Trainee Brewer, Holgate Brewhouse, Woodend, Holgate Brewhouse, Melbourne, Northern Suburbs. A pioneer of the Australian craft beer industry, Holgate Brewhouse has been brewing innovative, award-winning beers since 1999 in the village of Woodend, Victoria. We are now looking to add a Trainee Brewer with to our team. This is a great opportunity to work within a successful business in a beautiful, country location with a brand-new state-of-the-art production facility.

Our new equipment includes: Fully automated 50hL Braukon brewhouse incl. malt handling. Leibinger 24-head rotary bottle filler. Keg Technik keg cleaner/filler. Expanded cellar and yeast propagation. Ideally you will have a trade background, in electrical automation and/or mechanical, or experience in running high speed automated packaging lines.

We are a mall, tightly-knit team and the successful candidate will join us in covering a variety of tasks, including but not limited to: Wort production on new 50hL brewhouse as well as original 15hL manual brewhouse. Cellaring, incl. fermentation & yeast management, dry hopping & centrifugation. Lab work. CIP/SIP of plant, tanks etc. Packaging: bottle & keg. Warehousing incl. safe use of forklift. Occasional representation of the brewery at events & festivals etc.

Key requirements: Minimum 2 years production experience or in a suitable trade. Flexibility regarding shift work (mornings/afternoons Mon – Fri). Physically fit: able to work safely and professionally in a manual environment. Valid Australian Forklift Licence. Accurate & diligent record keeping. A working knowledge of Microsoft office. The right to work permanently in Australia. Looked upon very favourably: Science background and/or brewing qualification. Skills in electrical automation, machinery maintenance and troubleshooting. Remuneration commensurate with experience.

Send application to: paulh@holgatebrewhouse.com