Head Brewer

Looking to join a growing startup on a mission to change drinking culture

Were hiring our first Head Brewer!

About Heaps Normal

Were normalising mindful drinking by brewing beer that tastes so good you wont miss the alcohol. Were not here to talk about being sober or hold that up as the end goal. Whether youre taking a night off or ditching the booze for life we reckon its time to talk about something more interesting. Whether thats having a good time a good chat and a good drink. Were the weirdos redefining normal for the better and celebrating people who do the same.

Heaps Normal is an independent nonalcoholic Australian beer company brewing real beer without the hangover. As a B Corp certified business were proud to be part of a global community using business as a force for good.

Our values

Shout the first round: Give first and be a good human. We dont wait to be asked. We go out of our way to do whats right for our team our community and our environment.

Return the empties: We never walk past a problem. Whether its a spot fire or a raging inferno we run towards the fire.

Build each other up: We look after ourselves and look out for our mates. This means investing in people always putting family first and elevating those we interact with.

Question normal: Walk a mile in their shoes and try to see things from an alternative point of view. Your normal may not be my normal and normal today may not be normal tomorrow.

About the role

This is a newly created Head Brewer role at an exciting moment in the Heaps Normal journey. As our first inhouse brewing hire youll take the reins on everything beer from managing our existing network of contract partners to helping bring our future brewery to life.

Reporting to the Chief Product Officer as part of the Product & Innovation team youll oversee the technical brewing function across our entire range. Youll ensure our beer remains consistently high quality manage recipe development and innovation and act as the key bridge between product vision and production reality.

This role will evolve as we grow with early priorities focused on managing and optimising our contract brewing relationships building strong QA processes and laying the groundwork for our first Heaps Normal brewery. This is a fulltime onsite role based at our HQ in Marrickville NSW / Eora.

The responsibilities

• Oversee all technical brewing and production operations across our nonalcoholic beer range working closely with our network of contract brewing partners
• Manage endtoend production planning and scheduling to ensure quality consistency and timely delivery
• Lead recipe development process improvements and technical documentation across all products
• Build and maintain robust QA/QC systems including lab testing sensory evaluation and supplier quality management
• Maintain accurate production reporting and use insights to drive continuous improvement
• Act as a key technical resource across the business by supporting internal team education customerfacing training and product knowledge sharing
• Monitor raw material performance and ensure alignment with specs across brewing and packaging
• Lead the technical planning for our future brewery including equipment selection process design and building out the brewing and production team
• Represent Heaps Normal in supplier relationships tastings and industry events as needed

About you

Youre a highly skilled brewer with a passion for great beer and youre just as comfortable managing production spreadsheets as you are tastetesting in the tank farm. Youve worked across a range of brewing systems and are ready to take ownership of the technical brewing function in a fastgrowing purposedriven business.

Youre comfortable operating in ambiguity love building things from scratch and bring a collaborative rollupyoursleeves energy to your work.

• 5 years of commercial brewing experience including experience managing contract or distributed brewing
• Formal brewing qualifications (e.g. Diploma in Brewing or equivalent practical experience)
• Deep technical brewing knowledge across recipe design process control sensory QA/QC and scaling production
• Experience working across multiple brewery sites or thirdparty producers
• Strong project management skills and experience collaborating with crossfunctional teams
• Clear communicator with the ability to work with both technical and nontechnical stakeholders
• Solutionsfocused calm under pressure and energised by growing something new
• A current forklift licence (or willingness to obtain one)
• Bonus: experience with nonalcoholic brewing techniques or lowalc innovation is highly regarded but not essential. A keen interest in it however is!

Why you should join Heaps Normal

• One week of life leave to give you that added flexibility to live your best life.
• Annual professional development and wellbeing budget to ensure you have the support you need to level up.
• Access to mental wellbeing services for you and your family through our Employee Assistance Program provider Unmind.
• Inclusive parental leave policy which supports all types of families. Includes paid leave for both primary and secondary carers and return to work assistance to match your personal needs.
• Know that youre contributing to a positive impact. We donate 2 of our revenue to charitable organisations with a shared purpose.
• Paid volunteer time off and matched giving to empower you to give back to your local community.
• Annual offsites and regular social events to keep you connected with your teammates wherever youre located.
• Last but not least unlimited access to the good stuff. Enough Heaps Normal to keep your personal fridge stocked year round.

Feel like you dont tick every box

If your experience doesnt perfectly match every bullet point but youre excited about our mission and think youd thrive here wed still love to hear from you. Were an equal opportunities employer with an ongoing commitment to diversity equity and inclusion. If you have any support or access requirements let us know at the time of your application and well be happy to assist you through the recruitment process.

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Applications close at 11:59 PM (AEDT) on 25/04/2025. We encourage you to apply early as we may begin interviews before the closing date. All applicants should expect to hear from us by 29/04/2025. If you havent heard from us by then feel free to reach via