Brewery Millwright

Who We Are

We’re Driftwood Brewery, proudly independent and serious about quality, consistency, and continuous improvement. We run a busy, medium-sized production facility with high-utilization equipment. Keeping it safe, reliable, and running predictably matters every day.

The Role

We’re hiring a Brewery Millwright to help maintain and improve our brewing, packaging, and facility equipment. This role is hands-on and can flex depending on your experience: you might be a strong independent mechanic, a senior tech who can mentor others, or someone ready to grow into planning/reliability leadership. If you take ownership, work safely, and like solving problems that actually impact production – this one’s for you.

Reports to: Director of Operations

Location: 836 Viewfield Rd., Victoria, BC
Team you lead: 2 part-time Maintenance Technicians (plus contractors/vendors as needed)
Systems: CMMS used daily for planning, work execution, asset history, and reporting

What You’ll Do

1. Keep the brewery running

• Perform preventative maintenance (PMs) and corrective repairs.
• Respond to breakdowns, troubleshoot issues, and get equipment back online safely.
• Identify repeat failures, document what you find, and help implement longer-term fixes.
• Support planned downtime/shutdown work with clean handoffs back to Production.

1. Work clean, safe and food-grade

• Follow LOTO, guarding, and safe work practices – every time.
• Complete work in a way that protects product integrity (clean work habits, proper materials/lubricants, contamination control).

1. Use our systems (CMMS)

• Open, update, and close work orders with clear notes.
• Complete assigned PMs and flag improvements when steps are missing, unclear, or ineffective.
• Contribute to equipment history (what failed, what fixed it, what to watch next time).

1. Support a “small team” environment

• Coordinate with Production, Quality, and contractors as needed.
• Depending on your level: help mentor other technicians, organize shop readiness, and improve standards.

Equipment You’ll Work On:

(Experience with some is great, no one has it all.)

• Brewing: mills, mash/lauter, kettle/whirlpool, heat exchanger, pumps, valves
• Cellar: tanks, glycol/chilling, CIP, filtration
• Packaging: canning/bottling line, conveyors, labelers, packers
• Utilities/facility: compressors, HVAC, basic electrical distribution, water systems
• Controls/automation (basic): sensors, instrumentation, PLC/HMI fault awareness

What We’re Looking For (We’re flexible)

We’re open to candidates from food & beverage, manufacturing, packaging, pharma, marine, forestry, or other industrial environments.

You might be a fit if you have:

• Hands-on mechanical maintenance experience (industrial setting preferred)
• Solid troubleshooting ability and calm judgment under pressure
• Comfort with common tasks like bearings, alignment basics, pumps, gearboxes, pneumatics/hydraulics, and sanitary connections
• Willingness to document work and communicate clearly with operators/Production
• Strong safety habits (especially LOTO) and pride in clean workmanship

Tickets / Certifications (nice-to-have, not always required):

• Journeyman/Red Seal Millwright, Industrial Electrician, or similar
• Apprentices are welcome (with relevant hands-on experience)

Bonus points for:

• Packaging line uptime work
• CMMS discipline (work orders, PMs, parts)
• Compressed air, glycol/refrigeration familiarity
• Basic electrical/controls troubleshooting exposure
• Experience with sanitation/CIP and food-safe maintenance practices

What Success Looks LIke

First 30-90 days

• You’re safely handling common breakdowns and PMs with minimal support
• Work orders are closed with clear notes and good follow-through
• You build trust with Production through communication and clean execution

By 3-6 Months

• Fewer repeat failures because fixes are durable and documented
• PMs are getting tighter and more effective
• The shop/parts readiness improves and emergencies reduce

Working Conditions

Live production environment: noise, wet floors, temperature changes, chemicals used in sanitation/CIP (per SOP), and forklift traffic. Some off-shift/weekend work may be required for shutdowns or urgent repairs.

Why Join Us?

• Benefits package (health, dental, retirement) and additional perks
• A capable team that cares about quality and doing things properly
• Real opportunities to grow your scope (technical leadership, planning, reliability) if you want it

Salary

$80,000 – 95,000 annually, with the final offer dependent on the candidate’s demonstrated experience, skills, and overall qualifications.

How to Apply

Send your resume and a short note about why you’d be a great fit.

Contact: Tierra, Cheersleader of Culture & Safety