A Little About Us
Irrelevant Beer is a microbrewery located in the heart of downtown Vancouver, Washington. We specialize in hop forward beers focusing on a wide range of IPA/Pale styles, whilst brewing a decent amount of traditional brews mostly influenced by Euro Lagers and occasionally Historic ales. We believe in quality of beverage first and foremost, gotta respect the beer to serve the customer right. You may have recognized us through our neighboring brand, Relevant Coffee - a coffee roaster specializing in bringing exceptional coffees and hospitality to their customers throughout the Portland/Vancouver area.
Hours: Full Time (40 hours per week with potential overtime)
Compensation: Salary DOE.
What we’re looking for:
- Full-time position
- Open availability is a need (We occasionally work in split shifts but there is a decent amount of flexibility)
- A minimum of 2+ years of Cellar experience is highly preferred
- Hot side experience preferred
Essential responsibilities are but not limited to
Brewing & Cellar Operations:
- Perform all tasks associated with the brewing process including milling, wort production, yeast handling, dry hopping, tank monitoring, and beer filtration
- Ability to regularly lift 55 lbs to chest level
- Process flow understanding
- Assist with raw material organization and cleanliness.
- Maintain all quality and safety standards set for production
- Accurate record keeping of all brewing related notes from brew day through fermentation, and packaging in paper logs, spreadsheets, and production software.
- Follows SOPs in safe manner throughout all brewery operations (chemicals, hose organization, pressure regulation, etc.) while wearing PPE.
- CIP/Sanitization on vessels, and equipment (fermenters, brites, HX, blending tank, etc.)
- Assembles and breaks down hose/part configurations depending on process and ensures they are in good working order.
- Tank management (gravity checks, trub dumps, dry hopping, fining, carbing, etc.)
- Monitors fermentation by testing gravity, temperature, pH, etc. as required and according to SOP.
- Yeast management (harvesting & pitching).
- Beer transfers
- Operate kegging equipment to clean and fill kegs as needed
- Operate a forklift following safety protocols.
- Maintains a clean and orderly workspace.
- Completes general cleaning tasks (sweeping, scrubbing, organizing, etc.).
- Communicates any unfinished tasks or needs with Management.
- Performs facility-specific duties as required or assigned.
Requirements:
1. Observant
2. Time and Priority management
3. Effective Communication
4. Willingness to learn, share, and develop different process methods
5. Trouble shooting
6. Passionate for Beer
7. References
Pay: From $45,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Employee discount
- Health insurance
- On-the-job training
- Paid sick time
- Paid time off
- Store discount
Work Location: In person
