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 and a taproom in Nashville, TN. In our eleventh 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 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 teamplayer – you find change to be challenging and exciting

Our Beer Program:

• Named #3 Best Brewery in the Country by Beer Connoisseur (2019 & 2020)
• Named #2 Best Brewery in the Country by U.S. Open Beer Championship (2020)
• Took three Gold medals and one Silver medal in U.S. Open Beer Championship (2020)
• Took a Gold, Silver and Bronze medal at Great American Beer Fest (2017)
• Took Gold, Bronze at World Beer Cup (2022)

Reports to:

• Production Manager

High-Level Goals:

• Work with brew, cellar and packaging team to produce a world-class product.
• Advance brewing knowledge and skills as measured by progress in Key Competencies Matrix.
• Contribute to and maintain a culture of safety, cleanliness and accuracy.
• Work with Production Leadership to help produce unique beers for our tasting rooms.

Responsibilities:

Brewdeck:

• Wort production
• Yeast management
• Monitoring of product throughout fermentation
• All aspects of cellar work - including CIP/SIP of fermentation, bright beer tanks and packaging equipment, dry hopping and fining in process beer, and racking and carbonating finished beer
• QA/QC duties, including sensory evaluation and lab work
• General brewery cleaning
• 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 SOP’s; accountable for SOP execution
• Monitoring brewing and processing of batches to control quality, consistency and efficiency
• Monitoring, executing and reporting 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 scheduled tasks, issues encountered, and priorities

Cellar:

• Perform daily maintenance of cellar so that it is clean, organized, and functional; capable of supporting both the brewing and packaging departments.
• Use proper documentation of all processes and completed tasks in system of record (written and digital).
• Understand and apply proper chemical usage and sanitary practices in the brewery.
• Caustic and acid CIP and sanitation of tanks and equipment.
• Complete tank breakdown and inspection as part of CIP process.
• Centrifuge CIP and operation.
• Execute transferring (racking) of beers from FV to BT.
• Execute 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.
• 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 cellar manager or head brewer.
• Communication of and follow-up on any maintenance request to ensure fully functioning equipment in the cellar (pumps, regulators, etc.).
• Attendance at weekly production meetings and quarterly company-wide meetings.

Success Metrics:

• Work with brew, cellar, and packaging team to produce a world-class product.
• Advance cellaring knowledge and skills as measured by progress in Key Competencies Matrix.
• Contribute to and maintain a culture of safety, cleanliness, and accuracy

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:

• Stranger Things obsessed
• Hip-hop enthusiast

Compensation:

● $21-22 hourly, reviewed annually

Benefits:

o Health insurance with the ability to add family members. Monday Night will pay approximately 75% of employee premiums and 50% of family premiums.

o Dental and Vision coverage options, short-term and Long-term disability coverage options, Life Insurance Options

o 10 days Paid Time Off (vacation, personal, or sick days)

o 9 Paid Company Holidays

o Paid Maternity/Paternity leave

o Basic 401k plan after completion of 250 hours of service

o 50% off package sales and merchandise

o 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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