Brewer – All Levels: Grow, Create, Impact

Athletic-Brewing-Company-LLC; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 48,000 - 56,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Vision insurance

Dental insurance

Life insurance

401k with 5% company match

Paid parental leave

Community volunteering day each month

Internal mobility & team equity

Job summary

Athletic Brewing offers a hands-on brewing role in San Diego, focusing on high standards of sanitation and quality verification for award‑winning non‑alcoholic beer. You will engage in wort production, CIP/SIP, yeast handling, and process improvements within a collaborative, detail‑oriented team.

The position emphasizes collaboration, creativity, and a proactive attitude, with opportunities to grow through responsibility across brewing levels and a strong emphasis on safety and GMP practices.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• Brewing degree not required, but considered favorably.
• Experience in cellaring, brewing production, or food production valued.
• Experience with tools, sanitation, and cleaning systems valued.
• For more experienced candidates: strong technical understanding of the brewing process and sanitation.
• Experience with brewery maintenance and upkeep.
• Troubleshooting and root cause analysis.
• Operating manual and automated brewing equipment, including centrifuge filtration systems.
• Documentation experience (manual and electronic) are valued.

Responsibilities

• Reports to Brewing Supervisor
• Build a strong foundation in Food Safety and Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs)
• Learn and perform brewery sanitation, including cleaning floors, drains, and tank faces
• Sanitizing brewing parts
• Prepping and titrating chemical solutions for parts washing
• And parts cleaning, handling, inspection, and staging
• Participate in receiving, storing, and handling raw materials, including hops, grain, adjuncts, and processing aids
• Participate in all aspects of wort production, including milling, weighing, mashing, boiling, transfer, inoculation, aeration, and monitoring/recording in written and digital formats
• Participate in cellar activity, including CIP's and SIP's, yeast handling (sample collection, harvest, and pitching), filtration (including centrifuge filtration media changes), transfers, and tank additions
• Support quality assurance through DO, CO2, and O2 measurements, CIP verification, pH and gravity readings, and in‑process/finished‑product sensory verification
• Professional and meticulous use of all chemicals in the brewery
• Participate in flash pasteurization and product blending
• Maintain a clean and safe working environment; participate in cross‑departmental floor walks and abide by safety and GMP practices to keep the facility sanitary and audit‑ready
• May assume responsibilities of an adjacent brewer level as needed
• Maintain confidentiality of Athletic's brewing process; process is not to be discussed or repeated outside approved, need‑to‑know contexts
• Other duties, responsibilities, and activities may change or be assigned at any time with or without notice

Skills

Time management

Attention to detail

Team player

Communication

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

Brewery equipment

Job description

Athletic Brewing offers a hands-on brewing role in San Diego, focusing on high standards of sanitation and quality verification for award‑winning non‑alcoholic beer. You will engage in wort production, CIP/SIP, yeast handling, and process improvements within a collaborative, detail‑oriented team.

The position emphasizes collaboration, creativity, and a proactive attitude, with opportunities to grow through responsibility across brewing levels and a strong emphasis on safety and GMP practices.