park ranger

packaging technician

brewer

brand ambassador

mechanical technician

New Belgium Brewing Company

worked overnights in Pacakging for 2 years. My issue was upper management. There was an obvious disconnect from what we did and their expectations. Most people had zero beer experience and were brought in from other companies. I worked overnights and never saw any of them, however you’d hear about it all in 3000 emails you got a day. 

They hired people for packaging with no experience, and no one wanted to do more than the bare minimum. Turn over was high, the pay was little. Though you had off most major holidays, they twisted your arm to keep all the machines running. The facility was dirty, since everything ran 24 hours a day you never had time to clean anything. 

Good place to start if you want to get into the beer world but don’t expect more than that. If you don’t fit into the boys club you won’t move up in the company. Prepare to suck a lot of D*ck if you want to make this a better experience. 

What is the best part of working at the company?
The people who’ve worked there from the start.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
As part of maintenance you’re asked to just about everything to keep the place running but don’t get paid well at all for what we do.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Work environment sucks, culture is great with people who aren’t management. 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Busy from start to finish with maintenance related problems throughout the brewery.

People in lower positions are not treated fairly and management does not care about issues that are brought to their attention. Hard workers get nowhere and are constantly being abused. HR is only there to protect the company and will find excuses for immoral behaviors. Communication chains from higher ups are lost and the real workers are the ones suffering. Lots of changes have happened to this company since the buyout, and it no longer feels “human powered”. Only recommend if you want to receive 0 respect at work and constantly be put down by your manager.

Position is 40/hr weekly avg that includes morning tasting room opening prep, guest interaction to pour beers, sell merchandise and to-go beer, and generally educate about the brands to develop customer awareness and build brand loyalty. Closing duties include daily clean-up. Position also typically includes the leading of one 90-minute brewery tour during each shift. Shifts are 8 hours beginning as early as 9am and ending as late as 9pm.

I have a lot of love for New Belgium. They provided excellent training.  The pay and the benefits are great even at the lowest level.  The coworkers make the environment a lot of fun.  I worked on the canning line as a packaging technician.  I learned so much from them.  Within a few months, I began training as a Filler Operator.  A lot more responsibility but the training made me feel very confident

There are genuinely great things about this company but there are two different cultures: office workers who have more flexible schedules, being their dogs to work, do yoga in the middle of the day, etc...and then there are the shift workers who are treated like, well, shift workers.  HR is worthless.  It’s becoming more and more difficult to move up in the company.  Lots of jobs going to outside hires.  

I worked for New Belgium for 11 years. It was about the best company I had ever imagined. Being in an office role, my hours were flexible and I had quite a bit of autonomy in how I produced my work.

I gained valuable education, experience, and knowledge during my employment at NBB. I would not trade those 11 years for anything!

Good: Fantastic benefits, great pay, great PTO, etc. 

Bad: This doesn’t necessarily apply to all departments of the company, BUT- in my department we were overworked, despite warnings from third-party professionals of possible injuries. Toxic conflicts among coworkers are also extremely abundant. After talking to management for months about all sorts of issues, including the above, we were told things would change countless times. Nothing ever did. 

This company truly lives by its principles and does a good job of creating an inviting and comfortable work atmosphere. My only complaint working at the Liquid Center (which admittedly was very different from a corporate job within the company), was that you were only given a handful of weekends off per year.

I had worked here for almost two years, ended up hurting my back on the job and they couldn’t push me out the door fast enough.  They act like they’re such a caring company but if you’re hurt they will get rid of you asap.  They’re just a corporation don’t trust them at all. Worst work experience of my life. 

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