Research Pilot Brewery Co-Op

Anheuser-Busch • St. Louis, MO

23h • Onsite

About The Position

This Co-Op is open to applicants who are available from June-December 2026. At the Research Pilot Brewery, you will be part of a team managing an area of our brewing process. You will be manually moving beer, grinding in malt, and reporting data to upper management, operating as a very efficient Microbrewery within the largest brewery in the country. You will be part of the company’s Innovations group, which is responsible for the development of new products and processes. You will be challenged constantly here to provide new high-quality beers and flavored malt beverages (FMB’s) in a safe and efficient manner to support the future growth of our company. Beyond day-to-day production, you will manage an improvement project, present a ‘Beer Science’ topic to your peers, own an area of the brewery to ensure it has all the tools needed, and present about everything you learned to our director and other Innovation leaders. This is a very hands-on and manual co-op, involving moving hoses, opening valves, cleaning tanks, transferring products, centrifuging beer, and working with equipment such as flow meters, plate and frame coolers, glycol jacketed tanks, yeast separators, steam heaters, and various lab instruments that you will be responsible for calibrating and operating. Anheuser-Busch is home to iconic beer and beyond beer brands, committed to communities and its 65,000 hardworking Americans.

Requirements

• Current university student or recent university graduate
• Bachelor’s Degree with a GPA of 2.8 or greater
• Geographical & Functional mobility – open to experiencing different functions and locations across the U.S. during the 6-month Co-Op
• Flexibility to work varying shifts including weekends, holidays, & overtime
• Ability to walk up and down elevated catwalks and stairs, stand for long periods of time, and work in all environmental conditions including extreme temperatures
• Ability to move hoses, open valves, clean tanks, and transfer products
• Ability to lift and move up to 60 pounds
• Leverage data and insights to provide effective solutions to complex problems
• Can demonstrate leadership capabilities in previous work experience and/or extracurricular activities
• Self-motivated to drive results and deliver above and beyond expectations
• Ability to collaborate, be an active listener, seek diverse opinions and input from others, and foster an inclusive environment
• Embraces ambiguity and thrives in a fast-paced environment
• Able to effectively manage several projects and teams at once, while being agile in the face of setbacks and change
• Consistently questions the status quo, seeks opportunities to improve processes, not afraid of change and willing to take calculated risks
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (ex: Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook) required

Nice To Haves

• A background in Engineering, Science, or Environmental/Safety
• Experience in SAP or advanced Excel capabilities (ex: macros and VBA)

Responsibilities

• Introduction to the company with local Leadership team, to learn about Anheuser-Busch’s overall strategy, business functions, and people structure
• Field Experience in our brewery operations to understand the brewing routine of the business, followed by the opportunity to deep dive into a project within the areas of the brewery
• Work intimately with the Innovations team on new process techniques and new recipes
• Data entry and observation notation will be very critical to the role
• Experience moving beer, grinding malt, testing new flavors, and reporting data for the largest brewery in the country
• Work with equipment such as flow meters, plate and frame coolers, glycol jacketed tanks, yeast separators, steam heaters, and many lab instruments that you will be responsible for calibrating and operating
• Upon successful completion of the Co-Op, you will be given the opportunity to present your final project(s) and results to our members of Zone senior leadership
• Manage an area of our brewing process
• Manually move beer, grind in malt, and report data to upper management
• Provide NEW high-quality beers and flavored malt beverages (FMB’s) in a SAFE and efficient manner
• Manage an improvement project
• Present a ‘Beer Science’ topic to your peers
• Own an area of the brewery to ensure it has all the tools we need
• Present about everything you learned to our director and other Innovation leaders
• Move hoses, open valves, clean tanks, transfer products, centrifuging beer

Benefits

• $25/hour + housing & travel stipends based on eligibility
• Chance to work in a fast-paced environment among a company of owners
• You will be able to come up with a new recipe that we will brew and you can try (over Legal Drinking Age)
• Free Beer (21+)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Intern
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees