Job Opportunities
Join the Allendale Brewery team
Current Vacancies
We have been brewing award-winning beer in Northumberland for over 20 years. We are now looking for two enthusiastic people to join our friendly independent brewery and help us with the next stage of our growth.
Brewer / Packaging Operator
We are looking for a practical, enthusiastic and reliable person to join our production team. This is a varied, hands-on role involving every stage of brewery production, from brewing and fermentation to packaging and preparing finished beer for our customers.
The role
Working alongside our experienced brewery team, your responsibilities will include:
- Assisting with wort production and brewing.
- Monitoring fermentation and carrying out cellar operations.
- Packaging beer into cask, keg and can.
- Operating, cleaning and maintaining packaging equipment.
- Completing cleaning and sanitation procedures, including CIP.
- Carrying out basic quality-control checks and maintaining records.
- Preparing and organising customer orders.
- Loading and unloading deliveries.
- Maintaining high standards of cleanliness and housekeeping.
- Assisting with general brewery maintenance and stock control.
About you
We are looking for someone who:
- Enjoys practical and physical work.
- Is reliable, punctual and well organised.
- Has strong attention to detail.
- Takes pride in producing consistently high-quality products.
- Works well both independently and as part of a small team.
- Has a positive attitude and is willing to learn.
- Is comfortable following production, hygiene and safety procedures.
Previous brewery experience is welcome but is not essential, as training will be provided. Experience in food and drink production, packaging, manufacturing, engineering or a similar practical environment would be an advantage.
What we offer
- A permanent, full-time position.
- Initial pay at the applicable National Minimum or Living Wage.
- Regular pay reviews as skills and responsibilities develop.
- Workplace pension.
- Staff beer allowance and employee discount.
- Training across different areas of brewery production.
- Opportunities to develop and progress as the brewery grows.
- A friendly working environment within an independent family brewery.
Business Development Manager
We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated Business Development Manager to lead our sales activity, strengthen relationships with our existing customers and introduce Allendale Brewery beers to new customers across the region.
About the opportunity
This is an opportunity to take ownership of a varied and important role within a well-established independent brewery. You will work closely with the brewery team and help shape how we grow our customer base, promote our products and develop our sales activity.
The role is available on either a full-time or part-time basis, depending on the successful candidate.
The role
Your responsibilities will include:
- Managing and developing relationships with existing customers.
- Identifying and approaching potential new customers, including pubs, bars, restaurants, bottle shops and retailers.
- Planning and carrying out regular customer visits.
- Introducing customers to new beers and seasonal products.
- Following up enquiries and maintaining accurate customer records.
- Preparing quotations and communicating prices and availability.
- Working closely with the production and delivery teams to provide excellent customer service.
- Reactivating previous or lapsed customer accounts.
- Identifying new opportunities, markets and routes to sale.
- Representing Allendale Brewery at trade events, festivals and promotional activities when required.
- Contributing ideas for product launches, promotions and marketing campaigns.
- Reporting on customer activity, sales opportunities and market feedback.
About you
We are looking for someone who:
- Is confident, friendly and comfortable meeting new people.
- Is an excellent communicator and relationship builder.
- Is self-motivated and able to manage their own workload.
- Is organised, dependable and good at following up opportunities.
- Has a positive, proactive and commercially aware approach.
- Enjoys working as part of a small, collaborative team.
- Has a full UK driving licence.
Previous experience in sales, account management, hospitality, brewing or the drinks trade would be beneficial. However, we are also interested in hearing from people with strong customer-service and relationship-building skills who are enthusiastic about developing their career in sales.
What we offer
- A starting rate of £13.10 per hour.
- Full-time or part-time hours.
- Regular salary reviews based on performance and contribution.
- Workplace pension.
- Staff beer allowance or employee discount.
- Training and support to develop your knowledge of our beers.
- The opportunity to take ownership of and develop the brewery's sales function.
- A varied role where your ideas and contribution will genuinely influence the business.
- A friendly team within an established independent brewery.