White Sails Brewing is seeking an experienced, dynamic, passionate Head Brewer to lead our Brewery Operations and continue our tradition of crafting delicious, high-quality brews for our community of craft beer lovers.
The ideal candidate is an individual with strong brewing, leadership and planning skills who will create high-quality, well executed brews, innovating and creating in an established award-winning atmosphere.
ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Our Head Brewer will work closely with our General Manager in the operation of the Brewery and production planning.
We are looking for our Head Brewer to:
- Brew absolutely delicious beer.
- Oversee and run all elements of the brewing process: brewing, cleaning, transferring, cellaring, quality control, brewhouse and equipment maintenance, packaging, and research and development.
- Schedule production, managing workflow, planning and forecasting brew schedule to align with organizational goals.
- Manage inventories, maintain traceability protocols, maintain brew sheets, packaging logs, maintenance logs and other general administrative duties.
- Ensure best practices are being followed to ensure quality control.
- Work in alignment with our General Manager and Management Team in forecasting and planning capital investments, taking a leadership role in sourcing, purchasing and ordering.
- Participate in and develop long term planning and forecasting promoting Brewery growth.
- Represent White Sails Brewing at conferences and events.
- Contribute to the continued growth and evolution of the White Sails brand.
ASSETS
- Significant brewing experience, preferably in a Head Brewer/Lead Brewer role.
- Excellent leadership and communication skills.
- Previous team management experience.
- Strong organizational and planning skills .
- Experience operating and maintaining canning and bottling lines.
- Experience with troubleshooting equipment repairs, evaluation and maintenance of brewhouse.
- Barrel experience and management is an asset.
- Adaptability and innovation.
- Critical thinking.
- Technically inclined.
- Warehousing, forklift and pallet jack experience.
ABOUT WHITE SAILS BREWING
White Sails Brewing is an award-winning, locally owned and operated Brewery and Taproom in Nanaimo, B.C. We pride ourselves on producing quality, cleanly executed beer for our passionate local community. In our 10 years of operations, we have positioned ourselves as a well established Vancouver Island brand, winning numerous awards for our beer, our business and our team.
Our management team operates under the core tenets of communication, respect, transparency, inclusivity and collaboration. We employ a diverse team in all areas of our organization, working together to move our business forward.
Our team members appreciate the work-life balance at the Brewery, competitive compensation and benefit plans, a collaborative work environment, the beauty and affordability of Nanaimo and the dedication to continued growth and evolution that is at the core of White Sails’ model.
DIVERSITY & INCLUSION
White Sails Brewing is dedicated to creating and maintaining an inclusive, safe and respectful environment in both our team and our Taproom. White Sails Brewing is an equal opportunity employer, we encourage applicants from the BIPOC, LGBTQ+, and under-represented communities.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: From $55,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Casual dress
- Company events
- Dental care
- Discounted or free food
- Extended health care
- Life insurance
- On-site parking
- Paid time off
- Store discount
- Vision care
Work Location: In person
