Historic Brewing Company
Director of Brewery Operations
Goal of this position
Historic Brewing Company in Flagstaff, Arizona is seeking a Director of Brewery Operations to work directly under the company ownership. This position will be responsible for all brewery operations including production scheduling, quality control, distribution allocation, recipe development, and strategic planning for future growth. The position will oversee all aspects of the brew team including production, cellaring, packaging, warehousing, quality control, as well as forecasting, production planning and purchasing.
The Director of Brewery Operations position directly reports to the owners of Historic Brewing Company.
Company History
Historic Brewing Company is in its 4th year of production and consists of a production facility with a full-time taproom, two full-scale brewpubs, two large-scale partnering restaurants, as well as wholesale distribution through Northern Arizona, Phoenix, and Tucson. We operate off a 15 bbl brewhouse with 320 bbls of fermentation space. Annual production for 2016 was 2,400bbl with a goal of reaching 4,000 bbls in 2018. For more info, please visit:
www.historicbrewingcompany.com
Job Responsibilities
-Oversees all brewery operations including production, packaging, maintenance and Quality Control, allocation management, and overall profitability of the brewery.
-Responsible for all team member management responsibilities including hiring, training and development, coaching, and performance reviews.
-Oversees the operation and improvement of systems that create and deliver the company's products and services.
-Utilizes the principles of lean management to improve all production, supply, and quality functions: optimizes performance, controls inventories, improves quality and ensures on-time delivery of customer orders.
-Analyzes the overall brewing operations regularly; making recommendations on ways to improve efficiency and reduce cost where possible through innovation and economies of scale.
-Participates in the development, implementation and evaluation of long-term and short-term planning.
-Translates overall company business strategy into operational goals and objectives for the brewery.
-Collaborates on all production activities and creates schedules in accordance with sales forecasts and demands.
-Works closely with the ownership team to maintain and monitor staffing, expenditures, and resource management to fulfill organizational requirements.
-Researches industry trends to continuously evolve the brewery operations standards.
-Participates/audits brewery shifts (brewing, packaging, cellaring, filtering, cleaning, etc.) to ensure that procedures and protocols are being upheld.
-Inspects the brewery and to ensure operations are in alignment with company quality, sanitation, and safety standards.
-Oversees procurement efforts and negotiations for brewery and packaging goods.
-Assesses equipment purchases to maximize benefit from capital investments.
-Collaborates on inventory management efforts including raw materials, packaging and finished goods.
-Defines, prioritizes and oversees equipment improvement projects to ensure maximum benefit.
-Conducts research and analysis on all brewing equipment expenditures, ensuring the most efficient and effective systems are being procured.
-Ensures a safe working environment for employees by maintaining facility and equipment in optimal working conditions.
Administrative and Financial Responsibilities
-Collaborates in the planning and formulation of brewery policies and procedures.
-Creates standard operating practices for the brewery and develops plans for the efficient use of materials, machines, capital and employees.
-Establishes key metrics and develops/implements plans to achieve targets, working closely with finance to develop accurate lean accounting, inventory control and additional financial tools designed to support the managers and drive decisions and actions that are cost effective.
-Reviews financial statements, sales and activity reports, and other performance data to measure productivity and goal achievement and to determine areas needing cost reduction and program improvement.
-Evaluates operating results throughout the brewery to ensure that beer growth objectives are being met and ensures that relevant key metrics are communicated to the team.
Quality Control
-Ensures Historic Brew Co continues to brew the highest quality beers possible.
-Provides review and oversight of Quality Control techniques and procedures.
-In conjunction with QC, identifies tactics for improving the quality and consistency of our beer.
Supervisory Responsibility:
This position is responsible for the direct supervision of all production employees within the brewery.
Experience and Education:
-Educational background in Business Operations, Engineering, or Management, with strong math, science, electrical and analytical background. MBA is preferred.
-Experience in all production positions within a brewery.
-A minimum of 5 years experience in brewery production management or leadership.
-Solid working knowledge of the beer and brewing industry.
-Excellent leadership skills with the proven ability to lead and motivate team members.
-The ability to make tough decisions around payroll and budgeting.
-Analytical skills with strong understanding of financials.
-Extensive knowledge of OSHA and safety standards, governmental regulatory requirements, lean manufacturing methodologies, and Production Management systems.
-Demonstrated ability to develop and implement a long-term plan with limited resources.
-Adaptability to changing market environment.
-Proficient verbal and written communication skills
Work Environment:
This job operates in an open-office setting and requires mobility inside and outside of the brewery. Movement is spent in high-traffic areas while performing various tasks. The use of a phone, Mac/PC, printer, and Point of Sales system are required.
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.
Contact: reach owners directly at:
info@historicbrewingcompany.com
