Cellar Manager
Reports to: Head Brewer
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
Position Type: Full time w/benefits
Position Summary
Rhinegeist Brewery is a unique craft brewery based in the historic neighborhood referred to as Over-the-Rhine in downtown Cincinnati, Ohio. We have built a strong and dedicated team of passionate workers who believe in the connective power and beauty of great beer.
Our Cellar Manager supervises and coordinates a team of production brewers to create a high-quality beer which meets or exceeds our standards. You will work collaboratively with and report to our Head Brewer.
Essential Responsibilities
- Proficient in all aspects of beer production, and ability to work to optimize cellar processes.
- Manage and provide guidance, training, and mentorship to production brewers.
- Exhibit and maintain proficiency in brewing and cellaring tasks required for a 100,000+ bbls per year brewery.
- Manage a dynamic team of assistant brewers, production brewers, and shift lead brewers working across three shifts and seven days a week.
- Be the first point of contact to production brewer’s questions, issues, and concerns.
- Communicate pertinent follow up information to shift leads, head brewer, maintenance team, and quality team.
- Work with the Head Brewer and Brewery Coordinator to audit and improve existing SOPs.
- Champion safety protocols in all activities, communicate improvements to safety standards when / where appropriate.
- Work with our Maintenance Department to ensure all equipment is operating safely and efficiently.
- Work hand in hand with Quality and Packaging Departments to ensure smooth handoffs.
- All other tasks as assigned.
- Minimum of 3 years of brewing experience in a production brewery producing 40,000+ bbls per year.
- Comprehensive experience with manual and automated brewhouse and cellar equipment.
- Strong leadership and personnel management skills and experience required, ability to work with urgency while maintaining good rapport and attitude.
- Degree in the fields of Brewing Science, or similar education required.
- Ability to comfortably work with Excel, Word, Google Sheets
Rhinegeist welcomes all people and is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Diverse candidates are strongly encouraged to apply. Please consider applying even if you do not match all the listed skills/abilities. Apply at https://rhinegeist.com/culture/careers/