Location: Cloudwater Brew Co, Piccadilly Industrial Estate, Manchester, M1 2NP.
Salary: Depending on experience (£45,000+)
Hours: 37.5 hours a week, including weekends and evening work
Cloudwater Brew Co is a small independent brewery in Manchester, UK, with a focus on making exciting flavour combinations in modern beer, relaxing experiences for our customers, and a positive and progressive environment centered on the personal growth, holistic health and happiness of our team.
All job vacancies at Cloudwater are open to everyone of all races, all genders, all love-centered beliefs, and any backgrounds. Please read our Equality and Equity Policy for more information.
This role will be a permanent contract.
We are looking for a high-potential production leader, someone who combines strong technical expertise with the ambition and capability to take ownership of a growing production function.
This role is suited to an individual with experience beyond hands-on brewing and is a role that takes responsibility for people, performance, and operational outcomes at a business level.
What You’ll Be Responsible For
- Leading and developing the brewery production team of 9 across brewing, cellar, and packaging
- Owning production planning, scheduling, and capacity management and outputting between 7-10 24hL turns per week
- Evidence-based customer satisfaction
- Ensuring product quality, consistency, and operational reliability
- Driving efficiency, process improvement, and production discipline
- Managing production performance against operational and commercial targets
- Maintaining high standards in compliance, hygiene, traceability, and audit readiness
- Aligning production output with sales demand and market opportunities
- Implementing systems, structure, and scalable operational processes
- Using production and financial data to improve efficiency, margin, and operational decision-making
Who We’re Looking For
You should bring:
- Minimum 5+ years’ experience within brewing or related production environments
- Currently working as a Head Brewer, Head of Production, Production Operations Manager or similar
- Experience across brewhouse, cellar, fermentation, and packaging operations
- Experience leading and developing teams within a production environment
- Strong operational and commercial awareness
- The ability to balance quality, efficiency, planning, and cost control
- A proactive, accountable, and solutions-focused mindset
Essential Requirements
- MSc in Brewing & Distilling, IBD Diploma, or equivalent brewing qualification
- Demonstrable experience working within SALSA accreditation standards (or equivalent such as BRC/ ISO
- Strong understanding of quality systems, traceability, compliance, and audit processes
- Fluent in the use of Breww production management software
- Strong understanding of production planning, stock management and operational reporting
- Full, clean UK driving licence
We are accepting applications until the 30th of May. Interviewing will commence on the 1st of June and can be conducted in person or remotely.
If you are excited to commit to contributing towards our business strategy and offering customers a unique and exciting experience, please and have your CV ready to upload.
Apply by visiting the 'Join our team' page on our website
Pay: From £45,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Casual dress
- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Employee discount
- Free parking
- On-site parking
- Sick pay
Work Location: In person
