, rectifies relevant safety concerns.
- Monthly expense reporting, review expenses with VP of Brewery Operations.
- Schedule/Document Annual Boiler Certifications. Schedule Traveler’s Insurance and State of Colorado Inspections.
- Schedule/Document Annual Fire sprinkler, Fire extinguisher and Emergency Lighting Certifications and inspections. (Cintas currently, find new provider).
- Schedule/Document Annual irrigation backflow prevention certification (Gary CO Backflow Prevention).
- Schedule/Document Annual Boulder Fire Inspections. Correct deficiencies.
- Maintenance in tenant units and building equipment as scheduled or directed by VP of Brewery Operations (assisting in Slopeside needs).
- Perform or schedule maintenance on engineering department vehicle (Nissan Frontier/GB) and can van (Ford Ecoline).
Monday to Friday, morning shift 8:00am to 4:30pm. Some level of flexibility is required to work occasional evening, weekend, night or on-call shifts as necessary to meet the company’s goals.
Compensation, Benefits + Culture:
Upslope offers a transparent and unique work environment with an emphasis on teamwork and innovation. It’s important to make sure each employee understands the impact they have on the mission. We work for beer, but get paid in dollars.
Compensation Package Includes
- Starting salary range: $58,000 - $65,000 annually, depending on experience.
- Paid Time Off, Sick Pay, Paid Holidays and Paid Volunteer Hours beginning 30-days after employment.
- Medical/ Dental/ Vision/ Disability/ Life insurance with company contribution beginning 30-days after employment.
- 401(k) Program.
- Free RTD EcoPass.
- Free Beer (Daily taproom perks and monthly retail beer allotments).
- Merchandise discounts.
- Discounts & Pro Deals on outdoor equipment & activities.
- Professional Development opportunities.
- And many more!
- Mechanical aptitude and experience working with power tools.
- Ability to work independently as well as in a team environment.
- Integrity, strong interpersonal communication and general computer skills.
- Ability to adapt to a fast-paced and constantly changing work environment and ability to shift daily priorities while staying on schedule to task completion.
- Ability to safely operate vehicles, machinery and various hand and power tools.
- Interest in the Craft Brewing Industry or one of our core values.
- Trade school or two-year degree minimum in a related field.
- Experience with plumbing, electrical, HVAC, pneumatic, and/or mechanical systems.
- Experience in a food production or manufacturing facility (brewery experience preferred).
- Experience with carpentry, framing, drywall, and/or welding.
- Ability to read and interpret mechanical and electrical drawings, schematics, and blueprints.
- You possess mechanical aptitude, translational experience and have a willingness to learn.
At Upslope, we’re committed to building justice, equity, and inclusion in every aspect of our company. Our goal is to create the ultimate culture of belonging for everyone, regardless of your craft beer knowledge or the number of powder days you crushed this season. We value what makes you unique and want to ensure that you feel encouraged and welcomed to apply, work, and Après Everything at Upslope.
Upslope is an equal opportunity employer. We hire, promote, course-correct, and terminate based on merit, performance and business needs. We do not discriminate on the basis of any protected status, including but not limited to: race, color, religion, age, veteran status, medical condition (including pregnancy and genetic information) sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, and criminal history (as our licenses allow.)
About Upslope Brewing Company
Meteorologically speaking, it’s a front range-covering, water-table-filling, snow-dumping weather pattern that anyone with bindings and a roof rack would die for. Beerologically speaking, it’s carbonated gold. In 2008, Matt Cutter, Henry Wood and Dany Page, kissed their homes in Cleveland, Atlanta and Argentina goodbye to bring their beer-brewing love affair to Boulder, Colorado. With that, Upslope Brewing Company was born. And after nearly fifteen years of supplying Colorado with trailhead tallboys, and pow-day libations made from the freshest snowmelt, the finest hops and the purest passion for living life outdoors, one thing has become undeniable. These guys didn’t just float another microbrew into the sea of Colorado microbrews. They created a lineup of quality craft beer that tastes as good poured from a tap as they do pulled out of a fishing vest. In other words, for those who call the Continental Divide home, the perfect storm. Learn more about us at https://upslopebrewing.com/
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