{"id":1842196,"url":"https://alion.io/job/fifco-usa-filtration-operator","title":"Filtration Operator","company":{"id":2293228,"name":"FIFCO USA","domain":"fifcousa.com","url":"https://alion.io/company/fifcousa","size_band":"501-1000","is_staffing_agency":false,"employer_type":"direct","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":"ADP","truth_index":null},"role":"Field & Service","role_family":"Field & Service","seniority":"middle","employment_type":null,"work_mode":"on_site","remote_scope":null,"remote_scope_basis":null,"remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"structured","locations":["Rochester, United States"],"countries":["US"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":{"min":null,"max":21,"currency":"USD","period":"hour","gross":null,"usd_annual":42000},"salary_estimate":null,"experience_years_min":3,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-08-23T15:56:00Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-08-23","last_verified_at":"2026-10-05T00:58:03Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":42,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":42},"description":"Job Title: Filtration Operator\nStatus: Full Time\nLocation: Rochester, NY\nDepartment: Brewing Operations\nReports to: Brewing Manager - Cold Block\nJob Type: Union, Non-Exempt\nShift: Rotating Shifts; Flexibility to work all shifts, including early mornings or weekends.\nPosition Objective:\nThe Filtration Operator is responsible for the efficient, safe, and high-quality clarification of beer from bright tanks using plate-and-frame or cartridge filtration systems, controlled primarily through the BRAUMAT automation interface. This role ensures maximum yield with minimum oxygen uptake, strict adherence to quality specifications (turbidity/color), and rigorous CIP (Cleaning-in-Place) procedures.\nKey Responsibilities\nFiltration Process Management\nOperate and monitor the filtration process via the BRAUMAT system, utilizing pre-set recipes for different beer styles.\nSet up, operate, and tear down filtration equipment (e.g., plate-and-frame filter, /cartridge filter).\nManage beer transfers from fermentation vessels to bright tanks, using BRAUMAT's Route Control system to manage pathing and prevent unwanted mixing.\nMonitor and adjust filtration parameters (pressure, flow rate, turbidity) in real-time to maintain consistency \nQuality Control & Analytical Testing\nPerform quality checks (haze, color, carbonation, dissolved oxygen) to ensure product meets specifications.\nEnsure all transfers are conducted with low-oxygen pickup (DO management).\nRecord, analyze, and store all batch-related data and KPIs within the BRAUMAT reporting system.\nTroubleshoot issues during filtration and escalate to the head brewer manager as necessary\nSanitation & Maintenance\nPerform CIP (Clean-in-Place) on filters, hoses, pumps, and tanks to ensure microbiological stability.\nMaintain a clean and sanitary working environment in the cellar.\nPerform basic preventative maintenance on brewery equipment. \nMultitasking & System Management\nParallel Processing: Simultaneously oversee cold-side filtration and hot-side transfers while maintaining sanitation schedules.\nBraumat Dashboard Monitoring: Utilize the HMI to track real-time flow rates, temperature deviations, and tank pressures across different brewery zones.\n Prioritization: Demonstrate the ability to pivot between manual tasks (hose hookups, chemical dosing) and automated monitoring without losing focus on critical process limits.\nEmergency Protocols & Safety Compliance\nEmergency Interventions: Ability to rapidly diagnose and respond to system alarms within the Braumat interface, including emergency stop procedures for centrifugal pumps and automated valve route overrides in the event of a leak.\n Pressure Safety: Strict adherence to pressure limits for stainless steel vessels; ensuring Pressure Relief Valves (PRVs) are functional and monitoring for \"geysers\" during dry-hopping or venting.\n Chemical Hazard Response: Proficiency in OSHA-compliant hazard communication, including the use of eye-wash stations, proper PPE (chemical-resistant gloves and goggles), and immediate spill response procedures for caustic and acid\nCommunication & Team Coordination\n Brewhouse-Cellar Handshakes: Establish clear \"verbal and digital handshakes\" with the Hot Side before initiating hot-side transfers or CIP cycles to ensure shared assets (pumps, hoses, Braumat routes) are available and clear.\nActive Reporting: Maintain a continuous feedback loop using standardized cellar logs, reporting any out-of-specification turbidity, DO spikes, or mechanical vibration immediately.\n SOP Compliance: Follow and contribute to Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) to maintain batch consistency and safety during complex multitasking windows.\nShift Handoffs: Participate in detailed shift briefings to communicate the status of active tanks, ongoing pressures, and any equipment maintenance needs.\nQualifications\nHigh school diploma or equivalent is required.\nMust be 21+ years of age.\n1 year of operator or manufacturing experiences is required. 3+ years of experience are preferred.\nCommercial brewery, cellar operations, and/or filtration experience is highly preferred.\nExperience with automation or process controls systems is required. BRAUMAT systems experience with an understanding of fermentation and tank management is preferred.\nAbility to operate and troubleshoot pumps, hoses, and filtration equipment.\nAbility to maintain accurate records and ensure quality records and ensure quality standards.\nPhysical Requirements & Environmental Conditions\nFrequent walking and stair climbing is required. \nAbility to operate hand tools and machinery as needed.\nAbility to lift and carry a minimum of 50 lbs., push, pull, climb, crawl, stoop, kneel and bend.\nFrequent exposure to cold, wet, noisy, and hazardous chemical environments.\nPerks\nGenerous Benefits with options to fit your life\nBlue4U Discounts\nRetirement Options with employer contributions\n10 paid holidays per year\nGainsharing Bonuses\nUnion Support\nGenesee Brew House discounts\nCulture of pride and community involvement\nAnd of course, beer! \nThe starting pay rate is $21.01/hour. This rate will increase to $22.85/hour after 6 months, and to $29.10 after 12 months, as set forth in the applicable collective bargaining agreement.\nDrug Testing Statement: After a conditional offer of employment, a covered employer may require job applicant to submit a drug test.\nAll qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, genetics, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.\nThe Company participates in E-Verify. Please see the attached link e to the federal government’s notice on E-Verify here.\nALERT: Fraudulent Online Employment Scams\nAlways beware of online scams involving job offers! FIFCO USA does not make employment offers via social media or private messaging. Unfortunately, scammers have tried to collect and steal personal and confidential data by impersonating company employees. To protect yourself, never share your personal information through an insecure source online. 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