Brew house operator

About this career

Brew house operators monitor the processes of mashing, lautering and boiling of raw materials. They make sure that the brewing vessels are clean correctly and timely. They supervise the work in the brew house and operate the brew house equipment to deliver brews of good quality within the specified time.

Essential skills

adhere to organisational guidelines apply GMP apply HACCP apply requirements concerning manufacturing of food and beverages be at ease in unsafe environments check bottles for packaging clean food and beverage machinery exert quality control to processing food follow production schedule manage medium term objectives manage staff measure density of liquids measure pH operate a heat treatment process operate automated process control operate pneumatic conveyor chutes plan medium to long term objectives sterilise fermentation tanks support management of raw materials tend grinding mill machine tolerate strong smells work in a food processing team

Required knowledge

brewhouse processes grain-for-beverages milling process ingredients for beer production lautering process mashing process modern brewing systems wort boiling process wort fining process

Additional skills

analyse work-related written reports assess cereal quality for brewing comply with checklists ensure compliance with environmental legislation in food production label samples liaise with colleagues liaise with managers measure the strength of distillation monitor roasting monitor temperature in manufacturing process of food and beverages provide improvement strategies write production reports cleaning of reusable packaging financial capability health, safety and hygiene legislation mill operations milling machines temperature scales variety of beers

Also known as

brewery worker brew house worker brewery operator brewing operator