Brewer - All Levels

Athletic Brewing Company • San Diego, CA

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Brewing team reflects Athletic Brewing’s commitment to quality through meticulous brewing processes, strict sanitation standards, and continuous product verification to ensure every beer meets the highest standards. The position also allows for significant innovation, as team members contribute to a pioneering and rapidly growing segment of the craft beverage industry focused on award-winning non-alcoholic beer. To be a member of this team is to be collaborative, creative, self motivated and have a high attention to detail to ensure our beer is best - always. The Brewing team is at the heart of Athletic Brewing's commitment to quality. This is a hands-on, process-driven role where you will execute world class brewing procedures, uphold the highest sanitation standards, and perform continuous product verification to ensure every beer we produce meets the highest bar — always. Brewing team members are major contributors to an innovative and rapidly growing segment of the craft beverage industry focused on award-winning non-alcoholic beer. This role is deeply connected to the broader Athletic community — from the teammates you collaborate with on the floor to the fans who trust what's in every can.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or GED required
• Personal curiosity in learning and developing new skills
• Strong time management skills with a proven ability to meet deadlines.
• Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, listening, critical thinking, verbal and written communication skills.
• Honest, Dependable, high integrity, team player, and passionate.

Nice To Haves

• Brewing degree not required, but considered favorably
• Experience in cellaring, brewing production, or food production valued
• Experience with tools, sanitation, and cleaning systems valued
• For more experienced candidates: strong technical understanding of the brewing process and sanitation; experience with brewery maintenance and upkeep; troubleshooting and root cause analysis; operating manual and automated brewing equipment, including centrifuge filtration systems; and documentation experience (manual and electronic) are valued

Responsibilities

• Build a strong foundation in Food Safety and Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs)
• Learn and perform brewery sanitation, including cleaning floors, drains, and tank faces; sanitizing brewing parts; prepping and titrating chemical solutions for parts washing; and parts cleaning, handling, inspection, and staging
• Participate in receiving, storing, and handling raw materials, including hops, grain, adjuncts, and processing aids
• Participate in all aspects of wort production, including milling, weighing, mashing, boiling, transfer, inoculation, aeration, and monitoring/recording in written and digital formats
• Participate in cellar activity, including CIP's and SIP's, yeast handling (sample collection, harvest, and pitching), filtration (including centrifuge filtration media changes), transfers, and tank additions
• Support quality assurance through DO, CO2, and O2 measurements, CIP verification, pH and gravity readings, and in-process/finished-product sensory verification
• Professional and meticulous use of all chemicals in the brewery
• Participate in flash pasteurization and product blending
• Maintain a clean and safe working environment; participate in cross-departmental floor walks and abide by safety and GMP practices to keep the facility sanitary and audit-ready
• May assume responsibilities of an adjacent brewer level as needed
• Maintain confidentiality of Athletic's brewing process; process is not to be discussed or repeated outside approved, need-to-know contexts
• Other duties, responsibilities, and activities may change or be assigned at any time with or without notice

Benefits

• Company Paid health, vision, dental, life, 401k with 5% company match, and Paid Parental Leave
• In addition to Paid Time Off, all team members receive one paid day per month to dedicate to volunteering activities.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED