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HEAD BREWER

Village Brewery is looking for a creative and experienced Head Brewer to join our team! In this newly created role, the successful candidate will be responsible for leading our growing brewing team through the ever-changing Alberta craft beer scene. As a member of the brewery steering committee, the Head Brewer will work very closely with the Director of Brewery Operations to help achieve the goals of the brewery.

Who you are

You have a well-rounded background in brewery operations with 3+ years of practical experience. Recipe design comes naturally, as does building culture within a small team. Mechanical aptitude is your middle name: having occasional breakdowns won’t phase you and knowing when you can help fix things vs. when to call a contracted technician is a decision you have been faced with multiple times. You would also be required to plan a tight production schedule but be able to adapt to unforeseen changes to the plan.

Aside from being a high-level talent with operations, you are experienced in coaching a small team of brewers, cellar hands, and packaging staff to hone their operational and creative skills and habits.

Highlights

· Start date: April 2026

· Status: Full-time

· Location: Calgary, AB

Key Responsibilities

The Head Brewer is responsible for management of the brewery team, having accountability for process control, recipe design, coaching our team, mechanical awareness, and having strong input on production schedule. Completing day-to-day operations will not make up most of the role but will still be a requirement, where required. Here is a list of responsibilities:

- Managing the brewing and cellaring team: hiring, reviewing performance, and training on GMP.
- Maintaining the supply chain: ensuring production can operate without delay by ensuring production inputs are on hand.
- Preparing the production and packaging schedule.
- Completing or training and delegating weekly QA tasks.
- Ensuring maintenance is performance on brewery equipment.




- Ensure core brands are produced to spec and provide creative direction on new recipes
- Managing day-to-day brewery operations
- Completing project-based work as it is needed.
- Providing fill-in relief in the production, packaging, or warehouse (wort production, filtration, cellaring, packaging, or delivering) when required.

Objectives

The ultimate objective of this role is to advance brewery operations and improve scalability. These goals can be dissected into various layers:

- Maintaining consistent product quality
- Forming a solid team culture as laid out by company values
- Optimizing operational efficiency

Education, Experience & Skills/Qualifications

We believe every one of us is a unique combination of skills, experiences, and potential. Here are some of the qualifications we find most desirable in a candidate:

· Developed critical problem-solving skills.

· You have experience managing and developing a small team, tapping into their creative potential.

· From a practical brewing standpoint: you fully understand the brewing process from raw materials usage through process control to ensure a high level of quality is observed in the final product.

· A wealth of mechanical experience.

· You are engaged within the craft brewery scene in Alberta.

· A detail-oriented manager, who is a strong communicator, and with a people-first mindset.

These are assets:

· Formal brewing education.

· A valid Alberta driver’s licence and access to a reliable vehicle are required, as occasional travel to offsite facilities is part of this role.

· Familiarity with Office 365 suite of applications.

· Expertise in brewery operations:



process and mechanical.

· Expertise in team building.

· Comfortability with public speaking and running team meetings.

· A love of craft beer and creativity, you are a craft beer geek.

· A community-minded outlook

About Village Brewery

5000 12A Street SE Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2G 5K9 villagebrewery.com

Some of the best things happen over beer. Ideas are born, friendships forged, deals struck. Village Brewery began that way too, with friends sharing beers and dreams for a community brewery. A brewery that would support artists and craftspeople. A brewery that would create the excellent ales and lagers our friends and neighbours deserve. Village Brewery is dedicated to bringing our community together. It’s been a decade since we brewed our first beer and we have a lot of exciting plans to take us through the next ten years and beyond.

Village Brewery values a diversity of backgrounds, talents and expertise which collectively contribute to a collaborative and innovative environment. Our Villagers are committed to a respectful and inclusive workplace, and we welcome applications from all qualified individuals.

Perks and Benefits

- Health and dental benefits after three months of employment + extra health spending account
- Three weeks of accrued vacation
- Yearly PPE allotment
- Friends and family taproom discount
- Monthly beer allotment
- New product allotment
- Taproom allotment
- Food, beverage, and merchandise discount.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: From $60,000.00 per year

Benefits:

- Casual dress
- Company events
- Dental care
- Discounted or free food
- Extended health care
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Store discount
- Tuition reimbursement
- Vision care

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Calgary, AB T2G 5K9: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Experience:

- brewery production: 1 year (required)

Language:

- English (required)

Work Location: In person

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📌 Head Brewer (Calgary)
🏢 Village Brewery
📍 Calgary