Silver Moon Brewing is hiring for the position of experienced brewer at our Redmond, OR production facility. The third oldest brewery in Bend, Silver Moon produces beer at our 10bbl pub location and 30bbl production facility.
Duties and responsibilities
- Daily focus on wort production on 4 vessel production brewhouse, associated cellar work, and some packaging.
- Brewing: handling raw materials, wort production on 4 vessel 30bbl brewhouse, spent grain handling, and system CIP.
- Work in cellar to include: sanitary yeast handling, tank CIP, fermentation monitoring, dry hopping, tank transfers, clarification, and accurate carbonation of beer.
- Regular Assistance in packaging finished beer with an eye towards consistency and quality
- Basic lab procedures: cell counting, VDK testing, gravity readings, micro samples, CO2 Volume, pH reading and calibration.
- Accomplishing all tasks with an eye towards efficiency, consistency, quality and process improvement.
- Recording accurate data pertaining to job.
- Ensure clean equipment and working environment.
- Multitasking and attention to details
- Aiding team in all areas of production.
- Proper communication between areas of production.
- Tracking raw material inventories.
- Pride in work with an eye towards safety and sanitation.
- Equipment maintenance
- Specialty projects as required.
Qualifications
- 2+ years experience in wort production. (experience in 8k-50k bbl production brewery preferred)
- Ability to succeed as a team as well as independently.
- Proficiency in all areas of professional beer production.
- Background in brewing science or relevant knowledge in biology, chemistry, physics, and mechanics.
- Safely operate a forklift and scissor lift.
- Ability to work and problem solve under pressure.
- Multitask.
- Ability to work unsupervised.
Working conditions
Ability to work in a loud production facility, around heavy machinery, with hazardous chemicals in a damp environment. May require some flexibility in schedule. Work involves team and independent tasks.
Physical requirements
Ability to stand for long hours, work in a kneeling/stooped position in a damp environment safely around hazardous chemicals. Ability to lift 165 pound keg. Working at heights 20 feet from ground.
If you are interested in applying, please send your resume to jobs@silvermoonbrewing.com