Brewer in Preston

These shift-based roles report to the Production First Line Manager (FLM). You will be part of a multi-skilled team, responsible for undertaking a number of brewing operations, stock management, safety reporting (near misses) and housekeeping. The shift brewer is responsible for the entire brewing process from the intake of raw materials to the production of bright beer for release to packaging.

Key Tasks: Accountabilities

• The safety of our teams is our top priority through teamwork and collaboration ensuring to raise near misses on-time with 100% closure rate.
• Working with safety on safety initiatives.
• Making great beer requires the highest quality standards always by following our strict hygiene standards, reporting anything out of specification or process and being an owner of all areas of your role ensuring to follow our operational standards and maintaining high attention to detail.
• Basic Lab operations; including but limited to yeast counts, diacetyl testing.
• Meeting plan attainment on time in full making sure to report any deviations.
• Performing all necessary brewery operations – including brewhouse, cellar management and bright beer filtration.
• Conducting any problem solves and contributing to our continuous improvement program.
• Inventory management of all raw materials, chemicals and goods receipting upon delivery.
• Management of waste streams created by the brewing processes e.g. spent grain, waste yeast etc.
• Loading and unloading of materials & finished goods in a safe manner using PPT (Powered Pallet Truck).
• Completing all physical and digital paper trails and movements OTIF with a strict focus on maintaining our high traceability standards. This may include SAP, Digital Logs, WMS.
• Keeping all brewing areas clean and tidy, in line with our hygiene routine.
• Partaking in all VPO routines, including 5S, creating and updating SOPs and OPLs, pillar meetings and PDCA cycles.
• Aiding the engineering team in fault finding and diagnosis on brewing plant.

Skills, Knowledge and Experience required:

• Someone passionate about the production of high-quality beer with an understanding of quality within process production.
• Technical & fault-finding skills to enable you to operate in our fast-moving environment.
• Good communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Computer literacy with the ability to follow screen instructions.
• A strong team player who thrives in an open collaborative environment.
• Detail oriented, driving high standards of record keeping.

Build your career with us:

• We recruit for mindset, ambition, cultural fit, and growth opportunities.
• Unique culture: We are proud to be part of something bigger than ourselves and are passionate about building upon our company’s long legacy. We believe in collaboration and candor, which results in a dynamic culture with open communication.
• Brands everyone loves: We are part of the collective, global history of beer. We are the proud makers of more than 500 iconic brands, from beloved international classics to local favorites.
• Growth opportunities: Our people grow at the pace of their talent. We empower our people to learn, expand their perspectives, and unlock career growth. In an environment where commitment to excellence pays off, our people are able to deepen their impact and create a long-lasting legacy.