About Kona Brewing Hawaii

Kona Brewing Hawaiʻi is an independent, island-born craft brewery headquartered in Kailua-Kona on Hawaiʻi Island, with an additional pub in Hawaiʻi Kai on Oʻahu. Founded in 1994, the brewery is known for creating Hawaiʻi-inspired beers that reflect the islands’ spirit and natural beauty, served fresh across its local pubs and restaurants throughout the state. The team focuses on sustainability, community connection, and living aloha every day, offering a welcoming, growth-minded workplace for people who love great beer and Hawaiʻi. We offer medical, dental, 401K match, and many other benefits (including a free beer at the end of every shift).

We are seeking a Brewing Operator candidate to join our team a Kona Brewing Hawaii. The Brewing Operator position is a regular full-time, entry level hourly position within the Brewing department. This position is responsible for assisting in the brewing process by operating and maintaining the cellar functions. This includes monitoring fermentation, quality management and basic equipment & facility operations within the Brewing/Cellar areas. This position will report directly to the Head Brewer. The anticipated compensation for this position is $23-$24/hour, depending on experience and skills.

As a condition of employment, this position is required to work a shift that could include nights and weekends.

Essential Job Functions:

• Follow all safety procedures and adhere to all company policies and procedures, including the safe operation of equipment and help to maintain a safe, clean work environment that includes general housekeeping duties.
• Ability to accurately follow standard operating procedures (“SOP’s”) and understanding of specific beer process terminologies.
• Comfortable working with chemicals of varying composition and maintaining adherence to safety standards at all times during routine cleaning of brewing equipment.
• Operate both manual and computer automated equipment while maintaining quality standards. Operate forklifts and other operating equipment as trained and directed.
• Perform CIP, sanitation and sterilization techniques as per standard operating procedures.
• Cleaning (CIP) and sanitizing brite beer tanks, cleaning of fermenters and general cleaning of overall cellar area.
• Perform daily job duties including, but not limited to: CIP, fermentation monitoring, filtration, general cleaning, beer tasting.
• Setting, monitoring and adjusting temperature of the fermentation tanks to achieve optimal fermentation and conditioning of beer. Record batch performance and raw material quality & performance.
• During the fermentation process, check gravities, identify irregularities, and record data
• Draining and monitoring yeast during fermentation and conditioning.
• Provide cellar support to the Brewing team which includes, but is not limited to material staging, prepping tanks for transfer and centrifuging or filtering of beer.
• Provide general cellar maintenance & upkeep in a safe & secure manner and work with the maintenance team as necessary.
• Using powered industrial trucks, perform unloading of material for Brewing which many include trucks, totes, drums, pallets, etc..
• Must be able to work hands on at assisting each unit of operation as necessary.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Competencies:

To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies to perform the essential functions of this position.

• Safety & Security—the individual observes safety and security procedures and uses equipment and materials properly.
• Problem Solving—the individual identifies and resolves problems in a timely manner, gathers and analyzes information skillfully.
• Planning/Organizing—the individual prioritizes and plans work activities and uses time efficiently.
• Quality Control—the individual demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness, monitors own work to ensure quality and applies feedback to improve performance.
• Quantity—meets productivity standards and completes work in a timely manner.
• Adaptability—the individual adapts to changes in the work environment, manages competing demands and is able to deal with frequent change, delays or unexpected events.
• Dependability—the individual is consistently at work and on time, follows instructions, responds to management direction and solicits feedback to improve performance.

Knowledge & Skill Requirements:

• High school diploma or G.E.D with relevant job or work history.
  Must be self-motivated, have excellent written skills, verbal communication and be a minimum of 21 years of age.
  Candidate must be able to work under stressful situations unique to the manufacturing/production environment of a fast-paced brewery.
• Applicants, without an accommodation, must have the ability to frequently reach, twist, stoop, bend, crouch, stand and walk for 2 hour shifts.
  Must be able to lift up to 50 lbs. and maneuver raw materials around the warehouse on both carts and pallet jacks.
• As a condition of employment, this position involves working rotating shifts, that includes nights and weekends, and applicants must be able to do so without an accommodation.
• Applicants must be able to wear personal protective equipment and work in varying weather conditions that includes humidity and seasonal temperature changes.