Packaging Equipment Technician

The position is responsible for operating and maintaining high-speed packaging lines.

This will be a Monday-Friday shift, 7am-3pm.

Essential Duties:
• Conducts machine start-up, operation, and shutdown relevant to equipment area
• Conducts initial troubleshooting of equipment and production issues and makes appropriate adjustment as needed
• Engages in quality assurance activities (corrective action, sensory evaluation, sampling, testing, etc.)
• Loads/unloads material and finished product, including driving fork lifts
• Ensures clean work environment
• Adheres to SOG’s (Standard Operating Guidelines) and checklists
• Trains new personnel and other team members when needed
• Other duties as assigned

Education/ Experience/Skills:
• Previous experience with high speed production equipment desired
• Solid mechanical skills
• Basic computer skills
• Ability to read reports, instructions, and procedures

Physical Requirements:
• Ability to lift objects weighing up to 50 lbs. overhead and 44
• lbs. carried 10 feet.
• Ability to push/pull weights up to 76 lbs. across 100 feet, and maintain the grip strength required to carry objects including cases and empty kegs (31.5 lbs.).
• Must also show fine motor dexterity.
• Ability to demonstrate their ability to climb, stoop, crawl, twist, squat and reach overhead.
• The position requires frequent, constant standing and walking

Percent of Travel: 0%-10%
Working Conditions: Production Areas

Wage information is provided in compliance with the Colorado Equal Pay for Equal Work Act and is Bell’s and New Belgium's good faith and reasonable estimate of the compensation range and benefits offered for this position. The compensation offered to the successful applicant may vary based on factors including experience, skills, education, location, or other position-related reasons.

Starting Hourly Rate: $21.00 per hour

All Full time Coworkers at Bell’s and New Belgium enjoy the following benefits after one calendar month of employment: Medical & Dental Insurance (options available for dependents), Basic Term Life and AD&D Insurance, Short Term Disability Insurance, Flexible Spending Account, Employee Assistance Program, PTO, 401k Match, Paid Caregiver Leave, and Profit Sharing. Details will be shared, and questions answered during our interview process.

EEO Statement

Bell’s and New Belgium welcomes all. We are committed to building an environment that is diverse, equitable, and inclusive within our own walls and amidst the entire craft beer community.

Bell’s and New Belgium strictly prohibits and does not tolerate discrimination based on race, color, religion, creed, national origin or ancestry, ethnicity, sex, gender identity and expression (including gender nonconformity and status as a transgender individual), age, physical or mental disability, citizenship, past, current or prospective service in the uniformed services, marital status, sexual orientation, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state or local law.

People are at the heart of New Belgium – and always have been. We embrace our coworkers and support full and meaningful lives for them, their families, and our communities. We define wellbeing comprehensively to include economic/financial, social, environmental as well as physical health. As we’ve grown (1,300 coworkers and counting), we’ve only strengthened our investments in the people who power our business – and, in turn, they’ve strengthened their commitment to keeping our business healthy and strong.

Financial Transparency

• Open-book management for all coworkers, from the front office to the forklift.

Leading Minimum Wages

• $21 minimum wage (applies to non-tipped workers).
• CEO-to-median worker pay ratio of less than 15:1 (compared to the 268-to-1 average among large companies).

Robust Benefits Package

• We continuously assess and evolve our benefits based on feedback from coworkers, economic considerations, and industry best-practices. Information included here represents current offerings in most scenarios, although exact benefits may differ.
• Employees working 30 hours or more per week are eligible for full-time worker benefits. These benefits include things like the following:
  • We offer a full suite of more standard benefits such as living wages, fully paid medical, dental, and vision care – including same-sex partner and spousal coverage, HIV/PrEP coverage and transgender-inclusive health care – voluntary life insurance, a 401(k) match, and long- and short-term disability. In 2023, we extended our short-term disability to 100% income replacement for the first six weeks.
  • We offer many opportunities for both paid and unpaid time off, including almost three weeks of PTO in the first year of employment and more with passing years of service, 13 paid holidays, paid sabbaticals after 10, 20, and 30 years of service, paid time to vote, paid caregiver leave, paid leave for survivors of domestic abuse, and more.
  • At our Fort Collins and Comstock breweries, we operate onsite fitness centers. We also offer a $1,500 per person benefit to apply towards any wellness-related service from massage therapy to hypnosis for smoking cessation.
  • Coworkers can earn additional incentives by accessing our EAP or financial budgeting resources, participating in community service, and taking advantage of preventive health offerings. Dollars earned can be applied to wellness services, such as fitness center memberships.
  • An on-staff wellness specialist is available to provide support to all coworkers. In Comstock, a success coach is onsite once a week to connect coworkers to community resources ranging from continuing education and affordable housing to filling out applications and solving transportation challenges.
  • Our community partners include credit unions that provide financial literacy services.

A High-Involvement Culture (With a Hell of a Lot of Fun)

• Our Human Powered Governance system empowers coworkers to participate in key decisions and elevate feedback or input directly to leadership.
• In keeping with our core principle of “having a hell of a lot of fun,” we have Gear Sheds at our breweries where coworkers can borrow outdoor equipment such as snowshoes, paddleboards, tents, and more to explore the world around them.
• There’s no New Belgium without bicycles! Each coworker receives an anniversary bike after one year of service.
• After five years, coworkers are gifted a trip to Belgium in celebration of our history, where they spend a week reveling in Belgian beer culture and creating lasting memories based on our co-founder Jeff Lebesch’s, original trip that inspired him to start the company.
• After 10 years, coworkers are encouraged to rest, recharge, and fill their buckets by enjoying a six-week paid sabbatical.