Position: Brewer
Special Requirement: Must be 21+
Hours: Full time, 40 hrs/wk. Brewers are on a 24-hour work schedule with 8-hour shifts that are rotated through day, swing and grave.
Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, 401(k), Paid Time Off, Employee Stock Ownership, Life Insurance, AD&D, Short & Long Term Disability Insurance, Identity Theft Protection, Employee Assistance, Group Rate Pet Insurance, Beer, and more!
Apply: alaskanbeer.com/careers
A Little About Us:
Alaskan Brewing Company is an award-winning craft brewery located in Juneau, Alaska. At Alaskan Brewing, our vision is to be a leader in the Craft Brewing Industry, focused on quality, community, and innovation. Alaskan Brewing Company remains locally owned and operated with the same core group of original investors, plus employee-investors and an employee stock ownership plan. Our core values are ethical, excellence, rooted in Alaska; with a continuing priority of making our workplace safe, fun, challenging, innovative and environmentally proactive.
The Position:
Alaskan Brewing Company is searching for Brewer to produce award-winning craft beer as an integral member of our team. The Brewer performs all the tasks associated with commercial brewing and cellaring consistently high-quality beverages. Job duties include but are not limited to the following:
Competently operate both manual and automated brewing, grain handling, filtration, C02 and grain drying equipment.
Understand and perform appropriate pre and post brewing sanitation measures based on food quality standards including tank cleaning, parts cleaning, food storage, personal hygiene, and quality assurance requirements.
Diligently follow all safety procedures.
Follow operating procedures consistent with the requirements and recipes of Alaskan Brewing Co. to achieve desired quality and production targets.
Working independently, organizing workflow effectively and keeping work area clean and presentable.
Performing lab work as required.
Maintaining detailed and accurate logs and records.
Assessing and reporting equipment malfunctions or anomalies to maintenance.
Maintaining a strong working knowledge of the operational equipment in the brewhouse and cellar including pumps, valves, filters, and centrifuges.
Other duties as required including working with team members throughout other brewery departments.
Reporting to the Brewing Supervisor, this person works as a part of the Production team. Skills and knowledge needed to be successful in this position include:
Willingness to learn the theory and practice of brewing.
General knowledge of how beer is processed and handled before, during, and after fermentation.
Ability to drive a forklift and handle heavy objects (i.e. 60lb bags of malt, beer hoses, or filter agents) safely. Forklift operator certificate will be required.
Ability to make well-founded, independent judgments based on scientific and mechanical information.
Ability to keep clear and accurate records and note recipe discrepancies as they happen.
Brewing requires repetitive work, using potentially dangerous equipment and chemicals, in a noisy environment.
Brewing is physically demanding and requires working solo and often under time constraints.
Strong computer skills needed.
Ability to work safely with hazardous materials including acids, caustics and sanitizers.
Ability to work safely with CO2 gas.
Ability to plan and organize complex tasks as well as coordinate and communicate effectively with other Brewers, the Brewing Supervisor and the Brewing Manager, both verbally and in the daily log book.
Ability to work in a team setting, cooperate, collaborate, communicate with co-workers and across departments.
This position requires cleanliness of work areas to maintain food quality standards.
Ability to work in cold, wet conditions.
The Lifestyle:
Live. Life. Alaskan. The Alaskan Brew Crew have a passion for our beer, the outdoors, and living life Alaskan. We are hikers, bikers, wildlife watchers, boaters, anglers, photographers, skiers, snowboarders, rock-climbers, foragers, beach goers, dog-walkers and all-around enthusiasts who enjoy taking our brews on adventures. We are also cooks, musicians, artists, volunteers, and stewards of the land we live on, deeply rooted in our community. Join the Alaskan Brew Crew and start to live life Alaskan.