PRESS RELEASE: BREWERY 85 SEEKING HEAD BREWER

JANUARY 4th, 2016.

GREENVILLE, SOUTH CAROLINA –

Brewery 85 in Greenville, South Carolina is seeking a HEAD BREWER. A minimum of 2-years previous brewing experience is a MUST. Formal brewing education and/or certifications are preferred. The ideal candidate will have brewed on at least a 15BBL system in full production, will have brewed many different styles of beer, and will have working knowledge of all aspects of brewery operations, including packaging and distributing. Skill certifications are a plus.

Scope and range of work may include:

– Production of beer on 30 barrel brew house

– Cleaning and sanitizing tanks

– Transferring beer from fermenters to brite tank and other cellaring responsibilities as needed

– Carbonating beer to appropriate volumes

– Tank passivation

– Harvesting yeast

– Yeast management and lab analysis

– Quality Assurance/Quality Control

– Cleaning and sanitizing kegs as needed

– Filling kegs as needed

– Assisting on the canning line as needed

– Recipe Development

– Pilot-scale test brewing

– Fixing of electronics and/or pumps in brew house area

– Inventory management and accounting

– Grain handling, ordering and management of raw materials

– Overall cleanliness of work area

– Problem solving skills

– Participation in events and festivals as needed

– Safe operation of a forklift

Applicants must be able to handle the following physical & mental demands:

– Consistently lift 55 pounds

– Lift empty kegs overhead

– Work in a noisy and loud environment

– Work safely around caustic cleaning agents

– Work safely around acid sanitizing agents

– Work safely around slippery floor conditions

– Work safely around high temperature/boiling liquids

– Work while wet/cold/hot/etc

– Get your hands/clothes/shoes dirty

– Have a decent working knowledge of movie trivia and quotes ranging from 1980 to present day.

Applicant must be 21 years of age or older.

Ability to do the following is a plus:

– Appreciate good conversation

– Be able to take directions well

– Work well in a team environment, but also to work independently as needed

– Communicate well with others

– Throw a baseball/kick a kickball

– Have fun

– Give/receive high fives on a daily basis

Total compensation depends on experience and salary commensurate with job history.

Please send resumes WITH a cover letter and references to ‘info -at- brewery85 -dot- com’