Assistant Brewer (3rd Shift) (Wine Jobs: Vineyards & Cellars )

  Lagunitas Brewing Company

  Petaluma, California

What you'll do:

• Responsible for cleaning and sanitizing fermentation vessels while simultaneously managing ancillary aspects of wort production, cellar work and area cleanliness and tidiness.
• Rinse, vent and CIP stainless steel unitanks.
• Proper use of PPE and participation in company chemical training and safety seminars.
• Perform chemical titrations and ATP swabs to ensure effective cleaning.
• Clean out-of-place (COP) man-ways, racking ports and tank top assemblies.
• Follow company SOP’s and respond to out of specification parameters.
• Weigh out precise quantities of various raw materials and deliver into sub-containers.
• Maintain the cleanliness and order of the cellars and brewhouses, including cleaning sinks & soaker tubs, outsides of brewing vessels, floors and walls, promptly sweeping up spilt grain and hops and proper storage of hoses, pump carts, clamps and other brewery equipment.
• Manage and execute required daily yeast and cold trub removals.
• Prepare, stage and execute daily requirement of dry hopping.
• Prepare, fill and transfer beer to and from wooden barrels and blends the resulting oak flavor (similar to wine production).

What we're lookin' for:

• Must be willing to work varying and flexible schedules as well as weekends and evenings as needed. 
• Strong understanding and passionate interest in trends in production and flavors in the craft beer industry and the methods of their application in the Lagunitas brewhouse.
• Strong knowledge of the brewing process and the industrial hazards associated with professional brewing.
• Ability to follow all company SOP’s and work with little or no supervision once fully trained.
• Strong working knowledge of CIP loops, dead-ends, cleaning and sanitizing principles, methods and the proper care and use of brewery vessels.
• Must understand clean-out-of-place (COP) principles and grasp environmental hygiene hazards.
• Punctual, reliable and able to work both independently and within a team.
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills; ability to multitask.
• Excellent organization, time management and problem solving skills; works well under pressure.
• Must be able to adapt to changes in the work environment and manage competing demands.
• Forklift/pallet jack proficiency required.

Physical Requirements:

• Ability to lift 55 lbs. repeatedly and move 165 lbs.
• Ability to stoop, kneel, crawl, climb and work in tight spaces.
• Ability to manipulate tri-clamps, pull and figure eight stack hoses up to 2.5’ diameter and 100 feet long.
• Tolerate outside summer/winter temperature and inclement weather conditions.
• Ability to stand and walk for long periods of time (up to 10 hours).

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