Brewing Internship

At Deschutes Brewery, we unapologetically make a lot of award-winning, damn tasty beer (over 250,000 barrels per year)! We are currently looking for Brewing Interns to join our team at our facility in beautiful Bend, Oregon! Our Brewer Internship Program has been developed to seek out the next generation of brewing leaders. Providing a unique opportunity to aspiring brewers from all backgrounds the experience of working in one of the largest craft brewery production facilities in the country. This position includes but is not limited to cleaning and sanitizing tanks, dry hopping, yeast management/analysis, wort production/analysis, bottle conditioning, beer clarification, pub brewing, sensory training and oak aging production.

Ideal candidates will be available to work a full time schedule (36-40 hours per week) for a 6 month internship starting in the Summer of 2024. Typical schedule is three, 12 hour shifts per week and will include day shift, night shift and some weekends.

Brewing is a tough but rewarding career. There are often long hours, with very physical work in a variety of temperatures. But, as brewers, we are tasked with creating liquids that inspire, satiate, and bring joy to the drinker. Our work is important. We create liaisons. Liaisons that bridge the end of the workday with play, spur new relationships and deepen existing. Liaisons that bend newness to comfort, stress to relaxation and differing opinions to productive debate. All that, plus, don't forget we create liquids that excite the taste buds and turn meals into feasts.

However, unpacking how we accomplish all this reveals significant effort. The hours are long and the work is hard. It's a physical process and the best beer can only be made if the ideal schedule for the beer, not the brewer, is followed. We need someone with a strong work ethic, attention to detail and a curiosity and openness to improve not just the products and process but also themselves. With these traits, you'll be ready to take on the following 

Core duties and responsibilities:

• Assures optimum beer quality. Does so by following standard operating procedures (SOP), filing non-conformities, suggesting process improvements, staying abreast of brewing communications and process changes, and attending brewers' meetings as schedule allows.
• Manages daily tasks to meet production needs, including cleaning and sanitizing equipment, reading and following production schedules, operation of centrifuges, yeast harvesting and disposal, bottle conditioning, and ensuring finished beer meets specifications for packaging
• Documentation and data entry for all processes in the brewhouse and cellar
• Coordinate work with other departments (brewhouses, cellars, packaging, QA and warehouse)
• Engage in the never-ending quest of cultivating the most remarkable guest experiences through brewing damn tasty beers
• Constantly challenge the stuck, boring, mundane. And don't just challenge, but bring the solutions and initiative to make a difference.
• Get involved with company-wide initiatives.
• Continually gain knowledge of the craft beer world and share that knowledge.

Requirements of the position:

• High school diploma, GED or equivalent is required
• Current enrollment or recent graduate of a fermentation science, engineering, general science or other related field
• Able to frequently lift 55lbs to approximately waist height and tilt up to 200lbs
• Able to work for extended periods of time in a physical setting requiring repetitive lifting and wrenching, walking, and being exposed to hot and cold environments
• Consistently positive attitude
• Able to work independently
• Exceptionally organized
• Excellent communicator
• Keen attention to detail and quality
• Solution driven
• Flexibility in schedule, ability to work rotating shifts including nights and weekends

Some of the awesome benefits of working at Deschutes Brewery are competitive base compensation and a total rewards package that includes:

• Base wage when joining this team as an intern starts at $16.71/hour with an additional $3 for hours worked between 6pm-6am
  • This position offers a Production Brewer career path and up to $28.96/hour for our employees who successfully complete our training programs and hold several years of experience in our brewery. Additional opportunities for wage increases are also associated with cross-training, specialty licenses and promotional opportunities.
• A housing stipend is available for candidates moving to Bend from outside of the Central Oregon area
• "On Demand Pay" (get your money when you need it) available through DailyPay
• Discounts on Deschutes Brewery and Boneyard merchandise and food
• Discounts and of course - free beer!
• Being part of one of the best (and award winning!) Breweries in Central Oregon
• Recently voted one of the BEST places to work in Bend, Oregon and the #1 brewery!