Lab Manager - Oskar Blues Brewery

Oskar Blues Brewery; Brevard (NC); On-site; USD 55,000 - 79,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

401(k) matching

Vacation and Sick Time Off

Employee beer discounts

Merchandise discounts

Food discounts

Paid Holidays

Job summary

Oskar Blues Brewery in Brevard, NC seeks a Lab Manager to lead the lab team, ensuring quality assurance and control across beer production. The role emphasizes safety, SOP compliance, and effective cross-department communication.

The position is full-time with salary-based compensation, and requires 3–5 years in production brewery settings. Benefits include comprehensive coverage and career growth within brewing operations.

Qualifications

• Leadership experience overseeing a team in a production setting.
• Reliable, punctual and able to multi-task in a fast-paced brewery environment.
• Clear communication and decisive decision-making across departments.
• Committed to safety and quality standards in production.

Responsibilities

• Maintain quality and safety standards for beer production.
• Mastery of Lab Operator tasks.
• Oversee lab tasks and procedures in brewing operations.
• Oversee maintenance of lab equipment.
• Plan and execute sensory training sessions.
• Manage lab labor scheduling and performance.
• Maintain SOPs, logs and safety documentation.
• Ensure team complies with policies and safety guidelines.
• Communicate effectively via email, phone, text or verbal tools.
• Screen, interview and hire new staff for lab department.
• Lead training and management of lab personnel, production scheduling and raw materials ordering.
• Validate timecards for department personnel.
• Perform facility-specific duties as required.
• Support other departments when needed and connect processes.
• Stay current on ASBC methodology.

Skills

Leadership

Reliability

Communication

Decision making

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Bachelor’s degree preferred

Job description

Lab Manager - Oskar Blues Brewery

Brevard, NC

Objective

Manage the lab team to execute quality assurance and quality control effectively and efficiently.

Full Time Benefits Include

• 100% Employer PAID Insurance (for employee only)
  • Health Insurance
  • Dental Insurance
  • Vision Insurance
  • Life Insurance and AD&D
  • Short-Term Disability
  • Long-Term Disability Insurance
  • Employee + Spouse, Children or Family coverage available at additional cost
• Health Savings Account
• 10 Paid Company Holidays
• 401(k) matching up to 4% (Roth optional)
• Vacation and Sick Time Off
• Anniversary Recognition Program
• Employee beer, merchandise, and food discounts

Essential Responsibilities

• Maintain all quality and safety standards set for beer production at Monster Brewing facilities.
• Mastery of all Lab Operator 1, Operator 2, and Technician 1 tasks.
• Manage lab related tasks and procedures in Orchestrated Beer.
• Oversee planned and unplanned maintenance of lab equipment.
• Plan and execute sensory training sessions.
• Manage lab labor scheduling and individual performance.
• Maintain accurate standard operating procedures, logs, and safety documentation.
• Ensure team is compliant with company polices and safety guidelines.
• Communicates effectively and timely using either email, phone, text or verbal tools.

Additional Responsibilities

• Screen, interview and hire new staff for lab department.
• Lead training and management of all lab personnel, production scheduling and raw materials ordering.
• Validate timecards for department personnel.
• Perform facility-specific duties as required or assigned.
• Support other departments when situations warrant and make connections between processes.
• Remain current on ASBC methodology.

Requirements

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Demonstrate leadership and facilitate communication between departments.
• Demonstrate reliability, punctuality, and ability to multi-task.
• Communicate effectively and demonstrate willingness to ask questions before proceeding with uncertainty.
• Demonstrate responsible and well-informed decision making.

Physical & Mental Requirements

Must have the physical and mental strength and endurance to be able to perform duties, in at times extreme environments, as well as the ability to handle stressors of the position in operational and administrative situations. Required to frequently lift and move 10-75 pounds. Expected to stand, sit, walk, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, bend, talk, hear, taste, smell, see, and operate objects, tools, and controls. May be required to manage and support weekend and evening shifts.

Position Snapshot

Employment Type: Full Time

Job Type: Exempt

Pay Type: Salary, $55,000 - $79,000 per year, depending on experience

Supervisor: Director/General Manager of Brewery Operation (or Operations Manager, if applicable)

Manages Others: Yes

Minimum Education: High School Diploma, GED, or Equivalent required; Bachelor’s Degree or vocational degree preferred

Minimum Certification: N/A

Minimum Experience: 3-5 years’ production brewery experience

Preferred Experience: Production brewery department management

Age Requirement: 21 years or older

Required Travel: Less than 10%

Driving Requirements: Yes

Tools & Equipment Used: Standard Office Equipment, Brewery equipment, Pallet Jack, Forklift, Scissor Lift

Diversity Statement

Monster Brewing values a diverse and inclusive workplace and believes that a career in craft beer should be accessible to all people. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to providing equal opportunities to individuals of every race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class.

The employer retains the right to change or assign other duties to this position as a result of evolving business needs.