Mechanic Tech I

About

Very Good runs bottling and canning for the biggest spirits and beverage brands in the world – names you’d recognize on any back bar. It’s relentlessly challenging and a lot of fun. Our best hires come from everywhere: engineering, fabrication, craft brewing, military maintenance and logistics, software startups. What they share isn’t a background. It’s a mindset: curious about how systems work, precise by instinct, and more alive when things get interesting. If your background is non-traditional but this description sounds like you, please apply.

Pay

$24 – $32 per hour

Responsibilities

• Operate and adjust beverage production equipment to ensure safe, efficient, and high-quality output.
• Follow standard operating procedures and work instructions, rotating through stations as needed to meet production goals.
• Monitor line performance, identify potential issues, and communicate promptly with maintenance or leadership to resolve them.
• Partner with maintenance, quality, and engineering teams to support continuous improvement and reliable operations.
• Stay adaptable – learn multiple lines and equipment to provide coverage where needed most.
• Maintain a strong focus on safety, cleanliness, and quality standards in every task.
• Demonstrate reliability, professionalism, and teamwork, with consistent attendance and engagement on shift.

Requirements

• A proven ability to learn quickly, adapt to new processes, and take on new technical skills with confidence.
• Comfort working with modern production technology and a curiosity to understand how equipment and systems operate.
• Strong communication skills in English, both verbal and written, with the ability to work effectively across teams and shifts.
• Flexibility with scheduling, including availability for different shifts, weekends, or overtime as production needs evolve.
• A team-first mindset – you collaborate openly, support your coworkers, and help maintain a positive, productive environment.
• A commitment to safety and quality, ensuring every product meets high standards and every task is completed with care.
• The ability to work efficiently and with precision, even in a fast-paced, hands-on manufacturing setting.
• Ability to perform hands-on, physically active work for extended periods – up to 12-hour shifts.
• Frequently and repetitively lift, push, or carry up to 35 lbs as part of daily operations.
• Able to stand, walk, and move continuously throughout long production shifts.
• Comfortable performing a range of movements such as bending, reaching, squatting, kneeling, twisting, and climbing, sometimes in tight or elevated spaces.
• Capable of climbing and maintaining balance on ladders, platforms, or other elevated work areas when required.
• Able to detect process or safety issues through sight, touch, and hearing, and respond appropriately to signals or alarms.
• Skilled in handling tools and fasteners accurately and efficiently within expected production cycle times.
• Willing to work around common industrial materials and follow all safety and waste-handling procedures.
• Must be able to wear required Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) – including safety glasses, safety shoes, gloves, hearing protection, bump caps, or respirators – and adhere to all company safety standards.

Benefits

• Work directly with industry-leading alcohol brands on innovation projects.
• Work with cutting‑edge engineering and fabrication resources, including in‑house sanitary welding, CNC machine, and 3D printing capabilities.
• Opportunity to grow with the company – we promote from within and actively encourage skill development and cross‑training. Individual contributors and future managers both have promotion tracks.
• Excellent PTO and health insurance benefits.
• Competitive bonus structures that significantly increase base compensation.
• More non‑alcoholic drinks than you could ever imagine.