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Brewing Technician

Creating quality beer and maintaining brewing standards

How this role makes a difference

Working in the brewing industry means contributing to this country’s largest food and drink export. The sector is diverse, with craft, micro, national, and international breweries.

All breweries are focused on doing the same thing – creating beer and maintaining the same quality and taste, time and again. You could be the technician that helps to maintain standards, ensuring customers have their beer at the quality they expect.

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The kind of work you’ll do

  • Stock control of ingredients
  • Overseeing brewing processes, for example fermentation and yeast management
  • Monitoring brewing systems
  • Maintaining hygiene across the production environment
  • Directing transport and beer dispensing systems
  • Design and adjustment of beer recipes
  • Engaging with the public, for example with tasting sessions
Useful skills
Attention to detail
Skills & attributes
Useful skills
Precise
Skills & attributes
Useful skills
Instructing others
Skills & attributes

What you can bring to the role

A fascination with how food and drink products are developed.
 
An interest and some ability in science.

The natural tendency to listen carefully and follow instructions accurately.

Attention to detail when you’re making decisions and producing written records.

A high level of curiosity and the desire to innovate.

Strong communication skills and a knack for teaching others how to do something.

You could also be right for this role if you have any of the following interests:

- science

- food and drinks

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Future career opportunities

You could begin your career in brewing as a packer or assistant brewer and progress to running a brewery or being responsible for developing new products.

If the brewery you work for exports beer you could become responsible for global logistics or travel to different countries promoting your brewery’s brands.

How to get into this role

There’s no perfect career path or ideal way into your dream job.

But if you’re interested in education and training options that could be relevant to this role, you might want to consider: 

Schools and colleges each have their own career guidance plan and can provide detailed information, advice, and guidance on options and next steps.

A little more about the role

Exciting features...

Unlike other alcoholic drinks, beer is fermented rather than distilled and uses cereals rather than fruit. You’ll get to know all the ingredients and how they behave in different situations. You may also have a role in design and development of new brands, using your production knowledge to advise how tastes can be achieved.

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