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EAST COAST BREWING COMPANY (HEAD BREWER POSITION) SOUTH AFRICA.
EAST COAST BREWING COMPANY situated in Umkomaas, South Africa, is searching for a Head Brewer responsible for the operation, production and maintenance of our 40HL GEA brewery. This is a great opportunity for a brewer looking to practice his craft abroad.
Essential Job Duties:
• Work an entire brewery from raw material ordering, brewing, fermentation, lagering, kegging and bottling. We are looking for a passionate brewer!
• Ability to operate a 40 HL brew system.
• Oversee all aspects of wort production, including inventory control,
Handling raw materials, operating a brewhouse, transferring, vessel
and heat exchanger CIP.
• Start up and shut down of facility processes
• Management of fermenters and yeast, including cropping, starters, pitch rates, cell counts, generation tracking.
• Manage cellar production, including gravity, pressure, pH, and temperature.
• Transferring beer and filtering, tank dumps, carbonation, fining.
• CIP, sanitization, temperature monitoring.
• Monitor quality parameters and work to resolve issues should they arise.
• Maintain brew house vessels in tour worthy condition according to our BRC quality standards.
• Must be able to work as a team with other members of the production staff.
• Taproom servicing and line cleaning
• Ability to work in loud, noisy, slippery, hot, humid, environments for extended periods of time although our 1500 square meter facility is rather comfortable.
• Ability to work safely around hazardous chemicals, high voltage, hot liquids, compressed gases, pressurized vessels, etc.
• Must be able to operate a forklift
• Must understand all chemicals used in the brewing process and safeguards in handling
• Must understand the MSDS/SDS and instruct others in safe handling and proper use of all chemicals.
• Have a clean driving record.
• Maintenance of cooperage and equipment, as well as supervision of outside contractors.
• Design and implement production schedules, ingredient selection, and record keeping.
• Design and implementation of quality control program with SOPs.
• Design and implement a wild and barrel aging program with SOPs.
• Scale up existing recipes as well as recipe formulation and brewing of pilot batches on our SABCO Brew Magic System.
• Submit required excise tax paperwork on a regular basis.
• Deliver kegs to key accounts and perform basic tap system maintenance.
• Represent the brewery and its brand at various events such as trade shows, festivals, etc.
• Must be flexible with your schedule (we work weekends, late nights,etc).
Administrative and Other Duties:
• Daily tracking of all transfer of beer for Inventory/TTB reporting
• Inventory of all beer related products (materials, bottles, beer in tanks, etc.)
• Work with owner in purchasing, ordering, and receiving raw materials.
• Interact and educate guests occasionally.
• Occasional Festival support. Supervisor Responsibility:
• Responsible for supervision, scheduling, training of Brewers and Brewery Assistants.
Physical Requirements:
• Must be able to stand, walk, stoop, bend, twist, knee and reach over head.
• Ability to lift / move full kegs (+/- 40kg)
Housing will be supplied on the secure estate.
At minimum we require our Head Brewer to sign contract for one year.
All interested candidates please respond sending your cover letter and resume with salary history to rocco@eastcoastbrewing.co.za
EAST COAST BREWING COMPANY situated in Umkomaas, South Africa, is searching for a Head Brewer responsible for the operation, production and maintenance of our 40HL GEA brewery. This is a great opportunity for a brewer looking to practice his craft abroad.
Essential Job Duties:
• Work an entire brewery from raw material ordering, brewing, fermentation, lagering, kegging and bottling. We are looking for a passionate brewer!
• Ability to operate a 40 HL brew system.
• Oversee all aspects of wort production, including inventory control,
Handling raw materials, operating a brewhouse, transferring, vessel
and heat exchanger CIP.
• Start up and shut down of facility processes
• Management of fermenters and yeast, including cropping, starters, pitch rates, cell counts, generation tracking.
• Manage cellar production, including gravity, pressure, pH, and temperature.
• Transferring beer and filtering, tank dumps, carbonation, fining.
• CIP, sanitization, temperature monitoring.
• Monitor quality parameters and work to resolve issues should they arise.
• Maintain brew house vessels in tour worthy condition according to our BRC quality standards.
• Must be able to work as a team with other members of the production staff.
• Taproom servicing and line cleaning
• Ability to work in loud, noisy, slippery, hot, humid, environments for extended periods of time although our 1500 square meter facility is rather comfortable.
• Ability to work safely around hazardous chemicals, high voltage, hot liquids, compressed gases, pressurized vessels, etc.
• Must be able to operate a forklift
• Must understand all chemicals used in the brewing process and safeguards in handling
• Must understand the MSDS/SDS and instruct others in safe handling and proper use of all chemicals.
• Have a clean driving record.
• Maintenance of cooperage and equipment, as well as supervision of outside contractors.
• Design and implement production schedules, ingredient selection, and record keeping.
• Design and implementation of quality control program with SOPs.
• Design and implement a wild and barrel aging program with SOPs.
• Scale up existing recipes as well as recipe formulation and brewing of pilot batches on our SABCO Brew Magic System.
• Submit required excise tax paperwork on a regular basis.
• Deliver kegs to key accounts and perform basic tap system maintenance.
• Represent the brewery and its brand at various events such as trade shows, festivals, etc.
• Must be flexible with your schedule (we work weekends, late nights,etc).
Administrative and Other Duties:
• Daily tracking of all transfer of beer for Inventory/TTB reporting
• Inventory of all beer related products (materials, bottles, beer in tanks, etc.)
• Work with owner in purchasing, ordering, and receiving raw materials.
• Interact and educate guests occasionally.
• Occasional Festival support. Supervisor Responsibility:
• Responsible for supervision, scheduling, training of Brewers and Brewery Assistants.
Physical Requirements:
• Must be able to stand, walk, stoop, bend, twist, knee and reach over head.
• Ability to lift / move full kegs (+/- 40kg)
Housing will be supplied on the secure estate.
At minimum we require our Head Brewer to sign contract for one year.
All interested candidates please respond sending your cover letter and resume with salary history to rocco@eastcoastbrewing.co.za