NJ Meadery looking for apprentice

[smoutela]

Melovino Meadery is looking for an individual interested in getting into the commercial mead industry, with New Jersey's first official meadery. The position would start off as an apprenticeship with some possible part-time pay. Our goal for this candidate would be to transition him/her into our full-time paid Assistant Meadmaker.

Candidate must:
- have at least intermediate mead making experience
- solid knowledge of recipe formulation and fermentation practices
- be genuinely passionate about mead and mead making
- be willing to eventually host tours and tastings at our facility
- be able to "talk shop" about mead, mead making, and mead history
- be willing to run our tasting room and on premise sales
- be a hard worker and willing to assist with production (bottling, labeling, etc)

*** MUST bring samples of your homemade mead for interview!

Emails can be sent to us@melovino.com to schedule an interview.

 

[GntlKnigt1]

Cool job interview idea...must bring homemade mead.

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[fatbloke]

Cool job interview idea...must bring homemade mead.

Yeah, but given the criteria required, not forgetting the massive size of the mead market , that the sort of candidate who met that is hardly likely to be young enough to be termed "apprentice".......

Hence the "cake and eat it" analogy comes to mind.

Apprentices are there to learn, not to know as much or possibly more than the management structure......

Good luck on their hunt for a suitable candidate though.......

 

[smoutela]

Yeah, but given the criteria required, not forgetting the massive size of the mead market , that the sort of candidate who met that is hardly likely to be young enough to be termed "apprentice".......

Hence the "cake and eat it" analogy comes to mind.

Apprentices are there to learn, not to know as much or possibly more than the management structure......

Good luck on their hunt for a suitable candidate though.......

I can always count on you to spin up a thread!
Maybe "apprentice" isn't the best descriptor, or maybe the list of requirements is more of a list of attributes I wish the candidate to have EVENTUALLY.

Either way, the point is I could use help NOW (but unable to pay) from someone with a genuine passion for mead and mead making, with the intentions of making that person full time LATER.

 

[fatbloke]

I can always count on you to spin up a thread!
Maybe "apprentice" isn't the best descriptor, or maybe the list of requirements is more of a list of attributes I wish the candidate to have EVENTUALLY.

Either way, the point is I could use help NOW (but unable to pay) from someone with a genuine passion for mead and mead making, with the intentions of making that person full time LATER.

Ah, yes, Ok, that'd make sense. Be happy to help, but I suspect the travelling expenses might be out of my league ;D good luck with finding some suitable help though. I can only imagine how hard it is when starting up, too find that the learning/development/production curve is a steep one.

It's sort of what holds me back - that's a being so dis-organised........

 

[MJ7]

I can always count on you to spin up a thread!
Maybe "apprentice" isn't the best descriptor, or maybe the list of requirements is more of a list of attributes I wish the candidate to have EVENTUALLY.

Either way, the point is I could use help NOW (but unable to pay) from someone with a genuine passion for mead and mead making, with the intentions of making that person full time LATER.

Although I am young in my mead making I would certainly jump on this if it paid me what I make now (I highly doubt that would be the case).

 

[smoutela]

Position filled

 

[McJeff]

I was literally talking to my GF last night about finding a place to do an apprenticeship, shame i live in Maine

 

[GntlKnigt1]

Ahhh, but Portland, ME is home to Shipyard Ale, one of my favorite craft brews. Has been 10 years since I had it, but it was memorable

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[mannye]

I had a great meal in Portland once. We were on our way back to Boston from Sebasco. I can't remember exactly but it was either Hugo's or 555. Great food and friendly people.

 

[McJeff]

Well i went to MeadMakers in Portland and asked if they were accepting a parttime apprenticeship. Still waiting for a response.

 

[GntlKnigt1]

Very cool! Were they looking?

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[McJeff]

No, but I begged a bit. So we will see