Apprentice Brewer

LACONS BREWERY LIMITED

Great Yarmouth (NR30 3NZ)

Closes in 19 days (Tuesday 15 April 2025 at 11:59pm)

Posted on 13 March 2025


Summary

Learn to make beer and secure yourself a rewarding career for life. Come and join our team at Lacons in Great Yarmouth, learn from our brewers and build your skills base with highly reputable and internationally recognised training from HIT training. Full time employment offered with competitive rates of pay, working amongst an enthusiastic team.

Wage

Competitive

Competitive wage offered

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Training course
Brewer (level 4)
Hours
Monday to Friday 6am-2pm, shift pattern may be subject to change but not to include any night shifts and no finishes after 8pm.

40 hours a week

Start date

Thursday 1 May 2025

Duration

1 year 6 months

Positions available

1

Work

Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.

What you’ll do at work

You will learn the ins and outs of the operations of a family-owned craft brewery, helping in all areas of beer production. You will need to be physically able to cope with the manual labour as some tasks are physically demanding. The variation of tasks will increase as time goes on and the skill level of the apprentice increases.

Tasks will include, but are not limited to: 

  • Cask Washing.
  • Cask Filling and Tracking. 
  • Forklift Driving. 
  • Fermentation and Cellar Checks. 
  • Raw Materials Handling. 
  • Bottle and Can Filling. 
  • General Site Cleaning.   
  • Current shift pattern is 6am-2pm Monday to Friday.  

Where you’ll work

Lacons Brewery Ltd
Main Cross Road
Great Yarmouth
Great Yarmouth
NR30 3NZ

Training

Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

College or training organisation

HIT TRAINING LTD

Your training course

Brewer (level 4)

Equal to higher national certificate (HNC)

Course contents
  • Control and safe operation of automated and/or manual plant and equipment required for brewing, fermentation, processing and packaging of beer taking appropriate personal and operational responsibility for health and safety to protect self and others at all times.
  • Maintains accurate records for existing beer recipes and as part of day to day brewhouse and production requirements.
  • Design and adjustment of beer recipes and specifications where necessary.
  • Planning to ensure production schedules are met, with adjustments made in a timely way where necessary.
  • Quality and safety control checks (microbiological, chemical, physical, sensory) and maintains records required for traceability.
  • Monitoring quality control and consistency of ingredients, raw materials and product within the process and at final package and to demonstrate compliance with specification and regulations.
  • Implementation and monitoring of cleaning and sanitation processes intended to ensure plant and process hygiene.
  • Monitoring and maintenance of yeast hygiene, vitality and viability.
  • Use of computer word processing and data manipulation packages.
  • Contribution to CI activities to improve and optimise production processes and troubleshoot/problem solve operational issues.
  • Promotion of the brewery and attributes and characteristics of key brands and styles, when hosting or attending private and/or public events.

Your training plan

From design of beer recipes to brewery promotion, apprentices on this unique brewer apprenticeship will gain in-work experience and cover a broad spectrum of activities, from understanding ingredient provenance and the importance of stock control to safe operation of brewing equipment. 
The innovative curriculum explores new techniques in brewing and efficiency models which, when brought back into the brewery, impact on improved business performance and secure future growth in your business. 
Training will be held in 2-day blocks at Nottingham University, there are a total of 6 blocks over the 18-month apprenticeship. Accommodation and transport will be provided for these block courses. 
In house training will be provided in an ongoing basis from both the Head Brewer and the Operations Manager with time allowed within the working week for any course related material. All in house training will be conducted at our Great Yarmouth brewery or very occasionally at other local sites or venues where it is beneficial to the apprentice to gain experience outside of the brewery site.  
To complete the apprenticeship the apprentice must pass level 2 English and maths (or have the appropriate exemption certificate) before undertaking their end point assessment. 
Upon completion of this apprenticeship the apprentice will have gained a Level 4 Brewer Qualification.  
It is expected that upon completion of training the trainee will move into a Senior Brewer role. 

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE or equivalent in:

  • English (grade 4)
  • Maths (grade 4)

Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.

Skills

  • Communication skills
  • Attention to detail
  • Organisation skills
  • Problem solving skills
  • Number skills
  • Logical
  • Team working
  • Initiative
  • Physical fitness

Other requirements

Brewing is an incredibly rewarding career, with great perks, an inclusive and interesting community and good job security. You can travel the world with these skills, and there are always new challenges to overcome.

About this company

At Lacons, we’re a family-owned and independent company and take pride in brewing the best modern-day beers. We stand by our core pillars of quality, consistency, and innovation, along with our vision to serve and support our local communities. Our passion for what we brew and do at Lacons is evident in our impeccable service, ensuring we deliver the “best of everything” to our customers.

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After this apprenticeship

It is expected that upon completion of training the candidate will move into a Brewer role provided the apprentice and employer are satisfied. The applicant will fit into our existing career progression plan at Lacons and there will be good opportunity for further development within our growing team. Given the calibre of the training there will also be opportunities in the wider community and even internationally if the candidate so chooses.   

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

LACONS BREWERY LIMITED

Hamish Cross

hamish.cross@lacons.co.uk

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000309539.

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Closes in 19 days (Tuesday 15 April 2025 at 11:59pm)

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