About the Role

Are you someone who enjoys working with your hands, learning about machinery, and has experience in manufacturing? Join our Operations team at Gordon Biersch Brewing Company as a Machine Operator! You’ll play an essential role in ensuring our products meet the highest quality standards.

Work Schedule: 8 Hour Shift with a 30 minute unpaid lunch break,

Either 4:00am – 12:30pm, or 12:00pm-8:30pm, or 8:00pm – 4:30am Monday-Friday.

• Required to work overtime as needed, which could include weekend work.
• Required to work assigned shift.

Pay: $19-25/hr DOE

Benefits: Medical/FSA, Dental, Vision, Life/AD&D, LTD & 401k, and more!

Job Responsibilities

• Operate Packaging Equipment: Load packaging materials, perform machine setup, execute machine changeovers, and monitor equipment.

• Safety & Sanitation: Perform regular equipment cleaning and maintenance, handle cleaning chemicals safely, and follow all safety procedures.

• Quality Control: Conduct routine quality checks and ensure products meet our standards throughout production.

• Continuous Improvement: Actively participate in initiatives to improve safety, quality, and efficiency.

• Reporting & Communication: Complete production reports, communicate effectively with team members, and maintain organized and clean work areas.

• Equipment Management: Operate designated machine centers, handle tools, interact with HMI control technology, iPads, and two-way radios.

Physical Requirements

• Adapt to changing production schedules, including additional shifts, on-call duties, or overtime.

• Regularly lift up to 75 lbs., and push or pull up to 200 lbs.

• Stand, walk, bend, and reach continuously; walk on uneven surfaces, climb stairs, and ascend/descend ladders.

• Comfortable handling and working around moving machinery and cleaning chemicals.

The above noted duties are not intended to describe every task that may be assigned, but rather to provide a general sense of the responsibilities and expectations of the position. As the nature of business demands change, so too may the duties of this position.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Experience: 2+ years in a high-speed packaging line or manufacturing setting; food or beverage industry preferred.

• Skills: Familiarity with industrial machinery, especially with an emphasis on maintenance and troubleshooting.

• Communication: Ability to read, write, and speak English.

• Math Skills: Basic arithmetic skills (addition, subtraction, multiplication).

• Equipment Operation: Experience with forklifts and pallet jacks is a plus.

Gordon Biersch Brewing Company provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $19.00 – $26.00 per hour

Expected hours: 32 – 50 per week

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Employee discount
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• On-the-job training
• Paid sick time
• Paid time off
• Referral program
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 10 hour shift
• 12 hour shift
• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Evening shift
• Extended hours
• Morning shift
• Night shift
• Overtime
• Weekends as needed

Education:

• High school or equivalent (Required)

Experience:

• beverage: 3 years (Required)
• Manufacturing: 5 years (Required)

Shift availability:

• Day Shift (Required)
• Night Shift (Required)
• Overnight Shift (Required)

Ability to Commute:

• San Jose, CA 95112 (Required)

Work Location: In person