FORT GEORGE BREWERY hiring for a SENSORY COORDINATOR
Position Summary: This position oversees all points of quality inspection throughout the three breweries at Fort George. The Sensory Coordinator’s role will be evaluating and monitoring everything from ingredients, processes, finished beer, recipe development, all pre-packaged beers, flawed beers, and flawed ingredients. This position works closely with brew staff, pub department, sales, and marketing departments to ensure all beers are held within spec and adjusted when falling out of spec. Varying schedule to include weekends, evenings, holidays, and extended hours as business dictates.
Essential Functions:
General
Running sensory evaluation on pre-packaged beers
Putting together steep and dry hop tests for all incoming ingredients and ones that are new to the market
Performing bench top trials on new recipes and new brands
Evaluating data logged by brew staff and lab personnel to improve our quality and efficiency
Work with brew, cellar, and packaging teams to ensure best practices are maintained, evolved, and continuously refined/improved
Recording process changes on core recipes and reviewing sensory data to ensure continuous improvement
Work with the Marketing/Sales team to constantly improve our beer based upon the changing market; i.e. styles/guidelines, consistency, consumer preferences, emerging trends, and overall just awesome beer people want to drink
Check-ins with pub staff to confirm the quality of draught systems
Evaluation of barrel-aged beer stock and blends
All other duties assigned by supervisors
Attending industry functions and building key relationships with outside partners in pursuit of goals and overall mission
Communication:
High level of communication with supervisors
Respectfulness & professionalism in all communication
Working with suppliers to maintain quality in the ingredients used by the brewery
Daily meeting with coworkers at production facility
Weekly meetings with Brewery Managers
Quarterly write-ups on the state of sensory for brew staff
Ability to closely work with pub department, sales, and marketing department to ensure all beers are held within spec and adjusted when falling out of spec
Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, & Ideal Qualification:
Must be 21 years of age.
At least 3 years experience working in a brewery
Proficiency in spreadsheet and Draughtlab(Or Current Fort George Sensory Software
Ability to operate a forklift, pallet jack, and scissor lift; incumbent will need to be certified within 3 months from the date of hire on all three pieces of equipment
Valid OLCC card acquired within 3 months of hire
Basic mechanical competency
Ability to read labels on chemicals and understand SDS sheets
Knowledge of occupational hazards and safety precautions associated with brewing, cellaring, and packaging
Must be able to adapt to frequent changes in workload and adjust priorities quickly as circumstances dictate
Ability to communicate effectively in a high-noise environment
BENEFITS WE OFFER (varying eligibility criteria):
Compensation: Competitive Wage + Commission + Benefits
Health benefits, paid sick time, paid time off, paid holidays, profit sharing program, and paid volunteering 401(k) retirement plan with 4% employer match
Food/Beer/Merch perks and an annual keg
Free counseling, legal, & financial services through Employee Assistance Program
ORGANIZATIONAL VALUES:
Create a positive force for our community, a safe opportunity-rich workplace, and an excellent beer experience
Commit to a respectful workplace, diversity, equal opportunity, and sustainability at every level of our organization and efforts
Commit to a service model of teamwork, passion for craft, and ownership of our organization's mission
TO BE CONSIDERED:
Anyone interested must complete and submit an application, which can be found at https://fortgeorgebrewery.com/about/careersjob-information/ or in person at our pub at 1483 Duane Street in historic downtown Astoria, Oregon. For more information including a full job description, respond to this posting.