Brewer / Cellar Operator
Jester King Brewery
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JOB TITLE: Brewer / Cellar Operator
LOCATION: Jester King -- Austin, Texas
POSITION TYPE: Full-Time, Salaried, Overtime Eligible
COMPENSATION & BENEFITS: $58,000–$68,000 annually, depending on experience; overtime eligible; Health, Dental & Vision Coverage; Paid Time Off; Sick Pay; discounts on products/merchandise.
Qualifications
- Previous professional brewery production experience necessary, especially in brewhouse and cellar operations.
- Friendly/positive attitude / Works well with others.
- General knowledge of beer, brewing, and the beer industry.
- Hard worker / Willingness to be part of team.
- Ability to lift up 130lbs (half barrel keg full weight)
- Can tolerate the Texas summer (or winter)
- High school or equivalent (preferred)
- Forklift certified (preferred)
Job Duties
- Perform all or part of the brewing process, including mixing/blending raw materials, water, and ingredients per SOPs
- Monitor fermentation (temps/gravities/pH/DO as applicable), track progress, and report/escalate abnormalities
- Check the quality of wort/beer before and after fermentation and filtration; conduct sensory evaluation and document results
- Clean and sterilize brewhouse, cellar tanks, lines, and processing equipment (CIPs/SIPs), verifying cleanliness standards
- Execute standard cellar operations: transfers, dry hopping, carbonation, conditioning, filtration/processing, and tank management
- Assist with packaging support as needed (keg cleaning/kegging/canning/bottling/labeling) and staging finished beer
- Experience with barrel-aged sour beer production is a plus, including familiarity with barrel cleaning, filling, topping, sampling, transfers, fruit refermentation, blending, sensory evaluation, mixed-culture fermentation, and maintaining sanitation and quality standards throughout long-term barrel aging.
- Maintain safe and organized work areas; follow all safety, chemical handling, and confined-space procedures as required
- Assist with inventory management and movement of raw/finished goods; complete production-related data entry
- Coordinate daily priorities with Production Manager; may work with minimal supervision on routine work and receive detailed instructions on new assignments