Beer - Head Brewer

Head Brewer

Job responsibilities include but may not be limited to:

Brewery Operations

-     Completes all brewing, fermenting, filtering, carbonating, bottling, and kegging operations for Wagner beers.

-     Coordinates and schedules brewing to maximize efficiency and ensure a consistent supply of all beers.

-     Executes all brewery Standard Operating Procedures (SOP).

-     Maintains strict quality standards throughout the brewery

-     Maintains organization, cleanliness, and sanitation in the brewery.

-     Ensures safe operation of forklift for shipping and receiving.

-     Maintains all brewery equipment.

-     Maintains appropriate beer inventories, based on sales depletions.

-     Fulfills all wholesale beer orders.

-     Monitors and reports bottled and kegged beer inventories.

-     Monitors and reports inventory of brewing ingredients and beer packaging materials, and re-orders as necessary.

-     Monitors inventory for all brewery chemicals, gases, and other supplies & reorders as necessary.

-     Coordinates communication with wholesalers / retail accounts.

-     Performs recordkeeping for all mandatory reporting, and prepares other reports and spreadsheets when necessary.

Supervision/Leadership

-     Supervises bottling crew and part-time assistants, as needed.

-     Trains in-house staff on the Company’s beers, as needed.

-     Communicates with our other areas of business (winery, café, retail, and farm) to ensure collaborative working relationships.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES:

-     Proven leadership and ability to motivate others.

-     Excellent customer service skills.

-     Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

-     Proficient use of computers and technology.

-     Strong project management skills and attention to detail.

-     Capable of innovation and continuous process-improvement.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS & WORK ENVIRONMENT:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to handle, or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; balance; stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl; talk or hear; taste or smell. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 60 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

The noise level in the work environment is moderate to loud.

This position may require work on weekends, some holidays and overtime, as necessary.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: dependent on experience & training

Benefits:

-     401(k) after eligibility requirements are met

-     401(k) matching, fully vested, currently at 5%

-     Employee discount

-     Health insurance

-     Paid time off, sick leave, paid holidays

Typical schedule:

-     8 hour shift, Monday to Friday

Education:

-     High school or equivalent (Preferred)

Experience:

-     Brewing: 3 years (Preferred)

License/Certification:

-     Fork-lift training certification (Preferred)