Head Brewer - Pelican Brewing Company

About the role

The Head Brewer serves as the department manager for the brewer/cellar team and acts as the primary coordinator for daily brewing operations. The ideal candidate will bring progressive leadership and a creative mind for keeping daily and weekly operations on track while working with other department managers to ensure daily needs are completed on time. Passion for the industry and a deep and diverse knowledge of brewing operations is required.

Responsibilities

• Ensure all brewer/cellar employees and procedures meet Pelican Brewing Company, State, and Federal safety standards.
• Manage all aspects of the brewing process including wort production, cellaring, clarification, and associated maintenance.
• Understand and manage key elements including utilities, raw materials, safety, personnel, training, and maintenance.
• Work closely with other department managers to drive the production schedule to meet a Just In Time production model.
• Manage and conduct brewery audits to ensure consistency, repeatability, and quality of process and product adhere to Pelican Brewing standards.
• Work cooperatively with QC department to monitor brewery health via fermentation performance, sensory panels, and analytics.
• Participate in product development, helping to scale pilot batches to production model.
• Develop reports on brewing execution, quality, and exceptions; put systems in place to improve process controls.
• Keep production systems and inventories updated and free of errors for accurate reporting.
• Maintain cleanliness and sanitation of the brewhouse and cellars to ensure all work areas comply with company standards.
• Provide coverage for staff needing breaks or shift coverage as needed; willing to gain skills to understand and execute in-house processes.
• Recruit, supervise, and review performance of direct reports; develop staff professionally and technically to meet goals.
• Manage staff scheduling to ensure weekly production needs are met.
• Provide guidance, mentoring, and supervision for other technical professionals on staff.
• Stay current with technical literature and information about sensory evaluation.

Requirements

• Brewing degree or certificate strongly preferred.
• Bachelor’s of Science in fermentation, biology, engineering, or other related field preferred.
• 3+ years of managerial experience in a manufacturing environment.
• 7+ years of professional brewing and/or distilling experience.

Schedule

This role may require occasional night, weekend, and overtime shifts as well as response to emergencies during non-scheduled periods. Occasional travel may be requested for industry events, company meetings, or other reasons.

Pay

Yearly salary: $80,000.