Us

Over the last 10 years, Wiper and True has established itself as one of the UK’s leading craft breweries. We’ve built strong foundations for future growth in terms of our customer base and brand, and in operate out of our state-of-the-art brewery production facility and taproom in the city centre. We are looking for a Brewer and Cellar person to join our team to ensure we continue on our journey making Beautiful Beer.

Job Description

As the Brewer and Cellar person, you will work in all areas of the brewery production, with a focus on wort production, and cellaring, you will also support for the de-alcoholisation of beer and quality control tasks when cover is needed.

Operation and upkeep of equipment, and maintaining quality control throughout all aspects of the brewing role will be a focus for this position. Brewers will receive and process raw materials, packaging materials, and chemicals.

Training will be given as required. All employees are expected to abide by the HACCP prerequisites and Company Policies. Hours may vary in order to accommodate production and staffing needs.

Responsibilities include (but are not limited to):

• Wort Production

• Tank CIP’s

• Centrifuge Operations

• Maintaining and fulfilling Total Quality Management System

• Steam Boiler - Daily Check and weekly responsibilities

• Cellar Duties inc. Samples, Cropping, Hopping, Sign offs, Caustic Titration, Co2 Recovery checks

• In addition to the above tasks you will be required to support the running of the de-alcoholisation machine and quality control processes.

• Attendance and involvement at daily brewing team meetings at the start of each day and weekly whole team meetings. The daily meetings will help define your responsibilities and work priorities for each day and the week.

• Contributing to and abiding by a HACCP system to maintain standards of Food Safety, Food Quality, and Personal Safety. Brewers are required to participate in HACCP team meetings

• Following and maintaining the use of standard operating procedures - unless otherwise instructed - to meet quality specifications and ensure proper brewhouse/cellar/packaging operations

• Attending regular beer tasting meetings

• Attending beer development meetings for recipe creations and beer improvement

• Contributing to and abiding by a Quality Management system, whereby all beers are tested against various specifications throughout production

• Operation, cleaning and maintenance of equipment in a safe and efficient manner

• Maintaining the cleanliness of all areas of the brewery

• Completing all necessary paperwork accurately and on time

• Contributing to and abiding by a Stock Control system

• Communicating regularly and efficiently with Wiper and True staff

• Performing other duties as required

About You

• Excellent communication skills

• Ability to work well in a team, both following instructions and working together to problem solve and get the job done

• Excellent timekeeping skills and reliability

• Calm, professional and beer quality focused

• Great attention to detail, with exceptionally high personal standards

• Collaborative, responsible and accountable

• Organised and efficient

• Appreciative of the importance of thorough cleaning

• Flexible and comfortable with change, such as changes to schedules,

• Proactive and keen to contribute to the growth of the business

• Passionate about beer, food and flavours

• Enjoy being part of a hard working team

Desired minimum qualifications

• IBD General Certificate level or equivalent is advantageous 

• A basic understanding of using word processing, spreadsheets and particular programmes for brewery functions

• Must have previously worked in a similar or related field

• Minimum 2+ Years Brewing Experience or 4 years general brewery experience

Work environment

• The noise level in the work environment is moderate to loud a lot of the time

• There will be a requirement in this role for working at heights and to lift production equipment up to 25kgs and moving kegs and casks, which can weigh up to 45 kgs

• Temperatures may vary seasonally in work areas

• Brewers will be supplied with personal protective equipment and workwear as necessary

Why come and work for us?

Wiper and True is a brewery dedicated to making Beautiful Beer and providing an extraordinary place to work and visit. Our employees enjoy a work culture that promotes trust, inclusivity, team-work and a continuous drive to improve and support each other.

Wiper and True is a registered Living Wage Employer and our benefits include cycle-to-work and tech schemes, beer and merchandise allowance, family and friends discounts on products and at our taproom, and opportunities for continuous professional development. Flexible working and job-shares will be considered.

We are an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and communities.

Location:  Old Market Production Site, Easton Road, Bristol

Salary : Range is £28,000.00 - £32,200.00  per annum, depending on training, skills and experience. We review our pay annually and will be adjusting these in March.

Hours:  40 hours per week on rotating weekly shifts of early and lates from Monday to Friday with one rotating Tuesday to Saturday each month. Example of the rota over a 4 week period is shown below;

Unsocial Hours Uplift:

There is an uplift of x1.1 to hours outside of 8am-8pm Monday - Friday

2pm - 10pm shifts:

You may be required to work between 2pm - 10pm on brew or cellar shifts depending on production need. We will communicate the shift changes with as much notice as possible. At a point in time these shifts will become permanent. We will give 1 month notice before the shifts are implemented on a permanent basis. 

As production volumes change throughout the year, based on seasonality, we reserve the right to adjust these shift start and finish times to accommodate any fluctuations, this could include returning the Cellar shifts to core hours for example, all changes will be given a month’s notice as a minimum.

How to apply

Please click on the apply here link and follow the instructions on our vacancies page, where you will be able to upload your CV and answer a couple of questions.

We are happy to make any reasonable accommodations to the application process to ensure any barriers are removed and the process is supportive. If you require any adjustments or support, please get in touch directly via the messaging options on the connect page, or via email to people@wiperandtrue.com.

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