Brewer

Blue Bottle Coffee; Berkeley (CA); On-site; USD 33,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

Blue Bottle Coffee is seeking a Production Brewer to execute our brewing process from beans to final product at our Gilman production facility in Berkeley. This full-time, onsite role collaborates with the Brewery team to maintain quality and oversee packaging, with emphasis on safety and sanitation.

You will perform CIP, record batch notes, and assist in canning, while engaging in tastings to sharpen palate and uphold our standards of excellence in coffee.

Qualifications

• One year of food and beverage manufacturing experience.
• Experience in fast-paced production environments.
• Basic math and writing skills.
• Ability to read and speak English proficiently.
• Familiarity with Microsoft and Google software suites.
• Strong judgment, integrity and bias to action.
• Deep love for great coffee and customer experience.

Responsibilities

• Assist brewing process from mashing to packaging and support canning runs.
• Perform Clean in Place procedures on tanks and equipment.
• Maintain detailed batch history and coffee metrics in Google Sheets or similar tools.
• Keep equipment in top condition and perform scheduled maintenance.
• Operate heavy machinery including power jacks and forklifts.
• Participate in QC tastings and cuppings to refine palate.
• Work packaging shifts and support production team as needed.
• Maintain clean, organized work areas and adhere to safety guidelines.
• Train and mentor Production Team Members.
• Follow Food Safety, Quality and GMP rules.

Skills

Multitasking

Team collaboration

Problem solving

English proficiency

Tools

Google Sheets

Microsoft Excel

Job description

At Blue Bottle, our mission is to connect the world to delicious coffee. From seed to cup, we elevate the craft of coffee in everything we do. We strive to build a better tomorrow by investing in what matters: a sustainable future for our people, the company, and our planet.

About the job

Brewing coffee is vital to what we do here at Blue Bottle Coffee, whether it be distinctly delicious cans of Cold Brew or our Nola and Iced Latte cartons. Our Production Brewer will execute our brewing process from roasted beans to the final product, working with our Brewery Team Lead, Brewery Leader, and Production Team Members to not just maintain but elevate our quality standards.

This is a full-time, hourly position requiring an onsite presence at our Gilman production facility. You will be a critical member of the production department, a team united by the basic love of producing great coffee.

You Will

• Work with our Brewery Team Lead in all brewing aspects including mashing, filtration, clean-in-place, and packaging. This includes weighing, grinding, mashing-in coffee in batches; graining out, filtering, and transferring coffee; pulling brew samples and quality control; supporting our canning runs, and more.
• Perform Clean in Place procedures as directed on tanks, tuns, and canning machinery.
• Create and manage extensive and scrupulous notes detailing accurate batch history and coffee metrics using Google Sheets or other available online record keeping tools.
• Maintain our plumbing, canning, and brewing equipment, ensuring it’s in top form for all brewing needs and perform regularly scheduled maintenance on equipment.
• Operate heavy machinery including electric power jacks and forklifts.
• Participate in QC tastings and cuppings to develop and strengthen your palate.
• Work packaging shifts regularly so that you engage in each step of the process. Support the production team when needed.
• Keep all work areas clean, organized, functional for you and your team.
• Work within all specified Safety Guidelines, including the use of PPE where necessary.
• Train and mentor Production Team Members.
• Follow and support all Food Safety, Quality, and Good Manufacturing Practices rules and regulations.

You Are

• Passionate about coffee, your work, your team
• A perceptive multi-tasker, working with a sense of urgency and purpose to accomplish tasks efficiently and well
• A collaborator at your core, you are a team player and flexible to changes as production demands shift
• A curious troubleshooter, always looking to find a better solution
• Empathetic and hospitable, always eager to listen, understand, learn, and field questions for your team and partners

You Have

• Working knowledge of basic hardware and tools
• Experience working in a fast paced environment (ideally in production)
• Basic math and writing skills
• The ability to read and speak English proficiently
• A minimum of one year of food and beverage manufacturing experience, preferably beverage brewing
• Familiarity with Microsoft and Google software suites
• Superb judgment and integrity, including excellent decision-making skills and a bias to action
• Last but not least, a deep love for great coffee, food, and exceptional customer experience

Physical Requirements

• The ability to stand, walk, sit for long periods of time (at least 8 hours per day and 5 days per week)
• The use of hands to handle or feel and the ability to reach with hands and arms
• The ability to stoop, kneel, or crouch
• The ability to squat, bend, twist and reach for items below waist level or above shoulders
• The ability to lift, push/pull, carry and/or move up to 50 pounds
• The ability to listen and speak
• The ability to climb ladders, stairs, ramps and uneven floor and/or surfaces as needed
• The ability to have close visual acuity to perform repetitive visual checking, counting, spotting small defects, determine accuracy of numbers
• This role takes place in a production warehouse environment and may involve exposure to environmental conditions, including elevated temperatures from roasting and processing equipment, mechanical noise, and cooler temperatures in storage areas.

$29 - $29 an hour

Blue Bottle is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We value an open mind, dedication to work, and a collaborative spirit. We hire based on these qualities, a job’s requirements, our business’s needs, and an applicant’s qualifications. We do not tolerate discrimination or harassment of any kind in the hiring process or in the workplace.

We comply with the ADA and provide reasonable accommodations that allow qualified applicants/employees to perform the essential functions of the job. We also provide reasonable religious accommodations to applicants/employees to allow them to practice their bona fide religious beliefs. To request an accommodation, contact your People Partner.

We may refuse to hire relatives of present employees if doing so could result in actual or potential problems in supervision, security, safety, or morale, or if doing so could create other conflicts of interest.

We will consider employment-qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

We participate in E-Verify. We will provide the federal government with employees’ Form I-9 information to confirm authorization to work in the U.S. We will only use E-Verify once an employee has accepted a job offer and completed the Form I-9.