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Contact: Jay (at) newdistrictbrewing.com
Assistant Brewer - Job Description:
You’ll wear a lot of hats as the assistant brewer at New District. From managing tanks, producing wort, packaging, recipe creation through creative ideas, and microbiological analysis, to coordinating volunteers for honeysuckle picking you’ll be responsible for helping us achieve our company goals. Our goal is to be the most admired brand in Arlington first, then beyond.
In order to achieve this goal, you’ll be asked to be action oriented, and demonstrate an ability to problem solve in the moment. You’ll need to be fully engaged with your coworkers and identify opportunities for improvement. You’ll need to be well organized and communicate frequently with ownership. You’ll need to be relentless and fearless in the pursuit of perfection of our local brand. Are you ready to redefine what a brewery can achieve? Let’s get started. Here are the four pillars for the job, though they may be expanded with time.
Coordinate & Perform Production Events & Transition to Fulfillment
Execute and Maintain QC/QA procedures.
Be a Positive Brand Ambassador Supporting Events and Outreach as Needed.
Maintain excellence in communication across teams.
Position Requirements
2 years Brewery Experience or QC/QA Experience
Open Availability to be on-site and for light travel
Excellent biological/mechanical skills
Excellent written communication skills
Microbiological Experience preferred
BA/BS Preferred
Assistant Brewer - Job Description:
You’ll wear a lot of hats as the assistant brewer at New District. From managing tanks, producing wort, packaging, recipe creation through creative ideas, and microbiological analysis, to coordinating volunteers for honeysuckle picking you’ll be responsible for helping us achieve our company goals. Our goal is to be the most admired brand in Arlington first, then beyond.
In order to achieve this goal, you’ll be asked to be action oriented, and demonstrate an ability to problem solve in the moment. You’ll need to be fully engaged with your coworkers and identify opportunities for improvement. You’ll need to be well organized and communicate frequently with ownership. You’ll need to be relentless and fearless in the pursuit of perfection of our local brand. Are you ready to redefine what a brewery can achieve? Let’s get started. Here are the four pillars for the job, though they may be expanded with time.
- Coordinate & Perform Production Events & Transition to Fulfillment
- Execute and Maintain QC/QA procedures.
- Be a Positive Brand Ambassador Supporting Events and Outreach as Needed
- Maintain excellence in communication across teams.
Coordinate & Perform Production Events & Transition to Fulfillment
- Direct & Execute production through the full brewing event life cycle from start to after
- action evaluation
- Use EKOS to document all production events through QC/QA procedures
- Execute the tap calendar & review all customer beer feedback and reviews
- Coordinate & perform equipment maintenance, repair, and cleaning
- Make recommendations, and implement changes to improve QC/QA
- Provide timely feedback on brewing events & schedule
- Coordinate procurement, deliveries, and receiving from grain to glass
Execute and Maintain QC/QA procedures.
- Perform & Process all QC/QA tasking
- Daily coordination across beers, tanks, timelines, and tasking
- Update and Maintain QC/QA calendar
- Evaluate Targets and Assess product viability
- Submit Labels & Track all packages
- Perform & Evaluate Yeast viability and make recommendations
- Execute Clean-In-Place procedures & test cleanliness of equipment regularly
- Document life cycle data per product batch
- Sample & document product: smell, taste, and sight check regularly
- Conduct Post action reporting if problems are found and recommend corrective
- measures
Be a Positive Brand Ambassador Supporting Events and Outreach as Needed.
- Work with management & marketing to support events & outreach
- Coordinate brewery collaborations & special production needs
- Provide Weekly Updates on upcoming event support and status
Maintain excellence in communication across teams.
- Weekly summary to ownership highlighting areas of need and wins from the past week
- Coordinate with Operations Team
- Daily coordination across beers, tanks, timelines, and tasking.
- Work with management & ownership to facilitate equipment needs and installations
Position Requirements
2 years Brewery Experience or QC/QA Experience
Open Availability to be on-site and for light travel
Excellent biological/mechanical skills
Excellent written communication skills
Microbiological Experience preferred
BA/BS Preferred