Brewer - Boston, MA

[DistractionBrewing]

Distraction Brewing Company is looking for a qualified candidate to fill our open position of Brewer. Located in a picturesque Roslindale center this opportunity involves every aspect of beer production and brewery operations and may even have some interaction with front of the house operations.

Position Summary: The Brewer is a part time to full-time position responsible for the production of wort, cellar work, beer finishing, and packaging on a daily basis.

Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities

Production

• Produce the highest quality beer in a safe and efficient manner
• Work closely with the Head Brewer to ensure all production meets the strictest quality standards before release
• Meet and execute production schedules to meet sales demand
• Maintain sanitation of the facility and ensure clean, sanitary equipment and working environment
• Maintain raw material inventories
• Complete, enter, and maintain daily production records
• Conduct repairs and maintenance on all brewing, cellar, and packaging equipment
• Proactively manage yeast health and beer fermentations
• Participate in the pilot beer program, including creating new and unique processes and beer recipes
• Maintain draft lines / beer coolers
• Represent Distraction at beer related events and festivals
• Other tasks as assigned by the Head Brewer

Experience

• Minimum of 2 years of experience as a brewer
• Experience and understanding of preventive maintenance, inventory management, record keeping
• Experience and understanding of the brewing process, sanitation, yeast health and fermentation and beer transfer and clarification.
• Experience with brewery quality assurance and quality control plans.
• Formal brewing education preferred.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• A passion for craft beer!
• Formal brewing education preferred
• Computer proficiency
• A self-motivated approach, with strong work ethic, requiring limited oversight
• Process and results driven with demonstrated success achieving operational goals
• Ability to monitor performance and proactively propose necessary modifications to a plan
• Exceptional organizational skills, detail-oriented with process-oriented thinking
• Strong capacity to both participate in cross-functional teams to define issues and agree on processes, strategies, and outcomes
• Impeccable communication skills to a variety of audiences
• Innate desire to work as a team with a results driven approach to success
• Ability to lift 65 pounds and move 175 pounds regularly
• Ability to regularly stand, walk, use hands, reach, climb, work from heights, stoop, kneel, and crouch

Interested parties should submit resume via this site.

Job Type: Part-time

Salary: $19.00 - $24.00 per hour