Senior Brewer

We’re looking for a dependable and detail-orientated Senior Brewer to join our Operations team. If you take pride in delivering exceptional quality, enjoy working in a hands-on role, and want to represent one of the most respected breweries in the country, this could be the job for you.

As a Senior Brewer, you’ll be responsible for the day-to-day management of the brewing and packaging personnel to safely and sustainably brew and package the beer requirements to deliver exceptional quality, volume and cost efficiency to ensure there is sufficient stock available to service the customers.

Interested?

If you’d like to be considered for the role or know anyone who would be interested, please send a CV to Emma Gilleland, Operations Director, for consideration at [email protected] by no later than Friday 20 February 2026.

An exciting opportunity to join one of Britain’s most respected and award-winning, independent breweries, where tradition, integrity and quality still take centre stage.

Why join Timothy Taylor’s?

At Timothy Taylor’s, we don’t just brew beer – we brew legacy. Still family-owned and proudly independent since 1858, we’ve built a reputation for doing things the right way, not the easy way. That goes for our people too.

We’re now looking for a dependable and detail-orientated Senior Brewer to join our Operations team. If you take pride in delivering exceptional quality, enjoy working in a hands-on role, and want to represent one of the most respected breweries in the country, this could be the job for you.

The role: Senior Brewer

As a Senior Brewer, you’ll be responsible for the day-to-day management of the brewing and packaging personnel to safely and sustainably brew and package the beer requirements to deliver exceptional quality, volume and cost efficiency to ensure there is sufficient stock available to service the customers.

Key responsibilities:

Leadership of the team leaders and team members for brewing, fermenting and cask racking to enable effective performance through agreed objectives to deliver the company  vision and the brewery goals. 

Operational management of the team leaders and team members for brewing, fermenting and cask racking to ensure production schedules are met.

Ensure compliance to the quality system and Health and safety policies.

Planning and scheduling of weekly brewing, racking and tanker programs ensuring the optimal resources are available.

Innovation – working with the Head Brewer and marketing to support the company NPD agenda.

Working with the Quality and Health and Safety Managers to ensure the annual training plans are effectively delivered to ensure compliance standards are met.

Working with the engineering team to ensure brewery sustainability and utility monthly KPIs are achieved.

Agreeing team leaders and team member development plans and working with the Head Brewer and Operations Directors on key role succession plans.

Duty brewer rota – out of hours call and weekend rota to cover essential brewing and brewery duties, fermentation monitoring and team member support.