Love making cocktails? Learn to make the spirits too.
Hansen Distillery is Edmonton's family craft distillery, making spirits since 2016 on four generations of Hansen family moonshining. We make Edmonton's first whisky, along with cream liqueurs, gin, vodka and moonshine, and pour them in our own cocktail lounge.
We're hiring an Assistant Distiller / Bartender to split time between the production floor and the bar. You'll learn distilling hands-on from our Master Distiller and be the face of Hansen in our lounge, on tours and at events.
Pay and perks
· $25.00/hour
· A share of tips on shifts worked in the cocktail lounge
· Benefits with employer co-pay
· Staff discount
· Paid, hands-on distilling training
· Real input into our cocktail menu
In the distillery
· Assist with milling, mashing and distilling our spirits
· Proof, filter, fill, label and box product, including custom-label corporate orders in our busy October–December season
· Fill, dump and move barrels and finished goods by forklift
· Clean tanks, equipment and floors; help with basic maintenance
· Keep production logs, batch records and inventory accurate (AGLC and Health Canada standards)
Behind the bar and at events
· Mix and serve high-quality cocktails in our lounge
· Help create signature cocktails,
menus and features
· Lead distillery tours, tastings and cocktail classes
· Help run off-site events such as markets and golf tournaments
· Manage bar stock and ordering; process payments on our POS
· Help create social media content
What you need
· 2+ years of bartending or customer service experience
· Solid cocktail knowledge and real curiosity about how spirits are made
· Valid ProServe
· Valid Class 5 driver's licence
· Forklift certification, or willingness to get certified
· Able to lift 50 lb and stand for long shifts
· Organized, detail-oriented and comfortable on a computer
· High school diploma or equivalent
Nice to have
· Brewing or distilling training (e.g., Olds College Craft Distilling)
· Formal bartending or mixology training
Schedule: Full time with a adaptable schedule: days, evenings, weekends and holidays. Busiest in the fall and at events.
No distilling experience? That's fine. If you know your way around a bar and want to learn the craft, we'll train you.
Pay: $24.00-$25.00 per hour
Expected hours: 40.0 per week
Benefits:
Dental care
Disability insurance
Extended health care
On-site parking
Vision care