Brewery Assistant - McLeod's Brewing

Closes: Aug 6, 2020

We are currently accepting applications for:

Brewery Assistant

This is a full time year round position.

Some weekend and holiday work is required.

Wages dependent upon experience.

Skills Required:

These skills are preferred as previous experience, however not required. 

• Previous Management of staff of 3 or more

o Be able to instruct a small team as necessary

• 1+ Year of commercial brewing experience in a similar size brewery.

o Thorough knowledge of brewing process preferred.

o Some skills required cannot be readily taught with on the job training. However in-house techniques will be shown and the employee will be expected to consistently follow these procedures.

• Team Player

o Be able to work with a small team. Capacity to learn and instruct others. Know when to pitch in.

• Positive can-do attitude

o We are a small growing, evolving business, we need people that want to work and committed to making the best beer possible. Take instructions well.

• IBD or similar degree preferred.

• Knowledge of cellar and draft systems.

o Cleaning and maintenance of these systems will be required

o Portable as well as, draft and hand pull devices

• Thorough understanding of sanitation and safe handling practices

• Thorough understanding of brewery water treatment

• Thorough understanding of wort production

• Thorough understanding of brewing equipment and how to maintain.

• Thorough understanding of yeast management and propagation.

• Thorough understanding of filtration and using a centrifuge

• Thorough understanding of operating a keg cleaner

• Thorough understanding of filling kegs

• Thorough understanding of running an automated labeller and bottle filler

o Specific skills related to GAI MLE440 a plus


Job Description:

Your position will include but not be limited to:

• Cleaning and Sanitation, of all brewing equipment.

• Maintain and monitor brewing equipment functions

• Brewing Process:

o Wort production

o Cellar management

• Weighing, measuring, mixing, dissolving and boiling ingredients

o Adding these materials to beverages (Beer)

• Operating heating, chilling and carbonation equipment

o Zahm Nagel carbonation tester

• General Cleaning, inside and outside of brewery facilities

o Daily cleaning of work areas and equipment

• Monitoring product quality before and after packaging by inspecting, taking samples and adjusting treatments conditions when necessary

o Use a Anton Paar Dissolved Oxygen meter

• Cleaning kegs

o Operating an automated keg cleaner

• Cleaning tanks, pumps, hoses, storage tanks, vessels

o Daily and as needed

• Cleaning floors

o Daily and as needed

• Working on the production line during bottling and packaging

o Operating and running the bottling/canning machine

• Filling kegs

• Picking and fulfilling orders, moving products from production lines to storage and shipping areas

• Monitoring inventory levels

o Taking monthly stock takes

• Working and attending festivals

o As needed

• Driving a forklift

o Forklift licence recommended

o Training can be provoided

• Intimate knowledge of cellar boys and draft systems, cleaning and repair.

In addition, to complete the work required


You must be:

Able to lift heavy objects >65kg safely

Physically fit

Have a clean NZ Full drivers licence

Enjoy working outdoors

Able to legally work in NZ

Free from addictions to any drugs or alcohol


Apply online via Trademe - https://www.trademe.co.nz/a.aspx?id=2692838142&tm=email&et=45&mt=F6977E27-614B-44DE-8C7C-EF1905333AD0

Jason Bathgate

(022) 6576028