ABOUT US:

Crannóg Ales opened in January 2000. It was the product of many hard hours of research and the inventiveness and dedication of our two founders: Brian MacIsaac and Rebecca Kneen. It sits in the middle of Left Fields organic farm, in the sunny Shuswap region in the southern interior of BC. Our guiding principles are quality beer, environmental stewardship, social responsibility, and (wait, is quality beer a principle?) integrity. We brew only organic ales, focusing on local and seasonal specialty ingredients, most of which come from our own farm.

THE BREWER POSITION:

Performance indicators: 

• work is completed on time 
• beers are brewed and finished on schedule, quality is maintained or exceeded • sanitation levels maintained or exceeded 
• brewery is clean and organized at the end of each day 
• paperwork is accurate, legible, and filed properly 
• records and communication maintained well 
• a functional workplace 

Specific skills & qualifications: 

• Must have professional brewery experience & desire to work in a rural area, in an on-farm  
• Must have professional brewery experience & desire to work in a rural area, in an on-farm  brewery 
• strong understanding of fermentation, food packaging, and food safety, sanitation & cleanliness 
• ability to work quickly while maintaining high standards 
• creative problem-solving 
• enjoy working hard and meeting deadlines 
• must be computer literate: experienced with Word, Excel (or equivalents). 
• enjoy rural environment 
• driver’s license and your own vehicle (the brewery is rural, and there is no public transit) 
• Serving It Right license required 
• good time management skills, ability to work some flexible hours if needed 

Assets:  

• Forklift or tractor experience 
• First Aid training 
• Database &/or accounting experience 

Attributes: 

• interested in working in a cooperative & consultative environment 
• meticulous, detail-oriented 
• excellent observational skills and problem-solving 
• high level of communication skills and experience with group process 
• able to track multiple projects and still stay focused 
• creative, imaginative, and yet logical! 
• patient 
• good with public 

Specific Tasks: 

• grind grist 
• brew, monitor, and transfer all batches 
• maintain accurate logs of all beers and incoming ingredients 
• clean all equipment and workspace daily 
• cellar management – keg filling, tank cleaning and sanitizing, order preparation 
• maintain inventory of ingredients and adjuncts, notify admin of needs well ahead of times 
• adapt recipes to changing hops, any other ingredient changes 
• yeast management and propagation 
• quality control of beers in process and finishing, sensory analysis 
• clean: mill and milling area; brewhouse (including outsides of tanks, floors etc); cold room floor and drains; inside and outside all tanks, fermenters, and equipment; sales area 
• support other staff in keg cleaning, growler cleaning, growler filling, shipping, sales, and tours. 
• ensure workspaces are accessible to all workers safely (small space) 
• regular equipment maintenance and scheduling

Benefits: 

• Extended Health & Dental at employers’ cost, up to 80% coverage of major dental • Benefits active after 3 months probation 
• Benefits active after 3 months probation 
• Health Spending account active immediately upon hiring until eligible for benefits

PLEASE SENT YOUR RESUME AND COVER LETTER ATTN: Rebecca moc.selagonnarcobfsctd-16f928@nimda