Are you an Australian brewer looking for a change in pace? Hong Kong Beer Co are looking for an experienced brewer to join them.
Job Description: Senior Or Lead Brewer
About Hong Kong Beer Co
Hong Kong Beer Co is one of Asia's largest, most versatile, and most technologically advanced craft breweries, providing premium product quality and supply chain certainty to marquee businesses in the F&B industry in Hong Kong and neighboring countries. We make award-winning craft beers and have received 44 awards in the last eight months from nine prestigious beer competitions in six countries. Our awards are a testament to our brew team’s 60+ years of combined craft brewing experience and the precision of our new state-of-the-art brewery, which was commissioned last year. Our head brewer, Phillip Rankmore, is Australian, and our brew team includes experienced team members from the United States, South Africa, Brazil and Hong Kong. We offer an above-industry-average compensation package, a great health plan with comprehensive medical, dental, vision, disability and maternity coverage, paid vacation time, holidays, and sick leave.
Senior or Lead Brewer
Hong Kong Beer Co is looking for a high-calibre person to join our brew team in Hong Kong. The positions of senior or lead brewer involve overseeing the production of various craft beer styles, from raw materials to packaging, in accordance with standard operating procedures. The successful candidate will collaborate with and report to our head brewer, join an exceptional team of experienced senior and assistant brewers and quality assurance professionals, receive extensive in-person and online training and professional development opportunities, work closely with brewery management, and coordinate with our logistics teams to meet distribution schedules.
Responsibilities:
- Wort production on 3-vessel 25hl automated brewhouse
- Operate cellar equipment, including cellar control system, centrifuge, pasteuriser, water deaeration system, and carbonation equipment
- Adhere to established recipes, quality assurance processes and SOPs
- Collaborate on recipe development for limited-release beers
- Fermentation and cellar management, including CIPs, sanitation, managing fermentation schedules, yeast harvesting, dry hopping, and ingredient addition
- Keep paper and digital logs of brewing operations
- Supervise packaging into kegs, bottles and cans, ensuring the highest product quality
- Manage stores of ingredients and brewing supplies
- Assist full-time engineering manager with maintenance and preventive maintenance of all brewing equipment
- Adhere to safety standards at all times
Requirements:
- Five years or more in a professional brewing role or comparable production environment
- Formal education in brewing science or related fields will be highly regarded
- Solid experience managing employees and working as part of a high-functioning team
Interested candidates please email resume to: rebecca@hkbeerco.com.
Hong Kong Beer Co will assist any overseas prospective employee with their work visa application.
