Job Description

Cellar Operator

We are looking for an energetic, enthusiastic, and curious individual to join our brewing & cellar team at Curious Brewery in Ashford, Kent.

Who We Are

Our reason for being is to inspire people to stay curious. To question. To celebrate. To smile more. And to never graduate from the school of life.

We do that by brewing with the best quality ingredients at our state-of-the-art brewery to make great-tasting beer and cider. We aim to improve our beer and our team by continually developing, training, questioning our methods, and staying forever curious.

Responsibilities

You will start as part of our cellar operations team working to ensure our beer is fermented, conditioned, processed, and filtered in specification and on time. This involves carrying out basic quality and process checks on wort and beer in process, carrying out cleaning operations on vessels, equipment, and pipework, and filtration of beer and conducting clearance-to-package checks.

You will also have the opportunity to learn brewhouse & packaging operation, as we believe a well-rounded team is what will help drive growth and improvement.

Other responsibilities include helping out other production areas, assisting with warehousing and distribution, and general good hygiene and housekeeping around the brewery.

Requirements

You'll be someone confident, motivated, and willing to learn about producing the beer and cider which is at the heart what we do. If you're passionate about beer or cider (or think you might be!), we can help you learn the rest. If you already have experience in brewing we will start you at an appropriate level.

This role involves being on your feet for the majority of the shift moving pumps and hoses and conducting quality and process checks. Some Microsoft Office and computer skills are required to complete process checks and paperwork.

We are looking for someone who is focused and has an eye for problem solving. Previous experience in food production, food service, warehousing, or manufacturing sectors is a bonus. Above all, we believe that good communication is what makes a workday go smoothly.

What We Offer

We will help you develop into a core member of our brewing team with development into brewhouse and other areas over time.

On top of this we also offer enrollment into accredited training courses in brewing, beer serving, packaging, health and safety, forklift driving, first aid, and can find courses to suit whatever skills you are curious about and the business needs.

Based at our brewery in Ashford, we operate Monday to Friday with 9-hour rotating shifts (including 1 hour break). Shifts are currently 06:00 to 15:00 and 13:00 to 22:00, but will expand beyond this within the next 6 months.

Starting salary is 26,208 and grows with training and qualifications. If you have existing brewing experience or qualifications this will be taken into account. We also offer 33 days holiday, a 50% discount in our restaurant and bar, enrolment in our pension scheme, employee benefits program, and we always enjoy a few beers after work or to take home!

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: 26,208.00-30,500.00 per year

Benefits:

Company events Company pension Discounted or free food Employee discount Free parking On-site parking Store discount
Application question(s):

What is your favorite beer or beverage, and why?
Work Location: In person