King Road Brewing have been amassing a hefty collection of trophies in recent years, with their IPA becoming something of a WA classic.
If you'd like to be part of the action at their brewpub south of Perth, they're hiring an experienced brewer / packaging operator.
JOB DESCRIPTION: EXPERIENCED BREWER / PACKAGING OPERATOR
King Road Brewing Co is a family-owned and operated business, all of our beer and cider is produced on our rural site in Oldbury – just 35 mins south of Perth CBD. We put a lot of effort into everything that we produce and we are very proud of our achievements to date. We are looking for a brewer / packaging operator to add to the team.
This role will be multi-faceted, with time spent on the packaging line, on the brewhouse, and cellar duties.
We are looking for a candidate with either:
- Solid packaging line experience, with the desire and ability to learn brewing
- Experienced brewer, hungry to learn and take on the challenges of a packaging line
We run a 15hl, 2V brewhouse, with tanks ranging from 15hl to 60hl. The packaging line is a CODI counter pressure line capable of running at 45cpm, with depal and labelling.
The team works a 4-day roster (4 x 10hr shifts) – so you would be either Mon-Thur or Tues-Fri, with occasional weekend work required (rotating roster for gravs & dry hopping, and beer festivals)
Tasks will include:
- Running, cleaning and maintaining a canning line
- Cellaring duties including tank CIP, keg cleaning and filling, dry hopping, filtration
- Kegging
- Lab duties
- Wort production
- Apple pressing and cider production
- Record keeping for all packaging, cellaring and wort production duties
- Maintaining beer lines and taps in our bars
- Represent the brewery at festivals and events
We are looking for someone with these attributes:
- High attention to detail, with a passion for keeping equipment well maintained
- Passion for producing consistently high quality beer
- A positive and motivated attitude
- Able to perform manual labour and handle kegs and bags of malt
- Comfortable using technology for planning, record keeping, workflow management and communication
- Proficient in the use of MS Office (particularly Word and Excel)
- Strong ability to identify and troubleshoot issues
- Ability to work both independently, as well as part of a team
- Available to work weekends on occasion
- Driver's licence
- Forklift licence (or prepared to obtain)
The following attributes will be highly regarded:
- Formal brewing qualifications
- Packaging qualifications or experience
Remuneration will be based on experience and qualifications.
Please send covering letter and CV to brewer@krbrewingco.com.
Applications close February 16, 2025, successful candidates will be contacted for interviews shortly after.
