Become Head Brewer At Range: 12-Month Contract
Job
Posted September 10, ****
Range Brewing has been one of the great success stories of the contemporary era in Australian beer. The Brisbane brewers brought innovative ideas, award-winning beers, and a bold aesthetic when they launched in ****.
If you'd like to lead the team making their evolving lineup of beers, they're looking to fill their head brewer position for 12 months while one of their brewers is on maternity leave.
JOBDESCRIPTION:HEADBREWER
12-Month Fixed-Term Contract (Maternity Leave Cover) - Starting November ****
The Role
We are looking for an experienced and capable Head Brewer to take ownership of our Newstead brewery operation. You will manage the brew team day-to-day and be accountable for the quality, consistency and efficiency of everything we produce, working closely with the Directors.
This is a full-time, 12-month fixed-term contract covering a period of maternity leave, starting November ****, reporting directly to the Directors. This role doesn't come up often, it is the right opportunity for someone with serious brewing experience who is ready to lead a team, own a process, and contribute to a brewery they are proud to work in.
What You Will Be Responsible For
1. Managing and leading the brew team day-to-day, including performance management and employee relations
2. Optimising staffing levels, shift configurations and brewing overtime
3. Overseeing the full brewing process from milling through to packaging
4. Assisting with the managing raw materials, stock ordering and production planning - controlling usage, increasing yield and reducing extract loss
5. Maintaining and improving product quality and flavour stability through QA/QCprocesses
6. Managing yeast handling in line with industry best practices - pitching, cropping and monitoring
7. Facilitating team problem solving and sound decision making across the brew team
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Applying and maintaining Standard Operating Procedures across all production and packaging activities
9. Ensuring proper CIP procedures are followed and the brewery is kept clean, safe and organised
10. Assisting with Managing brewery maintenance, equipment troubleshooting and repair
11. Optimising utilities usage and managing brewery waste responsibly
12. Maintaining regular communication with the Head of Production on production schedulesand new releases
What We Are Looking For
Minimum 7 years' brewing experience
End-to-end knowledge of the brewing process - raw materials through to packaging
Solid QA/QC experience and a focus on flavour stability
An inquisitive mind, you'd rather prevent a problem than fix one
Experience managing stock ordering and production planning
A good understanding of the wider business - sales, marketing and customers
Familiarity with brewery utilities and waste management
Comfortable with SOPs, production scheduling and digital record-keeping
Physically capable of the demands of the role, lifting to 30kg, heat, wet conditions, climbing and crawling
Clear written and verbal communication
Bonus if you've worked with Beer30 and a Codi machine
The Person will be
Careful and diligent, with a good dose of common sense
Demanding of high standards and at ease with demanding people
Efficient, effective and organised, in both the physical and digital worlds
Modestly confident, personable, good humoured and trustworthy
At home in the worlds of beer
Mindful of sustainability and the responsible use of resources
Informal but 100% professional
Why Range
A rare role at one of Queensland's leading independent breweries
A small, skilled team that takes the craft seriously
Real ownership of the brewery operation
A business that values quality, precision and doing things properly without cutting corners
Get in touch
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