21/08/2026
We're hiring! We're looking for a Production & Operations Assistant to join the Nightingale team.
We’re looking for someone to join our small team, helping us make and get our award-winning ciders out into the world.
It’s a hands-on, genuinely varied role, from pressing fruit and packing orders to making deliveries, with scope to get involved in events and cellar door work as we grow.
Would suit someone based in or around Tenterden, Kent.
What You'll Be Doing:
· Cidery: harvest and pressing, cellar work (transfers, rackings, gravity/temperature/pH readings) and Clean-in-Place hygiene routines
· Packaging and dispatch: bottling, canning, kegging and bag-in-box lines, plus picking, packing and getting orders out the door
· Deliveries: local and regional trade drops in our van, keg collections and returns
· Events and cellar door (future scope): nothing is scheduled at the moment, but as we grow we expect this role to cover setting up and running our stand at markets and festivals, serving customers and talking cider, plus cellar door and tasting room work
Days are flexible and agreed with you, but we'll need you up to 5 days a week through harvest, when things get busy. If events come on stream, some evening and weekend work would come with them, always planned with you in advance.
Who We're Looking For:
Physically fit and happy working in wet or cold conditions. Good mechanical aptitude and a valid, clean UK driving licence are essential. Above all we want someone adaptable, who's as happy on a mucky pressing day as they are dealing with a trade customer on the doorstep.
Experience in a brewery, winery or food production setting, a forklift licence, HACCP knowledge or bar/event experience are all welcome bonuses, but we'll train the right person.
What We Offer:
Competitive wage, generous staff discount, hands-on training and a proper look at every corner of a growing craft cider business.
How to Apply:
Send your CV and a short cover letter to [email protected], subject line "Production & Operations Assistant Application - [Your Name]".
Full job specification available on request.
