What are the responsibilities and job description for the Manager, Brewing Optimization and Capability Development position at Mark Anthony Brewing Inc.?
Mark Anthony Group is an entrepreneurial drinks company, built from the ground up by thinking differently, innovating and doing the unexpected. Our company is rooted in family values, a bold vision and relentless determination to continuously raise the bar and make a positive difference in consumers' lives. Founded in 1972, we’ve grown organically from a one-person import wine business into an international drinks company whose hallmarks include a portfolio of luxury wineries and iconic beverage brands, including White Claw® Hard Seltzer, Mike’s Hard Lemonade, and Cayman Jack.
Role Purpose
The Brewing Optimization and Capability Development Manager bridges process excellence, brewing science and people capability. The role holder ensures brewing operations are efficient, consistent, cost efficient and continuously improving – while also developing the brewery's technical muscle. The role holder drives optimization projects and leads cross functional initiatives to enhance quality, reduce losses and standardize best practice while developing brewing capabilities across MAB sites.
Accountabilities
Our Purpose is not just a statement; it is a call to action that binds us together and ignites our passion for making a difference. It is the driving force behind why we do what we do every single day, connecting our global organization across all business units, roles, and locations. We are:
Best in Our Craft
We set the standard with a pursuit of excellence that can be found in everything from our products and processes to our plants and people.
Ambitiously Curious
We stay curious, dreaming big and navigating the unknown with an enduring belief in better.
Made With Humility
We bring humility, authenticity, fun, and support to every collaboration and celebrate wins as a team.
Daringly Disruptive
We disrupt the status quo, moving fast to seize opportunities and acting scrappy to stay ahead of industry giants.
Role Purpose
The Brewing Optimization and Capability Development Manager bridges process excellence, brewing science and people capability. The role holder ensures brewing operations are efficient, consistent, cost efficient and continuously improving – while also developing the brewery's technical muscle. The role holder drives optimization projects and leads cross functional initiatives to enhance quality, reduce losses and standardize best practice while developing brewing capabilities across MAB sites.
Accountabilities
- Lead brewing process optimization programs across all sites, improving through data analytics, loss mapping, and CI frameworks.
- Develop and maintain brewing standards, validation protocols, and best practices
- Build capability and technical depth within site brewing and process teams through structured training, assessments, and mentoring.
- Partner with R&D, Packaging, and Technical Services to enable innovation scale-up and first-time-right performance for new liquids.
- Support capital planning and technology
- Bachelor's degree in Brewing Science, Fermentation Science, Food Science, Chemical/Bioprocess Engineering.
- 5 years of experience in Brewing or Process engineering ideally working in process optimization and CI.
- Proven ability to lead technical change across multiple sites and influence without direct authority.
- Training design and facilitation skills to develop brewers’ technical capability.
Our Purpose is not just a statement; it is a call to action that binds us together and ignites our passion for making a difference. It is the driving force behind why we do what we do every single day, connecting our global organization across all business units, roles, and locations. We are:
Best in Our Craft
We set the standard with a pursuit of excellence that can be found in everything from our products and processes to our plants and people.
Ambitiously Curious
We stay curious, dreaming big and navigating the unknown with an enduring belief in better.
Made With Humility
We bring humility, authenticity, fun, and support to every collaboration and celebrate wins as a team.
Daringly Disruptive
We disrupt the status quo, moving fast to seize opportunities and acting scrappy to stay ahead of industry giants.