Job Overview
Employment Type
Full-time
Compensation
Salary
Range $65,000.00 - $85,000.00
Work Schedule
Standard Hours
Benefits
Health Insurance
Dental Insurance
Paid Time Off
Retirement Plan
Employee Discounts
Professional Development
Paid holidays
Job Description
Avery Brewing Co. is a renowned craft brewery recognized for its dedication to quality, innovation, and sustainability in brewing. Known for producing a diverse range of artisanal beers, Avery Brewing Co. offers a vibrant working environment where creativity and craftsmanship are highly valued. The company fosters a culture of continuous improvement and teamwork, encouraging employees to contribute ideas and grow professionally. As a leader in the craft brewing industry, Avery Brewing Co. combines traditional brewing techniques with modern technology to deliver exceptional products to beer enthusiasts worldwide. Operating in a dynamic and fast-paced environment, the company emphasizes safety, quality control, and operational excellence in all its production processes.
The Avery Cellar Manager role is a critical leadership position within the brewery’s production team. This role oversees a cellar staff of 3-5 Cellar Operators and is responsible for ensuring safety and maintaining the highest beer quality standards from the end of the brewhouse through to the bright tank. Key responsibilities include managing filtration, cleaning in place (CIP), dry-hopping, adjunct additions, moving beer, pasteurization, draft beer systems (DAW), and yeast processing. The Cellar Manager serves as a subject matter expert in cellar operations and ERP systems related to production and inventory transactions.
The role demands a proactive leader who drives lean manufacturing practices such as 5S, preventative maintenance, continuous improvement, and waste elimination to optimize both process efficiency and cost effectiveness. The manager is accountable for enforcing safety standards, good manufacturing practices (GMP), and standard operating procedures (SOPs) to uphold the brewery’s high-quality benchmarks. This position involves forecasting labor needs, enhancing labor efficiency, and developing the cellar team through training and performance reviews.
Additionally, the Cellar Manager maintains and updates cellar process recipes aligned with research and development goals, supports documentation for new beer production launches, and represents the cellar department in innovation, commercialization, production scheduling, and management meetings. The ideal candidate brings a minimum of three years of production brewery experience—at least one year in a management role—along with excellent communication skills, mechanical aptitude, and familiarity with relevant cellar technologies like Westfallia GEA centrifuges and Handtmann cellar systems utilizing Siemens WinCC automation. With a salary range of $65,000 to $85,000 per year, this position offers an excellent opportunity for an experienced brewery professional to grow their leadership career in a respected craft brewery setting.
The Avery Cellar Manager role is a critical leadership position within the brewery’s production team. This role oversees a cellar staff of 3-5 Cellar Operators and is responsible for ensuring safety and maintaining the highest beer quality standards from the end of the brewhouse through to the bright tank. Key responsibilities include managing filtration, cleaning in place (CIP), dry-hopping, adjunct additions, moving beer, pasteurization, draft beer systems (DAW), and yeast processing. The Cellar Manager serves as a subject matter expert in cellar operations and ERP systems related to production and inventory transactions.
The role demands a proactive leader who drives lean manufacturing practices such as 5S, preventative maintenance, continuous improvement, and waste elimination to optimize both process efficiency and cost effectiveness. The manager is accountable for enforcing safety standards, good manufacturing practices (GMP), and standard operating procedures (SOPs) to uphold the brewery’s high-quality benchmarks. This position involves forecasting labor needs, enhancing labor efficiency, and developing the cellar team through training and performance reviews.
Additionally, the Cellar Manager maintains and updates cellar process recipes aligned with research and development goals, supports documentation for new beer production launches, and represents the cellar department in innovation, commercialization, production scheduling, and management meetings. The ideal candidate brings a minimum of three years of production brewery experience—at least one year in a management role—along with excellent communication skills, mechanical aptitude, and familiarity with relevant cellar technologies like Westfallia GEA centrifuges and Handtmann cellar systems utilizing Siemens WinCC automation. With a salary range of $65,000 to $85,000 per year, this position offers an excellent opportunity for an experienced brewery professional to grow their leadership career in a respected craft brewery setting.
Job Requirements
- Minimum of 3 years production brewery experience
- At least 1 year management experience
- Ability to lift 40lbs to shoulder height
- Ability to stand for the duration of a shift
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment requiring twisting, bending, pulling, and pushing in tight areas
- Ability to climb a ladder
- Up to 4 hours a day of computer work
Job Qualifications
- Minimum of 3 years production brewery experience with a minimum of 1 year management experience
- Bachelor’s degree from a college or university preferred
- Prior supervisory or management experience is a plus
- Thorough knowledge of (and capable of support for) both brewhouse and packaging operations
- Thorough knowledge of yeast handling and propagation experience
- Mechanical aptitude and ability to work closely with Engineering to troubleshoot and correct issues
- Excellent communication (written and verbal) skills
- Brewing education highly preferred
- Familiarity with Westfallia GEA centrifuges and Handtmann cellar systems utilizing the Siemens WinCC automation environment
- Experience with OrchestratedBEER or other SAP-based inventory management software
- Knowledge and capabilities of following OSHA, FDA, GMP, and HACCP rules and regulations
Job Duties
- Oversee Cellar operation process and people to ensure production and quality metrics are achieved
- Drive lean manufacturing practice improvements including 5S, Asset Care, Preventative Maintenance, Change Management, Continuous improvement and waste elimination
- Drive cost savings initiatives across the cellar
- Assist in forecasting labor requirements while optimizing labor efficiency
- Hold Cellar Operators accountable to safety standards, quality standards, cleaning expectations, GMP requirements, and following SOPs
- Act as Subject Matter Expert in ERP/Obeer cellar transactions including production orders and inventory transactions
- Maintain, develop, adapt, document and maintain cellar process recipes in accordance with Research and Development/Process Development needs and objectives
- Responsible for safeguarding Cellar property, product and processes, including appropriate and complete training and documentation
- Lead the continued development of the team (including self) and conduct formal performance reviews for cellar staff
- Develop, anchor and support the documentation of processes and new beers as they are rolled out as production streams
- Represent the cellar in the Innovation and Commercialization process
- Assist in ordering parts, tools, and materials for Cellar equipment and maintain PCM parts inventory
- Ensure that all Cellar areas are kept clean, orderly, and meet Avery Brewing Co. standards
- Communicate daily and effectively with team, superiors, and co-workers via shift reports and face-to-face interactions
- Represent Cellar department in weekly Production Scheduling and Manager meetings, escalating any issues that cannot be resolved within the team
- React tactically to changing demands or conditions of production as they are happening
- Attend sensory education and panel when available
- Perform other duties as assigned
Job Criteria
Experience
Mid Level (3-7 years)
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