The brewing scene in South East Queensland continues to develop apace.
We don't know a huge amount about this latest venture, other than it's for a brewery on the Gold Coast. And that they're after a head brewer to join the team.
JOB DESCRIPTION: HEAD BREWER
We are a start up brewery joining the growing craft beer industry on the Gold Coast and we are looking for our first Head Brewer.
Responsibilities will include:
- Responsible for the entire brewing and quality control processes and hence should be well versed in scheduling, brewing, cellaring and packaging operations.
- Recipe development; create award winning beers.
- Manage raw materials, inventory control, scheduling and Hop contracts.
- Sanitary sampling, yeast cell counts and record keeping of all beers produced.
- Cellar operations including DE filtration, tank transfer, sanitation procedures.
- Equipment maintenance and troubleshooting.
- Coordinating operations with operations and warehouse departments.
- Strong verbal communication and organization skills.
- Ability to work independently, as well as in a team environment.
- Hands-on leadership skills for developing and training a team.
- Good understanding of quality assurance / quality control and problem solving skills and to troubleshoot any beer related issues.
- Work with the CEO & Sales to maintain supplier, vendor and industry relationships.
- Participation in events, festivals, promotions, etc. (this is a must).
It's exciting times for us so we want you to consult with us on brewery layout / design and create recipes for our flagship beers and have the industry experience to perfect them! Qualifications, proven knowledge of commercial brewing and a solid background in working for a craft brewery is essential.
You will be rewarded with a great salary, a family friendly roster (four and a half days per week) and being part of a new brewery where passion, quality and family values are key. We are a brewery family and take care of our own.
Timelines of start dates and brew testing will be discussed upon interview.
If you have the drive to take the next step in your craft brewing career and the know how to back it up, shoot us an email with a few paragraphs about you and where you are at, a CV and references to: craftbeercorrespondence@gmail.com.
Closing date for applications is April 2, 2016.
All correspondence will be kept confidential