Brewer at Meantime Brewery

Asahi UK are delighted to announce that we are looking for a Brewer to join the team in our Meantime Brewery in Greenwich.

The Brewer will be responsible for all aspects of Wort production, Cellaring and Filtration and will directly report to a dedicated Senior Brewer. 

Key Accountabilities

Health and Safety

• Lead by example, adhering to all Health and Safety policies and procedures to drive a safety culture in the workplace.
• Challenge unsafe practices, identify and report hazards and near misses. Encourage the team to do the same.
• Work with relevant departments to close off reported hazards in a timely manner.
• Accountable for the completion of any plant safety checks to required frequencies.
• Ensure all production areas are well maintained and cleaned to the highest hygienic standards. Maintain a high level of Health and Safety at all times.

Quality

• Responsible and accountable for quality checks and documentation within production (in-line with all Meantime specifications).
• Following SOP (standard operating procedures) to the satisfaction of the Senior Brewer, Head Brewer & QA Manager. 
• Ensure all line checks (including CCP’s) are completed and are within specification to defined frequencies.
• Cross check that all production paperwork is being completed throughout production, from start-up to shut down.
• Working collaboratively with the team and supporting all SOP and control documents are reviewed (minimum annually) and updated where required.
• Proactively assist in internal and external audits, complete and close out any assigned actions.
• Isolate and communicate any quality issues.

Production

• Independently responsible for all Brewhouse operations including safety, quality and performance, in the delivery of wort production i.e.-
• Milling, mashing, lautering, boiling, whirlpooling, wort cooling, spent grain removal, water system management & CIP’s of all brewhouse equipment.
• Yeast Pitching of all brews.
• Independently complete cellaring operations incorporating safety, quality and performance; 
• Monitoring of fermentation temperatures, gravities & cell counts.
• Logged & documented CIP of vessels – FV’s, MV’s, BBT’s & Yeast tanks.
• Beer filtering and transfer
• Dry Hopping
• Yeast Management i.e. – harvesting, pitching, cell counts, record keeping.
• Loading of Bulk beer (Beer Fresh or road tankers)
• Documented cleaning and sanitation of hoses & fittings.
• Ensure all production logs (brew sheet, filtration, etc.) are filled out as defined to our external accreditation standards.
• Take personal and collective responsibility & ensure all production areas are well maintained and cleaned to the highest hygienic standards.
• Ensure compliance within Production, to all relevant food acts and customer requirements for all products within process.
• Support, develop and engage with NPD, be it process or Beer development.
• Represent the company at beer tastings, on brewery tours and in trade from time to time.
• Other duties as directed by the Senior Brewer or Head Brewer.

Experience Required

• Prior brewing experience required. Ideally in a brewery >20.000hl/annum.
• Minimum IBD General Certificate (or equivalent) required or willingness to work on personal development. 

Key Attributes

• Ability to work independently but also collaboratively with managers and teams.
• Ability to successfully manage and prioritise own workload.
• Written and verbal communication skills (in English language) required.
• Good knowledge of Microsoft Office software particularly Word and Excel.
• Must have B1 counterbalance Forklift Truck certificate of basic training or be willing to gain license upon starting.
• Proactive, flexible, able to prioritise activities to achieve the desired outputs
• Preferable to have a knowledge of or awareness of HACCP
• Due to the nature of process work, you will be required to work unsocial hours (early/late/night shifts) and weekends as needed.