Overview

Responsibilities

Lead Brewer is a salary brewery team member responsible for one or more specialized areas of operation in the brewery. Lead Brewers are competent in all the operations of the brewery, help manage and coach the assistant brewers, and help manage/maintain inventory/production in our systems.

General responsibilities for Lead Brewers

• Brewing recipes to spec
• Centrifuge operation
• Packaging finished beer into kegs/cans/bottles
• Forklift operation
• Cleaning and sanitation of vessels and equipment
• Yeast management and propagation
• Soda production
• Coaching assistant brewers on all brewery operations
• Upholding gold standard quality across the entire brewery

• Receiving deliveries physically and through our inventory system

• Use of proper and safe chemical handling techniques
• Daily cleaning and upkeep of appearance in brewery
• Adhering to strict safety protocols and OSHA compliance
• Imparting knowledge about beer and brewing to restaurant guests
• Representing BJ’s at beer events
• Maintaining proper record keeping for production and inventory management

Qualifications

• At least one year of comparable production brewing experience
• Sensory skills in evaluation of beer quality
• Willing to lift heavy objects repeatedly and safely.
• Comfortable working inside a confined space and from elevated platforms and ladders using fall limiters and harnesses.
• All brewery team members must be able to work as a team doing any and all aspects of the process to assist each other in executing the tasks in an efficient manner.
• Flexibility with work hours and availability is a must.
• Experience leading in a group setting.

BJ’s Restaurants, Inc. is a high growth restaurant and brewing company with over 200 restaurants and 4 centralized breweries to supply our restaurants with BJ’s proprietary beers. We offer growth opportunities to brewers at all levels. We will continue to expand our brewing capacity to meet our restaurant growth.

Proof of eligibility to work in the U.S. required.

BJ’s Restaurants, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Pay Range

USD $59,000.00 - USD $80,000.00 /Yr.

• At least one year of comparable production brewing experience
• Sensory skills in evaluation of beer quality
• Willing to lift heavy objects repeatedly and safely.
• Comfortable working inside a confined space and from elevated platforms and ladders using fall limiters and harnesses.
• All brewery team members must be able to work as a team doing any and all aspects of the process to assist each other in executing the tasks in an efficient manner.
• Flexibility with work hours and availability is a must.
• Experience leading in a group setting.

BJ’s Restaurants, Inc. is a high growth restaurant and brewing company with over 200 restaurants and 4 centralized breweries to supply our restaurants with BJ’s proprietary beers. We offer growth opportunities to brewers at all levels. We will continue to expand our brewing capacity to meet our restaurant growth.

Proof of eligibility to work in the U.S. required.

BJ’s Restaurants, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Lead Brewer is a salary brewery team member responsible for one or more specialized areas of operation in the brewery. Lead Brewers are competent in all the operations of the brewery, help manage and coach the assistant brewers, and help manage/maintain inventory/production in our systems.

General responsibilities for Lead Brewers

• Brewing recipes to spec
• Centrifuge operation
• Packaging finished beer into kegs/cans/bottles
• Forklift operation
• Cleaning and sanitation of vessels and equipment
• Yeast management and propagation
• Soda production
• Coaching assistant brewers on all brewery operations
• Upholding gold standard quality across the entire brewery

• Receiving deliveries physically and through our inventory system

• Use of proper and safe chemical handling techniques
• Daily cleaning and upkeep of appearance in brewery
• Adhering to strict safety protocols and OSHA compliance
• Imparting knowledge about beer and brewing to restaurant guests
• Representing BJ’s at beer events
• Maintaining proper record keeping for production and inventory management