Brewer - Badger Hill Brewing - Shakopee, MN

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POSITION: Brewer

JOB DESCRIPTION:

As a brewer, normal duties will include cleaning, brewing on a 30 bbl system, cleaning, rotations in the cellar, cleaning, executing quality assurance measures and cleaning. A successful candidate will have formal brewing education and/or professional brewing experience, be self-motivated and demonstrate very strong attention to detail.

DUTIES:


Brewhouse

• All wort production activities including milling, mash/lauter, wort boiling and whirlpool
• Sanitary wort cooling, aeration and transfer to cellar
• CIP of brewhouse vessels and piping
• Regular weekly, monthly and yearly cleaning/maintenance of brewing equipment
• Operation of low-pressure steam boiler
• Perform all brewing tasks in strong accordance with established SOPs, recipes and QA methods
• Thorough documentation of all wort production

Cellar

• CIP and SIP of fermentation and bright beer tanks
• Properly harvest, store and pitch yeast
• Perform regular yeast counts and viability assessments
• Track and document fermentation parameters and use them to properly condition beer
• Beer conditioning tasks including dry hopping, trub dumping, fining and temperature management
• Clarification and DO monitoring of bright beer
• Perform all cellar tasks in strong accordance with established SOPs, recipes and QA methods

Other

• Assist with various packaging efforts, such as kegging, canning and specialty bottling efforts
• Very strong alignment with QA/QC methods as well as use of SOPs
• Loading/unloading of shipments into and out of brewing facility
• Inventory management and production software use
• Attend and participate at regular production meetings
• Maintain a clean brewery including floors, drains and tank exteriors
• Maintain a safe working environment
• Assist with QA/QC testing and sensory assessments
• Work with an attitude to drive continuous improvement
• Have fun while being accountable

SKILLS/REQUIREMENTS:

• Exhibit and embrace Badger Hill Brewing core values: Fun, Smart, Hard Working, Nice, Honest
• Formal brewing education and/or commercial brewing experience required
• Forklift certified or ability to become forklift certified
• Strong attention to detail
• Strong critical thinking skills
• Strong team working skills
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Able to work a flexible schedule when appropriate
• Physical requirements:

Able to lift up to 60 lbs multiple times daily
Able to stand, bend, kneel, etc
Able to safely handle hazardous chemicals

If you are interested and meet the above requirements please email your resume and cover letter to
jobs@badgerhillbrewing.com subject Brewer Position