Jobs at Shadow Puppet Brewing Company

Shadow Puppet Brewing Company is hiring a full-time Brewer to join our production team in Livermore, CA (SF Bay Area)! We operate a Premier Stainless 20bbl 3-vessel brewhouse, with four 20bbl tanks, 2 60bbl tanks & 2 90bbl tanks on the cellar side. This role will start as hourly ($20-$28/hr range) and then after successfully completing 30 days of service, will be eligible to move to a salaried compensation package. Compensation is commensurate with experience.

Responsibilities of this role include, but are not limited to:

• Milling grain; Production of wort; Cleaning & Maintenance of brewhouse, tanks & equipment
• Maintain safe operation of our steam boiler
• Preparation of grains, hops, adjuncts and other ingredients for a brew
• Miscellaneous cellaring operations as needed, including yeast handling and pitching, dry hopping, CIP, general cleaning and sanitation
• Maintaining a clean and safe workspace in the brewery
• General warehouse operations, including moving ingredients, barrels, and packaged product safely with forklift and pallet jacks
• Kegging and canning
• General management of all production/cellar staff:
• Motivate and lead production team to achieve company goals
• Production schedule management
• Administrative
• Manage raw ingredient inventory and purchasing
• Ensure hops are dated, labeled, sealed, etc by Production Team.
• Monthly physical inventory of raw ingredients and packaging supplies
• Manage brewery aids, cleaning chemicals and miscellaneous parts
• Establish and maintain digital record of brewing and cellaring statistics (used for record keeping and, QA, and improving efficiencies
• Track cost of beers
• Develop new recipes
• Improve/optimize existing recipes
• This role reports to the Founder & CEO

Requirements:

• Deep understanding of all aspects of production including grain handling, yeast management, packaging and quality assurance
• Hands-on brewing experience at a production brewery is greatly preferred; however extremely strong candidates may be able to substitute substantial homebrewing experience or formal brewing education for this requirement
• Excellent communication, organizational & time management skills
• Strong understanding of CAL-OSHA safety requirements
• Technology
• Be comfortable communicating digitally via email with management and Sales team
• Learn to use daily EKOS (our ERP system) to plan, track and communicate regarding production, inventory, costs, sales orders, and deliveries
• Physically-capable to regularly lift up to 60lbs and maneuver up to 165lbs.
• Comfortable with heights, confined spaces, and hot and cold environments
• Clean driving record and reliable transportation

This role will start as hourly ($20-$28/hr range) and then after successfully completing 30 days of service, will be eligible to move to a salaried compensation package. Compensation is commensurate with experience.