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Join The Cova Crew
At COVA Brewing Company, community is built on craft coffee and craft beer. Established in June 2020, during a time where our world was shaken, COVA entered the Oceanview community. We focus on curating a variety of craft beverages allowing the guest to have a custom experience that is new each time they come! This sings true in our menus, our space, our events and our merchandise.
COVA Brewing Company is a 2021 Virginia Media Top Workplace! We're proud of our COVA Crew Members and creating an inviting environment not just for our customers but for staff. If you think you would be a good fit for our team, fill out the application below.
Cellarman
COVA Brewing Company
Report To: Head Brewer
Employment Type: Hourly
Experience/Qualifications
- No experience required
- Experience in a related field preferred: Electrician, Plumber, Lab Sciences, etc
- Follow directions
- Quick learner
- Self starter
Core Responsibility
- Collaboratively work with the Head Brewer to assist with beer production and brew house maintenance.
Responsibilities
- Model and maintain a positive working environment with an emphasis on development.
- Communicate effectively with the Head Brewer and the Management Team.
- Wash & fill kegs.
- Prep ingredients.
- Perform CIP’s.
- Transfer beer.
- Help prepare cold brew, seltzer, and lemonade for service.
- Assist brewer on brew days.
- Operate a canning machine
- Proper handling of chemicals required for sanitization and cleaning of equipment.
- Understand and practice all internal safety standards
- Record accurate inventory each time beer is emptied, moved, or canned. Keep a running physical log as well as update digital log weekly.
- Manage staged products for service: kegs, growlers, cans, and glassware
- Work with Brewer to keep kegged and canned beer inventory accessible for the tasting room.
- Stock and organize/consolidate cold box for the weekend
- May include labeling cans, reorganizing can shelf, packaging cans for sale, and filling keg
- Perform daily & monthly cleaning tasks
- Maintain tidiness of brew house storage and staged products for service in the cold box
- Assist Brewer with overall brew house cleaning as needed
- Assist Tap Wall Operations manager to ensure proper operation of the Pour My Beer system including but not limited to tap line cleaning and calibration of taps
Other duties as assigned
Additional Requirements
- Ability to be trained on a forklift
- Standing for long periods of time (4-8hrs)
- Frequent walking, bending, twisting, kneeling, climbing, stooping, crawling and crouching.
- Must be able to correctly lift up to 50 lbs to shoulder height and push or pull up to 160 lbs.
- Use of ladders
- Use hands, fingers to wrist and maintain fine digit manipulation and must be able to fully extend arms.
- Must be able to maintain adequate vision (with or without corrective lenses); able to distinguish colors. Adequate peripheral vision is also necessary for safety purposes as are depth, distance, and ability to focus.
- Ability to handle pallets of inventory that weigh up to 2,100 lb. using a pallet jack.
- Must be able to work in hot, cold, wet, loud, and unpredictable environments.
- Must be able to work around steam, electricity, harsh chemicals, and solvents.
- Ability to perform repetitive tasks in a production-line setting. This position may come into direct contact with hazardous materials such as chemicals, noise and equipment. Hazardous materials include CO2 as well as loud noises as part of the brewing process
Barista & Tap Ambassador
COVA Brewing Company
COVA Brewing Company, located in the East Beach area in Norfolk, VA, is looking for full time and part time team members. COVA is looking to build a team of people who are passionate about community. We will teach you everything you need to know through our exceptional training program. We hire for attitude and train for skill.
Report to: Shift Leads, Operations Managers,. & General Manager
Employment type: Hourly
Experience/Qualifications
- No experience necessary, but preferred
- Must take a course and pass a test as a certified Food Handler and Alcohol Server
Core Responsibilities
- Create a welcoming environment
- Be a strong advocate for the COVA brand, both in-house and outside the building
- Become proficient as a Barista and as a Tap Ambassador
- Work efficiently in a team and independently
- Follow alcohol awareness procedures for preventing intoxication and dealing with intoxicated guests -Maintain a clean working space
- Comply with health and safety regulations
- Maintain consistent attendance when scheduled and be punctual
Skills
- Excellent customer service (listening and verbal communication skills) -Ability to work in a team environment
Tasks
- Work at the coffee bar as well as at the tap wall
- Take customer orders and collect payment
- Make exceptional drinks using the espresso machine
- Assemble and serve food and drink in accordance to COVA’s recipe and presentation guidelines -Restock supplies
- Explain beer styles and serving basics to customers
- Explain the Pour My Beer system and help customers navigate along the tap wall
- Suggest menu items and beer styles customers might enjoy
Additional Requirements
- Able to stand 100% of your shift (4-8hrs) -Able to lift 25-50lbs
- Exposure to cold and heat
- Must work weekends
Compensation:
- Starting pay: $8.50 hour plus tips. (Pay rate increases based on merit)
Hours
- Full time and part time
Additional Compensation
- Tips
- One free non-alcoholic beverage per shift
- Store discount on merchandise, coffee beverages, and cans when not working
Resource
COVA Brewing Company
Report To: Shift Leaders and Operations Managers
Employment Type: Hourly
Experience/Qualifications\
- No experience required
- Follow directions
- Quick learner
- Self starter
Responsibilities
- Keep COVA customer space clean and organized
- Wipe tables of debris (crumbs, glass rings, trash, etc) & straighten napkins & centerpieces
- Straighten stools
- Spot Sweep for trash/crumbs
- Wipe up spills
- Collect any unattended cups, dishes, silverware & load into the dishwasher
- Clear dishes from busser bins & load into the dishwasher
- Restock dried dishes under tap wall or behind coffee bar
- Sanitize COVA cards
- Check the inside trash & recycling: coffee bar trash, coffee bar recycling, cafe trash, production area trash, production area recycling.
- Replace trash bag & take out trash.
- Wipe off trash station (inside & opening)
- Fill bowls of water for dogs
- Keep bathrooms clean:
Replace toilet paper and paper towels. 2 rolls in each stall
Clean toilet seats/urinals
Wipe Mirrors
Wipe inside and around sink
Sweep pieces of toilet paper or paper towel
Push down or take out trash - Straighten & restock merchandise cabinet
- Sell merchandise at the merchandise tent
- Set up tent and aesthetically display items
- Pull merchandise for customers
- Ring up customers
Additional Requirements
- Able to stand 100% of your shift (4-8hrs)
- Able to lift 25-55lbs
- Exposure to cold and heat
Hours
- Ranging from 4-20 hours per week
- 4-8 hour shifts
- Midday and closing shifts ranging from 10am-10:30pm