Brewhouse operative - brewery - united kingdom, faversham, kent

shepherd neame are looking for a brewhouse operative to be based in faversham at our brewery. a permanent opportunity has arisen in our brewing team, reporting to the shift brewer with day to day instruction via the assistant brewers. the role involves working a mix of morning, afternoon and late shift with occasional weekend work.

preferred skills & experience:

· a positive and conscientious attitude towards work and fellow employees.

· ability to learn, understand and operate multiple brewhouse processes simultaneously.

· ability to work with other team members towards shared goals.

· ability to contribute ideas for problem solving and improvements.

· flexibility to reasonable requests to work in other areas.

duties & responsibilities:

working safely by following safety instructions, and exercising good judgement. bringing raw materials into the brewhouse, by either using the automated systems or manually.operating the brewhouse equipment to produce wort to specification by following the brew sheet.processing the wort into beer to specification using the tun room equipment and processes. sampling and testing of wort and beer at key points in production.recording of test results and batch information, on time and accurately.housekeeping in the brewhouse and related areas to a defined standard. following instructions from assistant brewers and members of the brewing and operations management team. working with engineers, lab staff and management to highlight and resolve problems.monitoring brewing processes, recording conditions and results and assisting assistant brewers and brewing management team in driving improvements

we are looking for someone who:

has sheps spirit

takes pride in supporting every team member throughout their employee lifecycle has a “can – do” attitude always looking for opportunities to grow motivates and engages those they work with is great at working together

works alongside the brewhouse team to deliver the agreed standards of performance empowers their team to offer excellent beer is driven to develop themselves and others in their career journeyis committed to the continued success of the brewery sharing knowledge and skills to develop otherscreates an inclusive culture, motivates others and celebrates success through reward and recognitionoffers great channels of communication about changes and new trends and is committed to listening and responding to feedback from the team

has pride and passion

engages with colleagues and is a brand ambassador

takes accountability for resolving queries and responding to feedback

sets standards of performance for all team members to achieve and aspire to exceed

identifies opportunities to exceed expectation and deliver business growth

assists the brewing team to meet defined beer quality standards and operational goals

passion for beer

truly embraces the values of shepherd neame and leads by example

is authentic

takes responsibility for ensuring that we deliver our service and safety commitments for our brewery and team members at every opportunitybuilds trust and demonstrates loyalty and honestybehaves with due care and consideration for the health, safety and wellbeing of themself and others, reporting hazards and maintaining safe systems of workbenefits:

competitive salarycontributory pension schemeshare incentive planstaff discount scheme in all shepherd neame managed house pubs and hotelsa variety of fun company eventsaccess to a counselling serviceaccess to a mental wellbeing platform25 days holiday (+ bank holidays

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