Head Brewer

(Please note that the salary range listed is intended as a guideline. The final compensation will be based on the candidate's experience, skills, and qualifications.)

Are you an experienced brewer with strong leadership skills and a passion for continuous improvement? Are you energized by a fast-paced environment where quality, safety, and innovation come together? If so, we want to hear from you!

As a Head Brewer at Equals Brewing Company, you will lead the Brewing Department’s daily operations, ensuring the seamless execution of the production schedule and supporting a safe, high-performing team. You'll focus on delivering high-quality beer and beverages, collaborating with other departments, and supporting customer product development projects.

Equals Brewing Company was founded in 2018 and has quickly grown into a trusted producer of beers, ciders, ready-to-drink, and non-alcoholic products for some of Ontario’s and Canada’s leading beverage brands.

We're the creators of Bangarang Hard Seltzer and Shake Lager, a gold medal winner at the Canadian Brewing Awards. More recently, we added Side Launch Brewing Company to our portfolio, an established Ontario craft brewery known for its award-winning beers and strong community presence.

At Equals, we believe our success is driven by our people. We're a small, fast-moving team that values ownership, collaboration, and problem-solving. As we continue to grow, we're looking for people who are ready to take initiative and help strengthen the systems that support our expanding operations.

The Head Brewer plays a critical role in ensuring the brewing team meets production goals while maintaining exceptional quality and safety standards. This leadership role supports the continuous improvement of brewing operations and fosters a positive team culture. They will work closely with the Brewing Specialist to manage the team, deliver production results, and improve product quality and brewery systems.

• Accountable for the safety of the brewing team and supporting site-wide safety initiatives. Work to identify and resolve safety issues.
• Foster a culture of quality. Maintain the brewing department’s GMP policies, cleanliness and hygiene standards, best sanitary practices, and organizational standards.
• Deliver high quality upskilling and training by working one-on-one with team members to instill in them best practices and operational excellence. Coordinate on-the-job training with new hires and existing team members.
• Schedule work in the department at the daily level by executing the weekly schedule. You are accountable for the department’s plan attainment. Contribute feedback that affects schedule adherence to Planning team (processing errors, personnel issues, operational issues).
• Oversee wort production on brewhouse, including milling and ensuring schedule adherence.
• Manage and own completion of Cellar work: to deliver weekly requirements. This includes centrifuge and filtration, dealcoholization, finishing, blending, RTD production, dry hopping, associated CIPs and preparation work. Flash pasteurization and kegging operations are also managed under the brewing department. Be highly connected with work progress in order to update internal customers (i.e., Packaging team) about delays and trigger plan changes if needed.
• Be knowledgeable and technically competent on all equipment in the department: mill, brewhouse, CIP, centrifuge, filters, dealcoholization machine, keg washer/filler, pumps. Able to troubleshoot issues, identify needs for repair or opportunities for changes.
• Be knowledgeable and able to solve quality problems related to beer and beverage - fermentation performance, wort production, clarification, blending, sensory.
• Schedule labour amongst 4 crews working a continental pattern 24/7. Own vacation approval, absences, and balancing skill level and cross training requirements across all shifts.
• Schedule and ensure routine equipment upkeep tasks are completed - gas, water and product filters, tank teardowns and PRV testing, acid washing.
• Track brewing KPIs (extract loss, weekly production volume,…