A Brewing Technician creates quality beer and maintaining brewing standards
Working in the brewing industry means contributing to this country’s largest food and drink export. The sector is diverse, with craft, micro, national, and international breweries.
All breweries are focused on doing the same thing – creating beer and maintaining the same quality and taste, time and again. You could be the technician that helps to maintain standards, ensuring customers have their beer at the quality they expect.
You could begin your career in brewing as a packer or assistant brewer and progress to running a brewery or being responsible for developing new products.
If the brewery you work for exports beer you could become responsible for global logistics or travel to different countries promoting your brewery’s brands.
There’s no perfect career path or ideal way into your dream job.
But if you’re interested in education and training options that could be relevant to this role, you might want to consider:
Options available after GCSEs:
More options available after that:
Schools and colleges each have their own career guidance plan and can provide detailed information, advice, and guidance on options and next steps.
Unlike other alcoholic drinks, beer is fermented rather than distilled and uses cereals rather than fruit. You’ll get to know all the ingredients and how they behave in different situations. You may also have a role in design and development of new brands, using your production knowledge to advise how tastes can be achieved.
