Job Description

Job Type: Full Time

Work Category: Onsite

Compensation: $89,100 - $133,700 / year

Sponsorship: Not Available 

Application Close Date: February 7, 2025

We are GALLO

We’re a family-owned company with a 90+ year legacy, that’s consistently recognized as a Glassdoor “Best Places to Work.” We have 130+ brands in our total alcohol beverage portfolio including wine, malt, spirits, and ready-to-drink beverages. We’re home to the #1 wine and spirits brands in the U.S. - Barefoot Wine & High Noon and are the official sponsors of the NFL, NHL, UFC, and PGA TOUR.

View our Corporate Values and Mission Statement  here .

A Taste of What You'll Do

We are seeking a dedicated and passionate Technical Brewer to join our team, committed to crafting products of the highest quality. In this role, you will oversee and coordinate efforts to ensure that both internal and external manufacturing and quality specifications are met, driving improvements in a cost-effective and efficient manner. This position serves as the company's front-line resource, ensuring our manufacturing plants, co-manufacturers, and suppliers meet our high standards.

Your comprehensive knowledge of the beer brewing process, scientific principles, and brewing calculations will be essential as you lead Gallo Co-Manufacturing teams and support external co-manufacturers. You'll be responsible for troubleshooting production issues, traveling to Co-Man sites for new production, and building strong business relationships to ensure quality and consistency. Tasting beer to ensure style attainment and providing recommendations for quality improvements will be a key part of your role.

You will oversee CIP, sanitizing principles, pasteurization, bottling and canning lines, and kegging equipment to maintain liquid quality. A thorough understanding of TTB regulations for alcoholic beverages and an ability to ensure compliance with state and federal regulations are crucial. You will manage beer quality at a fundamental level, ensuring team members understand style targets and quality goals.

As a Technical Brewer, you will drive the development of new products and innovation, staying abreast of the latest trends and advancements in brewing technology. Leading continuous improvement projects with cross-functional teams, you'll apply process control, RCA, process mapping, and lean management/Six Sigma principles.

The ideal candidate will hold a Bachelor’s degree in Science or Engineering, with significant experience in high-speed, multi-SKU beverage manufacturing and brewing facility management. Strong quality assurance experience and a valid driver’s license are required. The role requires up to 40% travel and the ability to lift and move equipment weighing up to 35 pounds.

If you are passionate about brewing, committed to quality, and ready to lead our brewing operations to new heights, we would love to hear from you. Join us in our journey to craft beers that are celebrated for their quality and creativity.

To view a full job description, please click  here .

What You'll Need

• Bachelor’s degree in Science or Engineering, 6+ years of experience in high-speed, multi-sku beverage manufacturing and brewing facility managing brewing production and liquid quality through packaging, or Bachelor’s Degree and 8+ years of experience in high-speed, multi-sku beverage manufacturing and brewing facility managing brewing production and liquid quality through packaging.

• Experience managing and monitoring brewing raw materials, brew house operations, pasteurization, centrifuges, fermenting of ales and lagers, yeast metabolism/performance, filtration/finishing, and brewery-wide sanitation.

• Knowledgeable in process differences for different styles of beer production from raw material requirements through packaging and shelf life.

• Candidate is required to have a valid driver’s license, a safe driving record and reliable vehicle (if applicable) at the time of hire. This position will undergo a motor vehicle check (MVR) to confirm a history of safe and responsible driving. If needed, candidate must obtain the appropriate state driver’s license based on the position’s location within 30 days of hire.

• Required to be 21 years of age or older due to alcohol tasting.

• 2+ years Quality Assurance related experience, including quality of liquid from end to end.

• Must be On-Call to support production.

• Onsite presence at multiple locations, requiring up to 40% travel.

• Ability to prioritize multiple complex projects and manage time effectively.
• Required to lift and move equipment weighing up to 35 pounds.
• Skilled in reading, analyzing and interpreting the most complex documents.
• Skilled in responding effectively to the most sensitive inquiries or complaints.
• Computer skill requirements include: intermediate MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint
• Required to travel to company offices, sites, and/or meeting locations for onboarding, training, meetings, and events for development, department needs, and business delivery up to 5% of the time, with or without reasonable accommodation. This may be in addition to the travel requirement, if applicable, as listed in this job description.

Our Benefits & Perks

We are committed to providing competitive compensation, perks, and a work-life balance supporting your well-being. Benefits depend on your work category and may include medical and dental coverage, 401k plans, profit sharing, pet insurance, company holidays, access to an employee wine shop, and more! Additional information will be provided before your first interview. 

 

The Fine Print

• Gallo does not sponsor for employment-based visas for this position now or in the future.
• Actual compensation paid within the range will be determined by factors such as the education, experience, knowledge, skills and abilities of the applicant, internal equity, and alignment with market data.
• This position will be based in the location(s) specified in the job posting and requires working on-site with no telecommuting option. You will be expected to live within a commutable distance.

Recruiter: Michelle ODell
Requisition ID: 105446 
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Gallo’s policy is to afford equal employment opportunity to all applicants and employees and not to discriminate on the basis of race, traits historically associated with race, including but not limited to, hair texture and protective hairstyles (such as braids, locks, and twists), color, national origin, ancestry, creed, religion, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition as defined by applicable state law (including cancer and predisposing genetic characteristics), genetic information, marital status, familial status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation (actual or perceived), transgender status, sex stereotyping, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, reproductive health decision making, age, military or veteran status, domestic violence or sexual assault victim status, or any other basis protected by applicable law. Nor will Gallo discriminate based on a perception that an individual has any of the foregoing characteristics or is associated with a person who has, or is perceived to have, any of those characteristics.

Gallo will comply with state and local laws prohibit discrimination for lawful out-of-work behavior, such as off-duty use of cannabis away from the workplace (subject to federal and state law exceptions), the existence of non-psychoactive cannabis metabolites in hair, blood, urine, or other bodily fluids as determined by a drug screening test (subject to federal and state law exceptions).

We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law. Gallo is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for candidates with disabilities in our recruiting process. If you need any assistance or accommodations due to a disability, please let us know at 209.341.7000.

Gallo is enrolled in the Department of Homeland Security's E-Verifying program and will use the program to verify the employment eligibility of all newly hired employees as required.

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