Monday Night Brewing is an award-winning craft brewery based out of Atlanta, with a distribution footprint across Georgia, Alabama and Tennessee. We currently operate two taprooms in Atlanta, GA, a brewpub in Birmingham, AL, a taproom in Nashville, TN, a taproom in Charlotte, NC and a taproom in Knoxville, TN. In our twelfth year of operation, we are proud to produce a vast portfolio—spanning from small batch New England IPAs to barrel-aged stouts, approachable kettle sours to mixed culture ambers, hop-forward West Coast IPAs to craft hard seltzers.
Monday Night Brewing (Atlanta, GA) is seeking a Brewer + Cellar Person to join our tight-knit, growing team. Rated by our employees as one of the AJC’s Best Places to Work, we pride ourselves on living out our core values and fulfilling our purpose: deepening relationships over some of the best beer in the country. This is a full-time position, available immediately, based in Atlanta, GA, to support our world-class brewing operations.
Who You Are:
● One who takes ownership – you are comfortable with solo work and committed to creating a safe, organized workspace for you and your coworkers.
● A lover of quality – you take every task seriously and realize how the small things affect the finished product
● A nimble team player – you find change to be challenging and exciting
Our Beer Program:
- Took Bronze at World Beer Cup (2024)
- Took Gold, Silver and Bronze at U.S. Open Beer Championship (2023)
- Took Gold at World Beer Cup (2023)
- Took Gold and Bronze at World Beer Cup (2022)
- Named #2 Best Brewery in the Country by U.S. Open Beer Championship (2020)
- Took three Gold medals and one Silver medal in the U.S. Open Beer Championship (2020)
- Named #3 Best Brewery in the Country by Beer Connoisseur (2019 & 2020)
- Took a Gold, Silver and Bronze medal at Great American Beer Fest (2017)
Reports to:
- Production Manager
High-Level Goals:
- Work with brew, cellar and packaging teams to produce a world-class product.
- Advance brewing and cellaring knowledge and skills as measured by progress in Key Competencies Matrix.
- Contribute to and maintain a culture of safety, cleanliness and accuracy.
Responsibilities:
Brew Deck:
- Wort production
- QA/QC duties, including sensory evaluation and lab work
- General brewery cleaning
- Proper documentation of all processes and completed tasks in written and digital systems of record.
- Attend industry events and provide support to sales/marketing departments when needed
- Raw materials monitoring, receiving and handling
- Collaborate with Brewmaster, head brewer and brewing team on any processes that may impact beer quality
- Follow written SOPs; accountable for diligent SOP adherence and execution
- Monitor brewing and processing of batches to control quality, consistency and efficiency
- Monitor and execute daily, weekly, monthly and yearly cleaning and maintenance tasks
- Ensure and maintain the highest safety standards for production and brewery staff
- Communicate daily with Head Brewer on progress of scheduled tasks and issues encountered
Cellar:
- Perform daily maintenance of the cellar so that it is clean, organized, functional and capable of supporting both the brewing and packaging departments.
- Proper documentation of all processes and completed tasks in written and digital systems of record.
- Understand and apply proper chemical usage and sanitary practices in the brewery.
- Centrifuge and lenticular filter CIP and operation.
- Pump and head pressure transfers of in-process or finished beer.
- Carbonation of beers in-line and post-transfer.
- Prepare juice and soda mixtures and various adjuncts as needed.
- Execute cold-side juice, hop and other adjunct additions as needed.
- Perform yeast operations including pulling samples for lab checks, performing cell counts, cone-to-cone pitching, pitching using the Perfect Pitch, harvesting to propagator and harvesting to yeast brinks.
- QA/QC duties including yeast counts, daily gravity/pH checks, and regular sensory analysis of in-process and finished beers to ensure brand consistency and lack of off-flavors.
- Communication of any equipment or facilities needs to production manager or director of operations.
- Communication of and follow-up on any maintenance request to ensure fully functioning equipment in the cellar (pumps, regulators, etc.).
- Attendance at bi-weekly production meetings and quarterly company-wide meetings.
Qualifications:
● Must be 21+
● Dynamic, action-oriented team player that is self-motivated and good problem-solving ability
● Ability to communicate effectively with coworkers and management
● Basic math skills
● Flexible working schedule, Monday-Friday rotating hours
Optional, But Not Required:
- Shark week fan
- Hip-hop enthusiast
Compensation:
● $21.00 - 22.00/hourly
Benefits:
- Health insurance with the ability to add family members. Monday Night will pay approximately 75% of employee premiums and 50% of family premiums.
- Dental and Vision coverage options, short-term and Long-term disability coverage options, Life Insurance Options
- 10 days Paid Time Off (vacation or personal), increasing to 15 days after one year of full-time employment with Monday Night Brewing
- 4 sick leave days per year; These days do NOT roll over year to year.
- 9 Paid Company Holidays
- Paid Maternity/Paternity leave
- Basic 401k plan after completion of 250 hours of service
- 50% off package sales and merchandise
- Unlimited draft beers during non-work hours for you and a guest
Monday Night Brewing is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to recruiting, training, compensating, and promoting our coworkers regardless of race, color, religion, sex, disability, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender, or any other protected class as required by applicable law.
At Monday Night, we are dedicated to reflecting the diversity found in the communities we serve. Inclusion is at the heart of why we started a brewery and is echoed in our company’s purpose: “To deepen relationships over some of the best beer in the country.”
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