We take immense pride in the fact that our employees have voted Allagash as one of the best workplaces in Maine for 11 years. We’ve achieved it through living our values, valuing our employees, and building community here in Portland.
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Proud to B
Since 2019, we've been a Certified B Corp brewery, striving to brew for the good of our employees, community, and environment.
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People make Allagash
We understand that our company wouldn’t be what it is today without the talented people who work here. We are committed to providing meaningful benefits for all of our part- and full-time employees including: strong wages; 401k matching; generous paid time off; parental leave; up to $5,250 per employee, per year to use on educational opportunities; fully covered health benefits including mental health care through our partnership with Wellspace; profit sharing for every employee; an onsite gym, and a robust suite of perks and activities to engage in.
Employee Benefits
We offer a wide range of benefits including medical, fitness, perks, and more. Our goal: to make our employees feel valued and supported through every phase of their lives.
Our Medical Benefits
Medical Coverage
Allagash offers two health plans for employees, and pays 100% for individual coverage in our high deductible Health Savings Account (HSA), as well as making regular cash contributions to fund the HSA. We pay 50% for a traditional Point-of -Service plan. Generous employer contributions toward spouse, domestic partner and family coverage are also available in both plans.
Dental Coverage
Our dental plan offers a range of dental care services, including no-cost preventive services. Individual coverage is covered at 100% by Allagash. Orthodontics are included.
Vision Coverage
Our vision plan provides annual eye examinations, plus coverage for corrective lenses, contact lenses, and frames through a nationwide network.
Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
We offer both Healthcare and Dependent Care FSA which allow you to set aside pre-tax dollars to pay for eligible health care and dependent (child or elder) care expenses. Allagash contributes toward the dependent care plan to help with expenses for child or elder care.
Life Insurance
Allagash provides basic Life Insurance and Accidental Death and Dismemberment (AD&D) Coverage equal to two times an employee’s annual salary, up to a maximum of $100,000, for no cost. Employees may choose to purchase additional life insurance, including spousal and dependent coverage.
Disability Benefits
Both short term disability (STD) and long term disability (LTD) benefits are provided at no cost to eligible employees.
Profit Sharing + Retirement
Profit Sharing
During years where Allagash has a profit, a portion of the proceeds are paid to every employee via a discretionary profit sharing program.
Retirement Savings Plan 401(k)
We offer a 401(k) plan with Vanguard that is open to all employees. We do an employer match up to 4% and all funds vest immediately. The plan offers a wide range of plans, all of which are rated for ESG (Environmental, Social, Governance) criteria. The plan includes both a pre-tax and post-tax basis (ROTH).
Fitness + Lifestyle
Some of the fitness and lifestyle benefits we offer include:
- On-site employee fitness center with cardio machines, weights, and showers
- Covered bike rack
- “Gear Library” with surfboards, stand-up paddle boards, snowshoes, a toboggan and a canoe for employees to borrow!
- A weekly allowance to spend on beer and merchandise, as well as discounts at the Allagash store
- Fitness gear reimbursement- $100/year
- Access to a substantial collection of books on brewing history, technical skills, communication and management topics and diversity, equity and racial justice
Varied Schedules
Depending on your role or department, you may be eligible for 4 day work weeks, modified full time (30-35 hour per week) schedules, regular part-time (20-29 hours per week.) Hybrid work options are available for traditional “office” staff- HR, Marketing, Finance, etc.
Education Reimbursement
Allagash Brewing Company offers eligible employees a robust education benefit, including tuition reimbursement, up to $5,250 per year, to help cover educational expenses at an accredited college or university.
PTO & Holidays
Full time employees receive generous amounts of Paid Time Off (PTO) each year, based on how long they’ve worked at Allagash:
- 0-5 years – 3.5 weeks
- 5-10 years – 4.4 weeks
- 10+ years – 5 weeks
Holidays
- 80 hours of paid holidays per year for full time employees
*Part time employees earn pro-rated PTO and holidays based on the number of hours worked.
Paid Sick Leave
Allagash will pay up to 40 hours of sick leave each year.
Paid Family Care Leave
To support working parents and caregivers, Allagash provides up to two weeks of paid leave at ⅔ your regular rate of pay if you need to miss work to care for a dependent whose regular care plan has fallen through.
Paid Trip to Belgium
After five years of employment, employees take a week long paid trip to Belgium with our Founder and Brewmaster to explore Belgian brewing history and culture.
Paid Sabbatical
After ten years of employment, and every 5 years thereafter, employees are eligible for a 4 week paid sabbatical leave- fully paid.
Volunteering
16 hours of individual paid volunteer time per year to each employee at an organization that is important to each individual (including peaceful protest for climate or racial justice,) as well as opportunity to participate in company sponsored volunteer outings and efforts at regular pay.
Matching Charitable Contributions
To support employee charitable gift giving, we will match employee donations up to $300 per year to an approved non-profit charity.
Green Commute
We offer reimbursement for those using public transportation, or bicycling to work.
