Quality & Technical Brewer,
Hamilton, Waikato
At Good George we are passionate about brewing and
distilling some of the highest quality products in New Zealand. We’re looking
for a Quality & Technical Brewer to play a key role in maintaining
product quality and technical brewing capability across the brewery.
This role combines hands-on brewing knowledge with ownership
of quality systems, food safety compliance, product release, and technical
troubleshooting to ensure our beers consistently meet the highest standards.
What you’ll be doing
You’ll provide technical brewing support, hands on brewing
all while maintaining quality systems, food safety compliance, and product
standards across the brewery. From troubleshooting brewing issues to supporting
new product trials, you’ll play a key role in ensuring consistency and
continuous improvement.
Key Responsibilities
Product Quality & Consistency
- Ensure all beer meets internal
specifications and quality standards
- Investigate quality issues and
implement corrective actions with operations
Food Safety & Compliance
- Maintain the Food Control Plan
and support audits
- Ensure regulatory compliance
across products and processes
- Maintain recall readiness,
including GS1 capability
Technical Brewing Support
- Support brewing and packaging
teams with troubleshooting and process improvement
- Maintain SOPs and brewing
specifications
- Hands on brewing
New Product Development
- Support trials, pilot brews, and
scale-up of new products
- Ensure new products meet quality
and stability requirements
Product Release & Quality Holds
- Manage product holds and
investigations
- Authorise product release against
quality specifications
Continuous Improvement
- Identify and implement improvements across brewing and packaging processes
Raw Material & Supplier Quality
- Monitor raw material and
packaging quality
- Support supplier quality and
resolve material-related issues
About You
This role would suit:
An experienced commercial brewer
looking to develop their technical and quality leadership capability, or a
capable quality/food safety professional with exposure to the brewing industry
You will also bring:
- Experience in a commercial
brewery environment (essential)
- A positive, can-do attitude with
a willingness to get stuck in and contribute to a supportive, fun team culture
- Strong understanding of brewing
science and production processes
- Experience with quality systems
and/or food safety compliance
- Confidence troubleshooting
brewing and packaging issues
- Experience supporting NPD,
trials, and product scale-up
- Strong attention to detail and a
passion for product quality
- Ability to work collaboratively
across brewing, packaging, and production teams
Qualifications
- Brewing qualification desirable
(IBD or similar), or equivalent experience and knowledge
Why Good George?
We’re independent, proudly local, and not big on rules for
the sake of rules. You’ll have real responsibility for keeping the good stuff
flowing and work alongside a motivated and supportive team.
This role also offers the opportunity to help bring
innovative new products to life from concept through to production.
About Good George Brewing
Founded in 2012 in a converted church in the heart of
Hamilton, Good George has grown into much more than a brewery. We are a
nationally recognised, market-leading brand with a presence across multiple
sectors and throughout New Zealand.
Our Hamilton brewery is the beating heart of our operation,
producing a wide range of beverages in kegs, cans, and our signature glass
squealers. Since 2019, we’ve expanded into distilling gin and whisky, which is
now a core part of our business.
We’re focused on the future – continuously improving
sustainability, supporting our team, contributing to our community, and
refining our processes to reduce waste and improve efficiency.
We’re a passionate team driven by craft, creativity, and
community – and we’re looking for someone who shares that spirit.
