Brewer
BREWER
Location: Leith, Edinburgh
Salary: £25,000-£29,000
Details: full time position, 8am-4pm monday-friday
Campervan Brewery is going through an exciting period of growth. Having received industry praise for creating Extra Black, Scotland’s first Gluten Free Nitro Porter and being awarded Scotland’s Small Brewery of the Year 2023, it is the perfect time to join the team. The brewery has just undergone a phenomenal expansion, allowing the production of even higher quality beers in a more efficient way.
Due to this growth, we are looking for an experienced Brewer to join our production team. The successful candidate must have previous experience within a brewery and a passion for craft beer.
Main duties:
Wort production on automated 20hL brewhouse
Yeast management (cropping, pitching, cell counts)
Cellar management (daily fermentation checks, dry hopping, fruiting, carbonating beer, CIPs)
Packaging into keg and smallpack
Ensuring accurate and detailed records are maintained
SOP development and continual improvement projects
Adhering to health and safety, HACCP and food safety procedures
Representing brewery at festivals and meet the brewer events (occasional weekend work)
Recipe development and pilot brews
Operating counterbalance forklift
Supporting with ad-hoc duties and responsibilities where necessaryEssential:
Desirables:
Relevant qualification (MSc/BSc Brewing and Distilling, IBD certificates, Engineering, Chemistry, Food Science etc.)
Experience operating a canning line
Sensory/tasting experience
Clean driving license
Forklift experience
Mixed fermentation and/or barrel ageing experience
Commercial recipe development
How to apply: Email pat@campervanbrewery.com with a CV and cover letter.
Deadline to apply: Wednesday 25th September at 5pm.