Brewing Manager Jobs (NOW HIRING)

Requisition ID: 38261 

Cheers to creating an incredible tomorrow!  

At Molson Coors, we tackle big challenges and defy the status quo.  With a proud legacy of excellence, an incredible portfolio of beer, seltzers, spirits, and non-alcohol brands, and a bold vision for our future... we’re on the path to transforming the beverage industry.  That requires remarkable individuals who are curious, tenacious, and never afraid to fail forward.  

We seek, value and respect everyone’s unique perspectives and experiences knowing that we are stronger together.   

We collaborate as a team and celebrate each other’s successes. Here’s to crafting careers and creating new legacies. 

 
Crafted Highlights:    
In the role of Sr. Manager Operations – Brewing working in Milwaukee, WI you will be part of the Milwaukee Brewery Leadership Team and lead the Brewing Department.  You will be responsible for the leadership of plant and people resources within the Brewing department on a day to day basis, to ensure the achievement of the brewery’s vision and business plan in terms of value, quality, service, and people.  
You will lead brewing financial and operational performance, asset care and reliability, quality, brewing scheduling, manufacturing development, manufacturing systems and project management.   You will ensure high quality products are packaged cost effectively through maximizing operational efficiency and reliability.  You will be responsible for the integration of new products, new brewing processes and product testing. 

 This position reports to the Director WCSC& Operations and works closely with brewing department and other cross-functional teams.
What You’ll Be Brewing: 

• Most importantly, you will lead a team of 5-7 talented colleagues, and support their growth and development through career discussions and consistent one on one conversations 
• Responsible for safely optimizing efficiency in all areas of brewing through utilizing, monitoring and evaluating SPQSCR to continuously improve performance 

• Responsible for reducing total extract loss (TEL) by incorporating process improvements and driving results through direct and indirect reports 

• Provide oversight for asset care strategy development, processes and practices and capital projects and expenditures in the brewing department

• Responsible for maintaining and improving the quality and reliability of all assets within brewing by the effective use of the best asset care practices and systems 

• Responsible for leading and ensuring that all health, safety and environment, quality, cost and reliability standards are met and driving conformance to regulatory and accreditation standards in brewing 

• Provide brewing oversight to maximize brewery product flow from brewing to packaging, influencing finished product shipments to distributors 

• Develop, define and lead local brewery brewing strategy to meet or exceed annual plans, develop budgetary and capital plans, review existing equipment capacity and staffing in order to meet long range planning goals which are aligned to brewery, Integrated Supply Chain and Molson Coors strategic plan 
• You will lead a Pillar as part of Molson Coors’ World Class Supply Chain initiative and that Pillar will have impacts across the site
• You will be part of the North American Brewing community and will collaborate with other breweries and corporate resources to share best practices and install learnings and improvements
• Develop plans to help our environment by optimizing our water and CO2 usage in brewing

Key Ingredients:   

• Possess a proven track record of achievement in a high-speed, high-volume manufacturing environment 

• You will have a BA/BS degree, preferably in Brewing Technology, Biology, Microbiology, Food Science OR Engineering AND/OR 10+ years in a leadership position in a manufacturing environment.  Masters in Brewing Science is preferred.

• You have advanced knowledge of brewing practices and procedures, brewing hygiene and Extract Loss calculation 

• You will have a strong understanding of Asset CARE (Capability, Availability, Reliability and Enhancement) concepts for installed equipment including maintenance routines and practices. 
• You have experience handling multiple yeast strains and have demonstrated experience maintaining culture health through on-site propagation and generation management
• You will have experience in IWS lean manufacturing systems of similar lean manufacturing programs
• You are an authentic leader.  You value and respect differences and believe everyone’s unique differences is the key to collaboration and a winning team culture

• You love a challenge. You complete complex projects quickly and adeptly with your understanding of the business priorities
• You build relationships and collaborate to get to the desired outcome  
• You take accountability for results – acting with integrity and honoring commitments  

• You have a thirst for learning – you are always looking for ways to learn and help one another grow  
• You exhibit our core values

Beverage Bonuses: 

• Participation in our Total Rewards program with a competitive base salary, incentive plans, parental leave, health, dental, vision, retirement plan options with incredible employer match, generous paid time off plans, an engaging Wellness Program, and an Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with amazing resources
• On site Pub, access to cool brand clothing and swag, top events and, of course... free beer and beverages! 
• We care about our People and Planet and have challenged ourselves with stretch goals around our key priorities  

• We care about our communities, and play our part to make a difference – from charitable donations to hitting the streets together to build parks, giving back to the community is part of our culture and who we are 
• Engagement with a variety of Business Resource Groups, which can provide volunteer opportunities, leadership experience, and networking through the organization 
• Ability to grow and develop your career centered around our First Choice Learning opportunities
• Work within a fast paced and innovative company, meeting passionate colleagues and partners with diverse backgrounds and experiences  

Job Posting Grade: 13
 

Molson Coors is an equal opportunity employer.  We invite applications from candidates of all backgrounds, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status or any other characteristic. If you have a disability and believe you need a reasonable accommodation during the application or recruitment processes, please e-mail jobs@molsoncoors.com. 

Pay and Benefits:
At Molson Coors, we’re committed to paying people fairly and equitably for the work they do.

Job Posting Total Rewards Offerings: $129,900.00 - $170,500.00 (posting salary range) + 20% target short term incentive + $23,000 on average spent on benefits per employee, including but not limited to health, dental, vision, retirement with above market employer match, wellness incentives and EAP + paid time off (including holidays, vacation days and sick days).

The posting range provided above for salary is what we, in good faith, believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting.  We ultimately pay based on a number of non-discriminatory factors that inform pay decisions including but not limited to the required work location, previous work experience, skill set and internal equity.