Rough Draft Brewing Company
Position: Lead Brewer
Location: San Diego, CA
Status: Hourly/Non-Exempt
Reports to: President
The lead brewer will be making beers for our 3 locations, including year round beers and one-off test batches. This position will progress to Head Brewer upon satisfactory knowledge. Pay starts at $22/hour.
Job description:
The Lead Brewer will have responsibilities in all areas of brewing operations.
Duties and responsibilities include but are not limited to:
Position: Lead Brewer
Location: San Diego, CA
Status: Hourly/Non-Exempt
Reports to: President
The lead brewer will be making beers for our 3 locations, including year round beers and one-off test batches. This position will progress to Head Brewer upon satisfactory knowledge. Pay starts at $22/hour.
Job description:
The Lead Brewer will have responsibilities in all areas of brewing operations.
Duties and responsibilities include but are not limited to:
- Brewhouse operations (i.e. milling, mashing, lautering, etc.)
- Yeast management (harvesting, pitching and viabilities)
- Tank management (gravity checks, trub dumps and dry-hopping)
- CIP/Sanitization on all vessels (fermenters, heat exchanger, mash tun, kettle, and brite beer tanks)
- Mash tun cleaning including removal of spent grain and false bottom
- Troubleshooting, technical maintenance and quality assurance
- Receiving and storing deliveries properly
- Maintain an inventory of raw materials, brewery supplies and kegs
- Kegging, limited bottling
- Continual development of one’s own knowledge about beer and brewing
- Minimize controllable costs
- Ensuring that the paper work and associated reporting is done accurately and on time
- Community outreach including meeting brewing enthusiasts, speaking at events such as food/beer pairings
- A minimum 2 years of experience working in a production brewery.
- Basic knowledge of the brewing fundamentals and processes.
- Homebrewing experience is a must.
- Bachelor’s degree preferred
- Requires a strong attention to detail and the ability to manage one's self and work in an efficient manner and interact with other team members effectively and professionally.
- Requires the ability to work in a fast paced, wet, loud production environment on one’s feet for most of the day and repeatedly lift 55lbs.