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Head Brew-Stiller Hampton, VA

 

ABOUT THE BREWERY:

        We have broken ground on the first ever Brewpub/Distillery in Virginia. This venue will house a 10BBL 3 vessel brewhouse, 1000L pot still, 200 seating restaurant and a “entertainment venue” with an occupancy totaling 1175. All this will be housed in a Nationally Registered Historic Armory in the heart of Hampton Roads!

ABOUT THE POSITION:
        This is an exciting opportunity for someone that has a passion for quality craft beer/spirits and can navigate a startup business. We’re looking for someone to help us build systems and processes on a new 10 BBL brewhouse and 1000L pot still. The right candidate will be creative, safety-minded, efficient, quality-focused, possess a great work ethic, a positive attitude, and be a team player. As part of the management team, the Head Brew-Stiller will be expected to contribute to our continued growth, constantly displaying a high level of maturity, responsibility, and pride in our work. You will have the opportunity to show your creativity by making exceptional beers/spirits.

 

RESPONSIBILITIES:
The Head Brew-Stiller is responsible for the brewing operations; including brewing, fermentation, cellaring, and packaging. Distilling operations; milling, mashing, distilling, tasting, proofing, blending and bottling. Other duties include but are not limited to:
• Develop new recipes and improve existing recipes with input from owners
• Set the brewing/distilling schedule and maintain inventories of raw materials and finished beer/spirits
• Manage yeast per best practices and industry standards, including pitching, cropping, and monitoring yeast
• Ensure the highest quality and consistency through use of best practices, including lab tests to monitor and troubleshoot fermentation, in-process, and finished beer/spirits
• Cleaning and sanitation of all equipment and work areas
• Ensure product quality in the pub by helping clean lines, checking CO2, etc.; work closely with pub staff and provide training about beer/spirits knowledge
• Perform equipment maintenance, troubleshooting problems that arise, and repair as needed
• Help maintain and develop additional standard operating procedures that ensure all aspects of beer/spirits production and packaging align with safety, sanitary, and quality protocols while allowing for process improvement and workflow efficiency
Be an active brewery representative, including attending promotional events and festivals, occasionally participating in tours and other educational and marketing events
Assist the owner and other team members in developing growth strategies; assist in hiring and training brewery/distillery employees; effectively communicate (written and oral) with the owners, staff, sales team and others to create a supportive work environment


 

QUALIFICATIONS:
• 5 plus years professional experience as a production brewer/distiller
• Formal brewing/distilling training (certificate/diploma) from a recognized and accredited brewing/distilling program (Siebel, UC-Davis, etc.) is a plus
• Strong knowledge of brewing/distilling techniques, quality control, lab analytics and interpreting the results, yeast management, cleaning and sanitation, cellaring and packaging, and equipment
• Experience in recipe formulation and development; a high degree of curiosity to use new ingredients and flavor combinations
• Knowledge of developing and documenting formalized Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for all processes
• A commitment to safety and quality by following industry standards, best practices, and OSHA regulations and requirements
• Strong organization and time management skills and attention to detail; ability to multi-task; flexible schedule which includes nights and weekends as needed
• Ability to work well as a member of a team and also independently
• Strong oral and written communication skills and ability to give and take constructive feedback
• A friendly attitude and willingness to interact with customers in the pub and at festivals and events
Strong work ethic and flexibility as the brewery expands


COMPENSATION:
This full time position pays a competitive salary with benefits, sick leave, paid vacation and all your favorite beer/spirits/live music in one place. In addition, incentives for performance and growth goals.

 

Please send resume/questions to TheVanguard757@gmail.com

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