Head Brewer

**Job Overview**
Calgary’s Best Pubs are a stalwart part of the drinking and dining scene in Calgary. With operations across the city, we’re excited to announce the soon-to-open brewery at The Kilkenny Irish Pub in Brentwood in Calgary’s northwest. We’re on the hunt for a technical, production focused head brewer with an appreciation for classic styles, who will establish and drive the beer program to support all of the Calgary’s Best Pubs locations.

The brewery will be operational in late January 2025. We want the right head brewer to be boots on the ground from day one, and able to ramp up production targeting St Patrick’s Day into Spring 2025. Expected annual demand will be for around 2000hL in kegs across a range of styles, with medium-term forecast up to around 5000hL.

**Duties**
- Develop core recipes and procedures to produce excellent quality beer, in collaboration with ownership.
- Manage production to meet and exceed sales forecasts. Work with ownership to produce beer to expected forecast demand.
- Manage CSPC registrations, pricing controls, AGLC and CRA Excise compliance.
- Develop and oversee SOPs for brewing, cleaning, packaging and support work within the brewery. Work with your production team to continuously improve SOPs.
- Maintain Ekos records for inventory, work in progress, batch records and sales records at all times.
- Establish an innovation program, with seasonal releases throughout the year.
- Build great supplier relationships; including negotiating supply agreements, hop contracts and pricing.
- Establish and embed a quality assurance program. Track performance against industry benchmarks and drive continuous improvement of quality.
- Manage recipe costs to target blended $/hL levels and labor % to target.
- Establish and manage a program for preventative and ongoing maintenance.
- Responsible for hiring and termination decisions of the production team, in consultation with ownership.
- Any other duties as required by employer.

**Experience**
- Age of majority with a valid SIN or work visa.
- Physically fit and able to work in a standing position for extended periods.
- Able to lift 25kg bags comfortably and move up to 65kg kegs safely.
- Minimum 5 years brewing experience.
- Minimum 1 year management experience as a head brewer or equivalent.
- Post-secondary brewing qualifications including Brewmaster Diploma, IBD General Certificate in Brewing, or equivalent combination of education and experience would be considered an asset.
- Certified First Aid Certificate an asset.
- Mechanical knowledge of light and heavy duty machinery an asset.
- Forklift certified, or able to drive a forklift and obtain certification.
- Proficient using Microsoft Office suite including Word, Excel and brewery management software (Ekos, Beer30, Vicinity Brew etc.)

Calgary's Best Pubs are an equal opportunity employer, and our hiring decisions take this into account.

Pay: $60,000.00-$75,000.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Paid time off

Flexible language requirement:

- French not required

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

**Experience**:

- Brewing: 5 years (required)
- Head Brewer: 1 year (required)

**Language**:

- English (preferred)

Work Location: In person

Expected start date: 2025-01-27