Brewing Apprentice

SETTLE BREWING COMPANY LTD

NORTH YORKSHIRE, BD24 9RP

Closes in 27 days (Tuesday 31 December at 11:59pm)

Posted on 2 December 2024

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Summary

Settle Brewery seeks a Brewing Apprentice that is diligent, resourceful and has a passion for beer. They will learn all aspects of working in the brewery, with time in the brewery and some tutorials at Nottingham University.

Annual wage
£9,984 to £17,846.40 a year

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Negotiable pay increases would be based on performance and extra responsibilities undertaken.

Training course
Brewer (level 4)
Hours
Tuesday and Wednesday 7:30am-6:00pm. Monday and Thursday would be more flexible hours based on company needs, but would not be outside 7:30am and 6:00pm.

30 hours a week

Possible start date

Wednesday 15 January

Duration

1 year 6 months

Positions available

1

Work

As an apprentice, you’ll work at a company and get hands-on experience. You’ll gain new skills and work alongside experienced staff.

What you’ll do at work

  • Assisting on brew-days, gradually taking more responsibilty for the production of beers
  • Preparation of the raw materials
  • Cleaning and maintenance of the brewery
  • Data entry onto the brewery management system
  • Monitoring beer and quality control
  • Assisting with the sales side of the business

Where you’ll work

UNIT 2B

THE SIDINGS INDUSTRIAL ESTATE

SETTLE

NORTH YORKSHIRE

BD24 9RP

Training

An apprenticeship includes regular training with a college or other training organisation. At least 20% of your working hours will be spent training or studying.

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

  • Brewing Apprenticeship Level 4, maths & English Functional Skills Level 2. 
  • By the end of the apprenticeship, we would expect you to have a good working knowledge of the brewing process, from raw materials to finished product and be able to perform many of the basic brewery management functions independently and with confidence. You will have a strong knowledge of different beer styles and characteristics and how these are produced.
  • Should you show a particular aptitude for brewing, we would encourage you to work towards and earn the General Certificate in Brewing during your apprenticeship with us. This is a key building block in a successful career as a brewer.
  • Successful completion of the apprenticeship will put the candidates in a strong position to apply for further brewery positions.

Requirements

Desirable 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
  • IT skills
  • Attention to detail
  • Organisation skills
  • Customer care skills
  • Problem solving skills
  • Administrative skills
  • Number skills
  • Logical
  • Team working
  • Creative
  • Initiative
  • Physical fitness

Other requirements

Heavy lifting will always be part of a brewing job, but you will get used to it!

About this company

Settle Brewing Company is a 10BBL microbrewery, brewing cask beers for distribution in Yorkshire, Lancashire, Cumbria and further afield in the UK through wholesalers. Established in 2013, we are passionate about beer and our traditional Yorkshire beers. We produce a core range of 7 excellent beers and have a brochure of 6 specials throughout the year. We are a small team, and work collaboratively to ensure that our aims are achieved.

http://settlebrewery.co.uk (opens in new tab)

After this apprenticeship

  • Successful completion of the apprenticeship will put the candidates in a strong position to apply for further brewery positions or related jobs, for example in laboratory analysis, packaging or hospitality.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

SETTLE BREWING COMPANY LTD

Ian

ian@settle-brewery.co.uk

01729 824936

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000290149.

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Closes in 27 days (Tuesday 31 December at 11:59pm)

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