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A brewer’s dream job! This is an incredible opportunity for an experienced brewer to join our team at the Portland Pub as the Assistant Brewmaster! This position will lead the Portland Pub brewing operations and serve as an integral role on the brewing leadership team.
As a family and employee-owned brewery, Deschutes believes every pint of beer worth brewing is worth sharing—with friends, family, and even the stranger you just met on the barstool next to you. We are looking for the next co-owner to share our in our amazing journey, could it be you!?!
The Assistant Brewmaster- Portland Pub is responsible for overseeing and managing pub brewery operations, maintenance, raw material ordering, development of new brands, and the logistics involved in the creation of these. Additionally, this position is involved in the brewing department’s leadership team. This position has personnel management of 2-3 direct reports with general supervision of brewers/employees working in close relationship to the pubs. With the pubs acting as the “front door” to the company this position will support the sales, marketing, and pub restaurant teams.
What you’ll get to do:
• Responsible for wort production, fermenting and cellaring operations to create Damn Tasty beers for pub customers.
• Responsible for development of new products through R&D brewing
• Responsible for the production of Pub Reserve beers
• Responsible for pub recipe development and data collection
• Material procurement including specialty raw ingredients (ie; spice, fruit, sugars, etc.), compressed gases, chemicals, glycol, etc.
• Works closely with production planning on warehouse inventory management, and works with the shipping department on scheduled deliveries.
• Responsible for all beer inventory at the pub including order entry, safe storage, inventory control and record keeping
• Completion and management of pub excise taxes
• Responsible for pub brewing related line items in pub budget
• Directly responsible for SOP creation, completion and SOP audits
• Attends and participates in brewing department leadership weekly meeting
• Contributes to the departments’ top ten priorities. Additionally sets top ten priorities for each pub.
• Supervise 2-3 employees: 1-2 direct reports and involvement in the review process of brewers in the pub rotation
• Assists AB Projects on R&D brews transitioning to full production levels
• Supports sales and marketing. The pubs are the front door to the company, positive interaction with customers, vendors, accounts etc. is a must.
• Communicates new beer information to staff, as well as sales and marketing
• Assists in coordination of pub specialty brews for festivals, dinners and or other special events
• Contributes to the Strategic Beer Planning Team
• Management of draft and cask system maintenance and upkeep
• Management of Preventative and Responsive maintenance for all equipment and systems
• Creation and management of brewery production and personnel schedules
What you’ll need to have to be successful:
• At least 5 years in the brewing industry. Added experience for the position would be project management, R&D management, sour and wood aging experience, logistics management and personnel management and pub brewery management
• College degree in related field or applicable experience
• Exceptional leadership skills, with the ability to lead in an independent environment
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to work cross-functionally with all company departments
• Strong troubleshooting skills to solve draft systems and brewing equipment problems
• Great organizational skills and the ability to meet important deadlines
• Strong public relations and presentation skills
• Intermediate knowledge of Outlook, Word, and Excel.
How to Apply:
As a family and employee-owned brewery, Deschutes believes every pint of beer worth brewing is worth sharing—with friends, family, and even the stranger you just met on the barstool next to you. We are looking for the next co-owner to share our in our amazing journey, could it be you!?!
The Assistant Brewmaster- Portland Pub is responsible for overseeing and managing pub brewery operations, maintenance, raw material ordering, development of new brands, and the logistics involved in the creation of these. Additionally, this position is involved in the brewing department’s leadership team. This position has personnel management of 2-3 direct reports with general supervision of brewers/employees working in close relationship to the pubs. With the pubs acting as the “front door” to the company this position will support the sales, marketing, and pub restaurant teams.
What you’ll get to do:
• Responsible for wort production, fermenting and cellaring operations to create Damn Tasty beers for pub customers.
• Responsible for development of new products through R&D brewing
• Responsible for the production of Pub Reserve beers
• Responsible for pub recipe development and data collection
• Material procurement including specialty raw ingredients (ie; spice, fruit, sugars, etc.), compressed gases, chemicals, glycol, etc.
• Works closely with production planning on warehouse inventory management, and works with the shipping department on scheduled deliveries.
• Responsible for all beer inventory at the pub including order entry, safe storage, inventory control and record keeping
• Completion and management of pub excise taxes
• Responsible for pub brewing related line items in pub budget
• Directly responsible for SOP creation, completion and SOP audits
• Attends and participates in brewing department leadership weekly meeting
• Contributes to the departments’ top ten priorities. Additionally sets top ten priorities for each pub.
• Supervise 2-3 employees: 1-2 direct reports and involvement in the review process of brewers in the pub rotation
• Assists AB Projects on R&D brews transitioning to full production levels
• Supports sales and marketing. The pubs are the front door to the company, positive interaction with customers, vendors, accounts etc. is a must.
• Communicates new beer information to staff, as well as sales and marketing
• Assists in coordination of pub specialty brews for festivals, dinners and or other special events
• Contributes to the Strategic Beer Planning Team
• Management of draft and cask system maintenance and upkeep
• Management of Preventative and Responsive maintenance for all equipment and systems
• Creation and management of brewery production and personnel schedules
What you’ll need to have to be successful:
• At least 5 years in the brewing industry. Added experience for the position would be project management, R&D management, sour and wood aging experience, logistics management and personnel management and pub brewery management
• College degree in related field or applicable experience
• Exceptional leadership skills, with the ability to lead in an independent environment
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to work cross-functionally with all company departments
• Strong troubleshooting skills to solve draft systems and brewing equipment problems
• Great organizational skills and the ability to meet important deadlines
• Strong public relations and presentation skills
• Intermediate knowledge of Outlook, Word, and Excel.
How to Apply:
