Austin, TX: Brewpub seeking experienced brewer

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The Brewtorium Brewery & Kitchen is looking for a badass, quality-obsessed, enthusiastic brewer to join its tiny but passionate team! We're a mom & pop 15bbl brewery and restaurant in North Central Austin with a very small draft distribution footprint. The position involves daily tasks in all areas of the brewing process from wort production to filling kegs.

Job responsibilities include:

• Raw materials: Assessment, organization, management and inventory
• Wort production: Production of specified wort with attention to detail
• Yeast management: Harvesting, pitching, cell counts and daily monitoring of fermentations
• Barrel program: Filling, emptying and sampling as needed
• Bright beer: Transfer of finished beer, carbonation testing and quality assurance
• Packaging: Packaging of bright beer in kegs and occasionally bottles.
• CIP Operations: Cleaning of fermentation vessels, bright tanks and brewing equipment using industry best practices
• Keg management: cleaning, filling, scanning and inventory
• Close adherence to all SOPs and safety procedures, as provided
• Collaborative recipe development and refinement
• Sales and distribution tasks as needed
• Beer line cleaning for the front and back bars
• Educating bartenders on our house beers

Required experience and abilities:

• Minimum 4 years of relevant brewing experience
• An obsession with cleanliness and sanitation
• Intensive attention to detail and self-motivation
• Ability to work unsupervised while maintaining safety and quality standards
• Time management skills and situational awareness
• Cool under pressure, ability to adapt quickly to new procedures
• Ability to manage multiple processes at one time
• Ability to effectively communicate with team members throughout the brewery
• Availability to work nights or weekends if needed
• Ability to meet physical challenges of working in a brewery
• Candidates with mechanical or related experience preferred
• Ability to lift a minimum of 55lbs
• 21 years of age or older

Benefits include:

• Health care benefits available through Euphora Health: https://euphorahealth.com/
• Employee discount
• Discounted membership at Crux Climbing Center next door
• Discount with our neighbors at Spokesman Coffee
• Snacks, sodas, etc. in the employee break room

Compensation: $40k/yr+ depending on experience with 3 weeks PTO

Please email a cover letter, current resume and professional references to brewery-jobs@thebrewtorium.com.