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Bend, OR, USA | Hourly | 19.51 per hour | Full Time

At Deschutes Brewery, we unapologetically make a lot of award-winning, damn tasty beer (over 250,000 barrels per year)! We are currently looking for Assistant Brewers to join our team at our facility in beautiful Bend, Oregon! The Assistant Brewer position is responsible for limited cellar operations including vessel cleaning and sanitation, fermentation monitoring, and fermentation additions. This is an introductory role in the Brewing Department, with advancement available via application to an open full time production brewer position.

This is a full-time position with a typical schedule of working 12 hours per shift, 3 days per week (3/12's). Brewing schedules rotate day and night shift, and days of the week every 8 weeks.

Base wage for the Assistant Brewer role is $19.51/hour. Additionally, we offer a $3.00 per hour night shift differential for any hours worked between 6pm and 6am. Assistant Brewers are eligible to advance following 90 days of employment and a successful performance review.

Brewing is a tough but rewarding career. We need someone with a strong work ethic, attention to detail, as well as curiosity and openness to improve not just the products and process but also themselves. With these traits, you'll be ready to take on the following Core duties and responsibilities:

+ Assure optimum beer quality. Does so by following standard operating procedures (SOP), filing non-conformities, suggesting process improvements, staying abreast of brewing communications and process changes, and attending brewers' meetings as schedule allows.

+ Accurate documentation and data entry for all processes in the Cellar

+ Manages daily Cellar tasks to meet production needs. Tasks include:

+ Safely operate in the cellar via standard operating procedures (SOP) and best practices

+ Able to read production schedule and use it for workflow management throughout the day

+ Clean and sanitize in place of cellar vessels and equipment

+ Vessel additions including dry hop, fruit, extract, and process aid additions

+ Monitoring fermentations

+ Data entry and Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system entries for production order output and consumption

+ Maintaining a clean work environment

+ Coordination of Work –Effectively coordinates work with other specific areas (brewhouses, cellars, packaging, QA, Warehouse)

Requirements of the position:

+ High School Diploma, GED or equivalent.

+ Able to frequently lift 55lbs to approximately waist height and tilt up to 200lbs

+ Able to work for extended periods of time in a physical setting requiring repetitive lifting and wrenching, walking, and being exposed to hot and cold environments

+ Able to work independently

+ Flexibility in schedule, ability to work rotating shifts including nights and weekends

Preferred Education, Experience & Attributes:

+ Previous experience in a manufacturing or production environment

Just some of the awesome perks of working for Deschutes Brewery:

+ Awesome co-workers! (Recently voted one of the BEST places to work in Bend!)

+ Being part of one of the best (and award winning!) Breweries in Central Oregon

+ Recently voted the #1 brewery in all of Bend, Oregon!

+ Medical, dental and vision insurance

+ 401k Match of 4% vested immediately!

+ 2 weeks paid vacation, 1 week sick leave, and paid holidays

+ "On Demand Pay" (get your money when you need it) available through DailyPay (http://www.dailypay.com/)

+ Employee stock ownership - be a part owner of Deschutes Brewery!

+ Pro deals with local companies

+ Deschutes Brewery and Boneyard discounts

+ Free beer for those 21+!

Studies have shown that women and people of color are less likely to apply for jobs unless they believe they meet every one of the qualifications as described in a job description. We are most interested in finding the best candidate for the job, and that candidate may be one who comes from a less traditional background. We would encourage you to apply, even if you don't believe you meet every one of our qualifications described. If you are unsure whether you meet the qualifications of this position, or how this would be determined, please feel free to contact [email protected] to discuss your application.