Innovation Brewer

Boulevard Brewing Company is recognized as a leader in the high-end beer segment. Boulevard Brewing Company is proud to be part of the Duvel Moortgat family of breweries which also includes Duvel USA and Brewery Ommegang. As the fourth largest craft brewery by volume in the United States, our beers and cocktails are built by our people, who are bound together by a devotion to our products and customers. We offer a competitive salary, employee bonus, medical/dental, 401k, educational assistance, parental leave, and other wonderful employee perks and benefits!

Summary

Our Brewers must have a passion for the craft of beer making and creating exceptional beers for our customers. This position requires fundamental brewery operational knowledge including raw material sourcing and handling. Candidates should have a clear understanding of brewhouse operations, cellar management, and finishing procedures. Additional responsibilities include the analysis of various production and quality parameters. Our Innovation Brewer will work alongside the brewing team guiding new product development and optimizing existing products. Candidates must be committed to quality, understand brewery sanitation and work toward maintaining a safe brewing environment.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Idea finder, idea manager, innovation scout, innovation communicator and organizer
• Manage the development of new products from idea through first production run
• Data management related to product development
• Act as the point person for our new product development as well as specialty and barrel aged beer production
• Lead and communicate all innovation activities
• Lead and communicate existing product and process improvement projects including creating and maintaining SOPs
• Lead and communicate contract brewing projects.
• Work with our clients to develop recipes, test them at the pilot level, implement them at the production level and conduct ongoing optimization
• Lead and communicate non-beer projects (i.e. Non alc beer, seltzer, hop water etc.)
• Must be an integral part of the brewing dept leadership team and participate in daily product and process troubleshooting
• Meet regularly with the marketing Brand Managers to stay ahead of new product development and communicate the innovation progress being made by the brewing team
• Provide the necessary information and content that marketing needs to move forward with new releases and be a forward face for marketing through interviews, writing articles and blog posts
• Meet regularly with the Brewing Manager and Barrel Program Manager to help direct innovative initiatives and move that product development through the system and onto the production floor
• Maintain state and internal quality and hygiene standards
• Raw ingredients trials, following existing material quality and researching new ingredients
• Hop selection and in-house lot evaluation
• Uphold safety procedures within the brewing environment and throughout facilities
• Adhere to the brewing standard operating procedures
• Uphold the quality standards directed by the brewery lab and Brewing Manger
• Ensure you are punctual, regular in attendance, have a positive attitude and good hygiene and act as a good example for the rest of the staff in these areas
• Communicate a positive attitude, sincere interest, and interact in a positive way with management and staff
  
  
  

Knowledge, Experience And Abilities Required

• Formal brewing school degree and prior professional brewing experience or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Ability to effectively communicate verbally and in writing. Ability to read, analyze, and interpret technical journals pertaining to brewing and quality control as well as read and understand a variety of scientific instruments. Ability to respond to common inquiries. Ability to communicate and present information effectively
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent. Ability to understand a variety of scientific calculations related to brewing
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to analyze and solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to use logic and methods to solve problems with effective solutions
• Forklift certified
• Must be punctual, self-motivated, and able to work without constant supervision. Ability to multi-task while being detail and quality focused
• Ability to effectively manage time, demonstrate a strong work ethic, and ability to work both independently and as a team. Must be responsible and dependable
• Ability to work various shifts including weekends, day, swing, and overnight shifts
• Ability to operate and use a PC computer, proficient in Microsoft Office suite of programs
  
  
  

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Physical Requirements

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus
• Must be able to work on their feet for 8 hours per day
• Regularly required to lift 55lb grain bags / 44lb Hop boxes, climb stairs, work in close quarters, grip & manipulate tri-clamps and drag hoses, several times a day
• Occasionally required lift and maneuver a keg (165lbs)