Looking for Shift Brewer - Bravery Brewing Lancaster, CA

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*Interested candidates please send resume and cover letter to info@braverybrewing.com*

Bravery Brewing is looking for qualified candidates to expand our production, especially those with production brewery experience.

Our shift brewers execute all aspects of beer production from initial milling to finished product packaging, including quality control. This position will also help with other aspects of the brewery, including but not limited to packaging and cellar management.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Operate all aspects of the brewhouse, fermentation and bright tanks, and related equipment.
• Prepare and execute milling, mashing, grain-out, and hopping activities; transfer wort and brite beer; manage required yeast and trub removals.
• Perform clean-in-place (CIP) of brewery equipment, and cleaning of brewery and cellar areas.
• Operate packaging lines.
• Perform volume, temperature, gravity, and other production control measurements including necessary calculations, recording information promptly into our production logs.
• Communicate and respond to out-of-specification measurements at established points in the brewing and packaging process.
• Maintain cleanliness and orderly function in all parts of the brewhouse, production process, and packaging line.
• Taste beer prior to packaging.
• Assist in the training of production floor colleagues including newly hired employees.
• Work with and support director of brewing.
• Participate in events, festivals, and other marketing activities, both on- and off-site.

Necessary Job Qualifications & Experience

• Comprehensive knowledge of the beer brewing process, including an understanding of underlying scientific principles governing fermentation and the ability to perform blending and brewing calculations.
• Prior experience in a production brewery setting.
• Attention to detail, especially recording and analyzing quality control data, and experience working independently.
• Great verbal and written communication skills and ability to multi-task as part of a small team taking ownership of all duties necessary for a successful production.
• Experience with CIP, sanitizing principles, fermentation, bottling and canning lines, and kegging equipment.
• Reasonable flexibility of work schedule including the ability to periodically work weekends, evenings, and holidays to meet scheduled production runs.
• Ability to lift and move 55 pounds repeatedly. Ability to stand and walk for long periods of time, as well as stoop, crawl, climb and work in tight or active/crowded spaces. Willingness to work in all weather conditions.
• Forklift and pallet jack proficiency preferred.

This is a full-time, hourly position. We offer pay commensurate with experience ($20/hr-$24/hr range), including paid time off as well as other employee perks.

Bravery Brewing is an Equal Opportunity Employer and committed to workforce diversity.

Qualified candidates will be required to interview in person in Lancaster, CA if selected.

Please e-mail your resume and cover letter PDF to info@braverybrewing.com. Please limit your contact to email only.

We look forward to hearing from you!