Lead Brewer

Craft brewery Brew York have an exciting opportunity for a brewery professional to join as a Lead Brewer at our custom built, twin 50hl brewhouse facility (giving a total capacity of 100hl per brew), initially with over 1,000HL+ of fermentation capacity, but with expectations to grow rapidly.

Brew York is renowned for releasing a huge number of new brews a year - with many new releases planned for this year, on top of returning one-off previous one-off brews, and core brews. So, whilst the primary focus of this role is to ensure all processes are top-quality, repeatable and consistent, you will also be invited to contribute to all new beer ideas and recipe formulations.

The beautiful city of York has been our inspiration and is regularly voted one of the best places in the UK to live. So, if you have been brewing in a large city and fancy living somewhere with history, green, hills and beaches on your doorstep this is your opportunity.

Role details

**Based at**: Brew York Ltd, Units A-C Handley Park, Outgang Lane, Osbaldwick, York, YO195UP

**DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES**
- Helping run all aspects of daily operations brewing and cellaring including running our centrifuge.
- Assist Head Brewer supervising and training the brewery team.
- Support the Head Brewer in procedural development and optimisation.
- Maintain up to date records (including but not limited to Breww and Microsoft Excel)
- Verify that beer fermentation and conditioning proceeds as expected.
- Verify that beers are in spec for packaging and assist the Head Brewer in ensuring all beer meets target specs.
- Ensure cleaning is performed to schedule. Carry out hygiene work, ensuring the brewery is kept clean and in accordance with current regs
- Assist with production planning and stock control
- Provide cover as a team as needed, 7 days week including bank holidays (e.g. Christmas) Brewery standard opening Monday to Friday.
- Ensure that the quality of beer leaving Brew York Brewery is excellent at all times.
- Increasing your understanding of the art and science of brewing through study and investigation.
- Demonstrate knowledge, enthusiasm and hospitality to visitors and clients, and at events where you represent the brewery.

**Brewhouse Duties**
- Operate a twin 50hl brewhouse.
- Responsible for all aspects of wort production
- Mill operation and malt preparation
- Brewhouse CIPs
- Enter all necessary data into relevant programmes.
- Ensure correct use and storage of relevant raw materials (malt, hops, dry yeast, salts etc)
- Assisting Head brewer with recipe optimisation and development

**Cellar duties.**
- Responsible for managing and delegating all cellar duties including;
- Operate a semi-automated cellar, including centrifuge.
- Measure tank CO2s/DOs - Carbonating beers as required.
- Ensure beer is in spec for packaging dates.
- Yeasting/hopping off vessels as required.
- Carry out Yeast counts and viabilities to ensure we have yeast availability for pitching.
- Yeast management
- Carry out semi-automated Vessel cleans (CIPs)
- Operate automated Dry-Hopping procedure.
- Transferring beers
- Monitor fermentation, ensuring Fermentation profiles are adhered to

**YOUR SKILLS & EXPERIENCE**
- We are looking for someone who has a minimum of 3 years’ brewing experience. Experience working in a large craft brewery with a 50hl/hr centrifuge or greater is desirable.
- IBD Diploma in Brewing, Brewing MSc, Food Science or Chemical Engineering degree or equivalent is desirable.
- A thorough understanding of the brewing process, equipment and techniques from raw ingredient to final packaged goods.
- Confident enough to question the way things are done.
- Strong time management skills with the ability to plan-ahead and manage multiple tasks
- You understand the importance of accuracy in all aspects of brewing to prevent contamination and brewery health and safety issues. Not only during the brewhouse process, but also in all aspects of cellaring and cleaning
- Familiar with basic laboratory equipment and methods - any further lab experience will be a bonus
- People management experience
- Strong communication skills
- Positive and committed attitude, with a flexible approach to work hours
- Right to live and work in the UK

**Hours of Work & Holiday Entitlement**

40 hours per week (Mon-Friday ), sometimes inclusive of evenings and weekends as required

Holidays - 20 days per annum plus bank holidays

**Compensation & Benefits**

One case (12 x 440ml) of core beer per month

Staff Discount

Uniform (Brewers Wellies, T-Shirts, Hoodies, Bib and Brace/Work Trousers

Company Pension (3% of eligible salary) Contributions

**Salary**: £26,000.00-£30,000.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Company pension
- Employee discount

Schedule:

- 8 hour shift
- Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

- York: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Work Location: In person

**Salary**: £26,000.00-£30,000.00 per year

**Ben