Location: Round Corner Brewing in Melton Mowbray
Position: Full Time
Salary: £27,500 - £30,000 DOE (plus weekend shifts paid at time and a half)
Reports to: Head Brewer
Round Corner Brewing is one of the UK’s most awarded independent breweries.
From our home in the historic Melton Mowbray market, we brew modern, characterful beer and sell it nationwide from pubs and bars to retailers and our own taproom. Since 2018 we’ve won multiple gold medals and trophies at the International Brewing Awards, World Beer Awards, International Beer Challenge and European Beer Challenge.
With production capacity expanding in 2027, with the installation of a new fermentation cellar, we’re now looking for a passionate and skilled Production Brewer to join our dynamic team.
It’s a hands‑on, quality‑focused role for someone who wants to build their brewing knowledge — brewing, cellar work, packaging and quality, on kit that’s producing some of the best beer in the country.
If you enjoy variety, ownership, working with a small highly motivated team and getting stuck in, you’ll thrive here.
The Role
You’ll be a core member of our small brewing team, brewing to spec and taking pride in the detail of every batch.
This is a broad, “sleeves rolled up” role combining brewing, cellar work, packaging and quality — expect to be hands‑on across all of it. You’ll brew on our 20hL Le Hui steam‑heated 3‑vessel brewhouse and package on our Pneumatic Scale Angelus CB50 can line.
Brewing and cellar operations
Run wort production on our 20hL Le Hui brewhouse to spec, every time
Track and manage fermentations and dry‑hopping
Transfer beer to bright beer tanks and conduct final quality checks before packaging.
Fit into our weekend brewer roster
Quality, safety and compliance
Carry out routine quality checks including gravity, pH, yeast counts, TPO, CO₂, VDK and PCR microbiological testing.
Perform and verify CIP & SIP of FVs, BBTs, can line and brewhouse using ATP bioluminescence
Verify cleaning using ATP testing and follow agreed SOPs.
Maintain accurate and timely records in BREWW, including brew sheets, fermentation logs, CIP logs and raw‑material movements.
Help us breeze through our SALSA + Beer accreditation
Packaging
Operate our PSA CB50 canning line, keg filling, cask cleaning and cask racking.
Quality checks throughout packaging runs.
Development and improvement
Work closely with the Head Brewer on single‑batch releases and collaborations.
Contribute ideas that improve quality, consistency, yield, safety or efficiency.
Build your technical brewing knowledge and work towards further IBD qualifications.
About you:
You may currently be a Brewer or Assistant Brewer looking for greater ownership, responsibility and experience across the full production process.
You’re organised, proactive and happy being hands‑on, and thrive working in a small team to hit goals and drive business growth.
You understand that craft is about the relentless pursuit of perfection, so you sweat the small stuff.
We would love you to have:
2+ years’ commercial brewing experience.
IBD General Certificate in Brewing or an apprenticeship in brewing (or equivalent) required
Strong problem solving — if you can’t fix it, you’re pragmatic and proactive in finding out how
A genuine commitment to quality and safety
Ability to lift and move 25kg repetitively
Ability to work required shifts including regular weekends
Comfortable working collaboratively in a small team
Useful but not essential
What we offer
Weekend cellar work on a roster paid at time and a half.
28 days’ annual leave.
Beer and merch allowance.
Company pension & healthcare.
This role does not currently meet the requirements for Skilled Worker visa sponsorship
Production Brewer in Melton Mowbray employer: Round Corner Brewing
Round Corner Brewing is an exceptional employer that fosters a vibrant and inclusive work culture, where creativity and passion for brewing are celebrated. Employees enjoy competitive benefits, opportunities for professional growth, and the chance to make a tangible impact in the local community while working in the picturesque East Midlands. Join us to be part of a dynamic team dedicated to crafting quality brews and building lasting customer relationships.
