Job Title: Brewer
Location: Fierce Beer brewery, Dyce, Aberdeen
Company Overview
Fierce Beer is a dynamic and rapidly growing craft beer company dedicated to delivering exceptional quality and unique flavours to beer enthusiasts. With a passion for innovation and proven commitment to excellence we are
Position Overview
As a Brewer, you will play a hands-on role in the production of our award-winning beer. You'll be working within our established operating procedures and to the highest standard of cleanliness, hygiene and safety. You will ensure that production is properly documented to provide traceability, completing paperwork accurately.
- Preparation of all equipment and ingredients necessary for brewing
- Operating the brewhouse ensuring the recipe is being followed accordingly and accurately and that beers are transferred safely and hygienically to fermenting vessel
- Maintaining the brewhouse and other equipment to an extremely high standard of cleanliness and hygiene
- Routine maintenance of brewhouse and fermenting equipment as required
- Monitoring of beer during fermentation and conditioning phases
- Addition of cold side ingredients and process aids according to the recipe, with close attention to sterility and oxygen pickup
- Perform laboratory work for yeast counts/viabilities and other quality assurance testing
- Completion of brewsheets and records as required on schedule
- Assessment of the quality of the brew throughout the brewing process, both empirical and sensory Maintaining safety and hygiene records throughout the brewery
- Demonstrate a philosophy of continual improvement, constantly looking for ways to improve efficiency and quality.
- Demonstrate a personal commitment to Quality, Health, Safety and the Environment
- Play a role in ensuring QHSE standards are met and enforced in the production environment
Our ideal candidate will:
- Have experience in a similar role with a formal brewing education at Diploma or Degree level
- Be organised with attention to detail, good numeric and analytical skills
- Be able to work independently, cooperatively within a small team, and to deadlines
- Have the ability to identify and implement improvements and innovations
- Have good problem solving skills
- Have good communication skills
This is a physical job and the ability to lift regularly is essential.
Shift times
- Shift Pattern: 6am-2.30pm, 2pm-10.30pm Mon-Fri plus rotating Saturdays with Monday off in lieu
- Flexibility may be required during busier periods
- Full time, permanent position
Salary: £28-30k (depending on experience)
Benefits
- Training and development opportunities
- Employee discounts on company products
- Annual leave of 28 days including bank holidays
- Company pension scheme
- Company healthcare scheme
- Living Wage Employer
If you are interested in joining our team please complete the attached Application Form and return to hazel.meehan@fiercebeer.com along with a copy of your resume.