Lead Brewer

Artifex Brewing Company

Job Title: Lead Brewer

Company: Artifex Brewing Company

Location: San Clemente, CA

Job Type: Full-Time

Website: www.artifex.beer

About the Brewery

Artifex Brewing Company is a 15bbl brew house independent craft brewery located in San Clemente CA that has been open and running operations for 11 years.  We’re passionate about quality, creativity, and consistency — and we’re looking for a skilled Lead Brewer to join our production team. We distribute our beer all over So Cal and have three satellite tasting rooms, two located in San Clemente and the other is located in Oceanside. 

Position Summary

The Lead Brewer is a hands-on leadership role responsible for daily brewhouse operations, fermentation management, and team oversight. This position reports to the owners and ensures beer is produced to spec, on schedule, and with the highest standards in mind. We are a small team in on the production side and have been working hard to increase bbls produced year over year. 

Key Responsibilities

• Lead daily brewing operations: mashing, lautering, boiling, wort cooling, and cellar transfers
• Manage fermentation monitoring, dry hopping, and carbonation
• Manage Cold side brew process.
• Execute and uphold SOPs for cleaning, sanitation, and recordkeeping
• Support recipe execution and ensure batch-to-batch consistency
• Train and mentor assistant brewers and cellar staff, helps delivery drivers and warehouse personnel.
• Assist with inventory tracking and production scheduling
• Maintain a safe, clean, and organized work environment
• Package beer kegs to cans, we have a canning line in house. 

Qualifications

• 2–4 years of professional brewing experience
• Deep understanding of brewing and cellaring processes
• Strong leadership, time management, and problem-solving skills
• Physically capable of lifting 55+ lbs and working in hot/cold/wet environments
• Experience with brewing software (EKOS) preferred
• Forklift certification a plus

Benefits

• Competitive compensation
• PTO and paid holidays
• Shift beer & employee discounts
• Opportunities to grow into more senior production roles
• Participation in beer festivals, collaborations, and R&D projects

To Apply

Please send your resume and a short cover letter to jobs@artifexbrewing.com.