Brewer II (Overnight)

Parallel 49 Brewing Company,; Flagstaff (AZ); On-site; USD 46,000 - 58,000; Full time

Job summary

Parallel 49 Brewing Company is seeking a Brewer II (Overnight) to join the Production team in Flagstaff. You will perform advanced brewhouse and cellar tasks, ensuring quality beer through precise wort production, CIP processes, and yeast handling.

The role supports both brewhouse and cellar operations, including filtration, transfers, and cask handling while maintaining safety and clean facilities. This full-time, non-exempt position requires the ability to lift heavy objects and work overnight

Qualifications

• 1+ years of brewing, distilling, or cider/wine making experience in a production facility.
• Brewing education may be considered in lieu of some experience.
• Forklift Operator's Certificate is required.

Responsibilities

• Brewhouse: Wort production per brewing schedule; performs brewhouse spa days; CIP for heat exchangers and mash-tun; CIP/SIP for O2 stone and maintenance.
• Cellar: Filters and transfers beer into brite tanks; maintains filter modules; harvests, pitches, preps yeast; CIP/SIP for fermenters and brite tanks; adds fermenters and brite tanks; taps, stores and racks casks with breather.
• Facilities and Equipment: Collects weak wort; wastewater pH adjustment; diverts solids; operates centrifuge; performs other maintenance and facilities tasks.
• Other Responsibilities: Monitors Basecamp and logs on Google Drive; contributes to SOP improvements; participates in meetings; other duties as assigned.

Skills

Brewing production experience

Physical endurance

Safety awareness

Team lifting

SDS interpretation

Education

Brewing education (relevant coursework)

Forklift Operator's Certificate

Job description

Job Title: Brewer II (Overnight)

Reports to: Director of Quality, Brewhouse and Cellar Operations

Department: Production

Classification: Full-Time; Non-Exempt

Hours: 7:00 pm - 4:00 am, Monday-Friday

Westward Route

Brewer II's perform advanced brewhouse and cellar tasks with accuracy and attention to detail. Performing these tasks with consistency and quality is key to brewing distinguished beers.

Responsibilities

Brewhouse

• Wort Production per the brewing schedule
• Performs brewhouse spa days
• Performs Heat exchanger and Mash-Tun CIPs
• Performs O2 Stone CIP and Maintenance

Cellar

• Filters and transfers beer into brite tanks
• Performs filter module changing/cleaning/maintenance tasks
• Harvests, pitches, preps yeast
• Performs fermenter and brite tank CIPs/SIPs
• Fermenter and Brite tank additions
• Taps, stores, racks casks with breather

Facilities and Equipment

• Collects weak wort
• Performs wastewater ph adjustment and discharge
• Diverts solids to side stream tank
• Operates centrifuge
• All other maintenance and facilities tasks as assigned

Other Responsibilities

• Monitors and contributes to Basecamp and shared logs on Google Drive
• Contributes to SOP improvement
• Participates in meetings as necessary
• All other duties as assigned

Minimum Qualifications

• 1+ years of brewing, distilling, or cider/wine making experience in a production facility
• Brewing education may be considered in lieu of some experience
• Forklift Operator's Certificate

Required Abilities

• Able to lift up to 65 pounds independently from floor, at waist level, and above waist
• Able to team lift up to 165 pounds, and may maneuver (not lift) using a dolly up to 330 pounds
• Agile enough to twist, crouch, bend and stoop multiple times per day
• Ability to ascend and descend from stairs frequently throughout the work shift
• Ability to withstand moderate to extreme temperatures for extended periods of time
• Can stand for 10+ hours per day
• Can understand and interpret Safety Data Sheets (SDS)