Original Pattern Brewing is an award winning, employee owned brewery and tasting room located in Oakland CA.
We are looking for a shift brewer/cellar person to join our growing team. We package in draft and cans to sell
through the tasting room and have an extensive client base and distribution network throughout the San Francisco
Bay Area and Greater Sacramento region.
Job Summary:
Reporting to the head brewer, this position involves all aspects of working in a brewery including wort production,
fermentation, transfers, yeast management, and packaging. The right candidate will have impeccable attention to
detail, be focused on quality, safety-minded, efficient, a great work ethic, a positive attitude and the desire to be
part of our team.

Job Requirements:

• 2 years proven experience as a wort production brewer and cellar person
• Brewery education is highly desirable
• Impeccable attention to detail and quality control
• Ability to take direction and follow brewery SOPs
• To work both independently and in a team environment
• Possess a mechanical aptitude and strong troubleshooting skills
• Ability to multitask , manage time and prioritize work duties while being detail oriented
• Flexible schedule and be willing to work weekends
• Have a passion for quality craft beer and the industry
• Must be at least 21 years of age and authorized to work in California
• Ensure you are punctual, regular in attendance and have a positive attitude
• Reliable transportation

Duties and Responsibilities
Brewhouse operations:

• Mill grain and stage recipes accurately
• Mashing
• Lautering
• Boiling
• Whirlpooling
• Knockout
• Grain out
• Full Brewhouse CIP including Heat Exchanger

Cellar-Related operations:

• Fermenter and BBT CIP and Sanitation
• Tank Transfers
• Yeast Management including harvesting and pitching
• Checking Gravities/Monitoring fermentation and recording appropriately
• Dry-hop and fine fermenters
• Checking DO and Co2 in beer using a Anton Parr CBox
• Draft line cleaning

• Keg washing and filling
• General brewery cleaning

Packaging operations:

• Work the canning line off pack when required
• Correct carbonation of beer
• Kegging beer

Quality Assurance Operations:

• Pitch Rates
• Gravity Measurements
• DO Measurements
• Yeast Viability Measurement
• Taste Panel

Other:

• Upholding quality standards
• Maintain workplace safety
• Keep detailed records of materials and process steps used
• Maintain a clean work environment at all times
• Continually lift, drag, carry and manipulate hoses, parts, pumps and buckets and grain bin
• Sanitation of all beer contact surfaces and equipment
• Perform other related duties as assigned
• Operating forklift and dry hopping lift safely

Physical requirements:

• The job is physical and the applicant must be able to bend over, kneel, crouch, twist and stand for the

• Lift 55lbs and maneuver 160lbs repeatedly
• Handling of hazardous chemicals safely
• Operate complex machinery
• Must be able to work on a ladder at heights
• Temperatures within the brewery are extreme for long periods of time and the work environment can be

hot, cold, wet and noisy
Compensation:

• Health, Dental, Vision insurance
• Paid Time Off
• Retirement Plan
• Competitive pay based on experience
• Employee Ownership
• Beer perks and employee discounts

Please submit your cover letter and resume with your work experience when applying to
info@originalpatternbeer.com