Holgate are true pioneers of Australia's craft beer industry, having launched in regional Victoria in 1999.
If you'd like to be a part of the brewery's future, they're hiring a brewer.
Job Description: Brewer
A pioneer of the Australian craft beer industry, Holgate Brewhouse has been brewing innovative, award-winning beers since 1999 in the village of Woodend, Victoria. We are looking to add a brewer to our production team. This is is a great opportunity to work within a successful business with national distribution in a beautiful, regional location. Our brand-new state-of-the-art production facility includes:
- Fully automated 50hL Braukon brewhouse incl. automated malt handling
- Fermentation cellar including 50hL/100hL/200hL tanks
- Fully automated packaging line, from de-palletising through to fully automated multi-packing, case packing and automated palletiser
- 24-head rotary bottle filler, 9500 bottles per hour
- 20-head rotary can-filler, 12,000 cans per hour
- 30 keg/hour M&F Keg Technik keg cleaner/filler
As an experienced brewer you will be able to hit the ground running in our busy facility
We are a small, tightly-knit team and the successful candidate will join us in covering a variety of tasks, including but not limited to:
- Wort production on new 50hL brewhouse as well as original 15hL manual brewhouse
- Cellaring, incl. fermentation & yeast management, dry hopping & centrifugation.
- Lab work
- CIP/SIP of plant, tanks etc.
- Packaging shifts and supervising packaging operations: bottle & keg
- Warehousing incl. safe use of forklift
- Occasional representation of the brewery at events & festivals etc.
Key requirements:
- Minimum 2 years professional brewing experience
- Flexibility regarding shift work (mornings shifts/afternoon shifts Mon – Fri)
- Physically fit: able to work safely and professionally in a manual environment
- Valid Australian Forklift Licence
- Accurate & diligent record keeping
- A working knowledge of Microsoft office
- The right to work permanently in Australia
Looked upon very favourably:
- Science background and/or brewing qualification
- Skills in electrical automation, machinery maintenance and troubleshooting
Remuneration commensurate with experience.
Please send application to jobs@holgatebrewhouse.com.
