Job Vacancy: Production Manager
Founded in 2014, Cloudwater Brew Co brewed our first beer on February 14 2015 in our Manchester brewery. We brew modern takes on classic beer styles alongside paying our respects to heritage recipes and the beers that inspired us on our journey. We are devoted to creating bold, precise flavours with drinkability, quality, and focused consistency, one beer to the next.
We are independently owned and directed by our co-founder Paul Jones, and committed to running an ethically conscious, human-centred business, with values that we hope to being central to the health and well-being of our team and our business success. As we have grown, we have developed an incredibly talented and mixed team on the values of inclusivity, innovation and the meaningful development and welfare of our staff. All job vacancies at Cloudwater are open to everyone of all genders, all love-centred beliefs, and any backgrounds. Please read our Equality and Equity Policy for more information.
We are recruiting for a Production Manager to become a part of our team in our Manchester brewery. This is a key role which will require an individual with at least 10 years commercial brewing experience to be proficient in planning our brewery’s production, in designing and developing recipes and ideas, achieving our aims and desired output through our barrel ageing programme, and adhering to HMRC reporting guidelines. A successful applicant will be astute in communication and team building, and in managing people and their well-being. The Production Manager role will require a capable person who has experience in building projects and processes from the ground up, which will include project management and fabrication, such as brewing equipment design and commissioning.
We are searching for an individual with a positive outlook and attitude, with at least 5 years’ experience in managing a successful barrel ageing programme, alongside extensive lab and quality control experience, plus a background in production planning, recipe design and progression for both fresh and wild/barrel aged beers. The ideal candidate will have a familiarity with different packaging formats for beer, and in advancing ideas into action and finished products. We are desiring someone who is able to communicate processes and expectations to our sales and marketing team, and to be able to focus production with retail concerns and aims in mind. The ideal candidate will be comfortable in public speaking and dealing with customer relations.
In line with our company goal to improve opportunities for underrepresented people within the beer industry, we will welcome applications that allow us to pursue this goal, with the opportunity to undertake relevant training necessary to develop your expertise, and bring you up to speed with the industry as needed.
The role will be based in our brewery, Cloudwater Brew Co., 7-9 Piccadilly Trading Estate, Manchester M1 2NP. The salary for the Production Manager will be from £35,000-£50,000 per annum depending on experience for on average 40 hours of work a week.
If you would like to apply for the role of Production Manager, please fill out this form and have your cover letter and CV ready to upload.
The final closing date for applications is Tuesday, the 17th of December at 9am. Due to office closures over the Christmas period, we will be conducting the first round of interviews for early applicants from Monday, the 9th of December, and the second group of applicants from Monday, the 16th of December. We are aiming to make a decision by the 19th of December, and will plan to get back to every applicant before we break for Christmas.