Apprentice Brewer
Battle Brewery
BATTLE (TN33 9QT)
Closes in 19 days (Wednesday 30 September 2026)
Posted on 8 September 2026
Contents
Summary
Join Battle Brewery as an Apprentice Brewer! Based in a beautiful rural setting, this hands-on Level 4 role covers the full brewing process, from mashing and fermentation to packaging and hygiene, with a supportive team.
- Wage
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£15,600 a year
- Training course
- Brewer (level 4)
- Hours
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30–40 hours per week. A varied role with different processes going on every day, including brewing, cleaning, lifting, and packaging runs.
37 hours 30 minutes a week
- Start date
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Wednesday 7 October 2026
- Duration
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1 year 6 months
- Positions available
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1
Work
Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.
What you'll do at work
- Move sacks of grain, shift casks, and handle heavy brewing equipment
- Execute thorough cleaning, sanitising, and hygiene routines across all facility equipment and work areas
- Assist with fermentation monitoring, yeast management, and cellar operations
- Carry out repetitive packaging runs across multiple formats (casking, kegging, or bottling)
- Perform regular stock control, ingredient prep, and basic record-keeping
- Work alongside the brewing team to ensure day-to-day operations run safely and smoothly
Where you'll work
WOODMANS YARD
PENHURST LANE
CATSFIELD
BATTLE
TN33 9QT
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
THE OPPORTUNITY PROVIDER LTD
Training course
Brewer (level 4)
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What you'll learn
Course contents
- Comply with industry legislation and regulations.
- Control and operate automated or manual plant and equipment required for fermentation and conditioning.
- Control and operate automated or manual plant and equipment required for raw material and ingredient handling, including storage management and rotation of brewing ingredients and raw materials.
- Clean down plant and equipment on completion of the raw material handling stage of brewing.
- Apply planning, prioritising and time management techniques
- Select and use brewing ingredients according to beer recipes.
- Adjust recipes to limit batch to batch variance.
- Maintain records for existing beer recipes.
- Control and operate automated or manual plant and equipment required for brewing.
- Clean down plant and equipment on completion of the brewhouse stage of brewing.
- Monitor and maintain yeast hygiene, vitality, and viability.
- Clean down plant and equipment on completion of the yeast and fermentation stage of brewing.
- Control and operate automated or manual plant and equipment required for beer finishing and maturation (stabilisation).
- Clean down plant and equipment on completion of the beer finishing and maturation stage of brewing.
- Control and operate automated or manual plant and equipment required for beer packaging.
- Clean down plant and equipment on completion of the packaging stage of brewing.
- Control and operate automated or manual plant and equipment required for transport and storage of bulk beer.
- Control and operation of automated or manual plant and equipment required for transport and storage of packaged beer.
- Clean down plant and equipment on completion of the product stability and retail trade quality stage of brewing.
- Apply and document product assurance checks. For example, microbiological, chemical, physical, sensory.
- Apply quality assurance (QA) and quality control (QC) procedures.
- Conduct and document food safety and Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) checks.
- Apply sustainability and circular economy principles.
- Promote the beer industry and the brewery they are employed at.
- Apply problem solving and continuous improvement (CI) tools and techniques.
- Communicate and network with others verbally and visually, for example internal and external colleagues and stakeholders.
- Communicate in writing with others for example, internal and external customers, colleagues, and managers.
- Use information and digital technology. Comply with GDPR and cyber security regulations and policies.
- Follow equity, diversity, and inclusion principles.
- Comply with industry legislation and regulations.
- Control and operate automated or manual plant and equipment required for fermentation and conditioning.
- Control and operate automated or manual plant and equipment required for raw material and ingredient handling, including storage management and rotation of brewing ingredients and raw materials.
- Clean down plant and equipment on completion of the raw material handling stage of brewing.
- Apply planning, prioritising and time management techniques
- Select and use brewing ingredients according to beer recipes.
- Adjust recipes to limit batch to batch variance.
- Maintain records for existing beer recipes.
- Control and operate automated or manual plant and equipment required for brewing.
- Clean down plant and equipment on completion of the brewhouse stage of brewing.
- Control and operate automated or manual plant and equipment required for fermentation and conditioning.
- Monitor and maintain yeast hygiene, vitality, and viability.
- Clean down plant and equipment on completion of the yeast and fermentation stage of brewing.
- Control and operate automated or manual plant and equipment required for beer finishing and maturation (stabilisation).
- Clean down plant and equipment on completion of the beer finishing and maturation stage of brewing.
- Control and operate automated or manual plant and equipment required for beer packaging.
- Clean down plant and equipment on completion of the packaging stage of brewing.
- Control and operate automated or manual plant and equipment required for transport and storage of bulk beer.
- Control and operation of automated or manual plant and equipment required for transport and storage of packaged beer.
- Clean down plant and equipment on completion of the product stability and retail trade quality stage of brewing.
- Apply and document product assurance checks. For example, microbiological, chemical, physical, sensory.
- Apply quality assurance (QA) and quality control (QC) procedures.
- Conduct and document food safety and Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) checks.
- Apply sustainability and circular economy principles.
- Promote the beer industry and the brewery they are employed at.
- Apply problem solving and continuous improvement (CI) tools and techniques.
- Communicate and network with others verbally and visually, for example internal and external colleagues and stakeholders.
- Communicate in writing with others for example, internal and external customers, colleagues, and managers.
- Use information and digital technology. Comply with GDPR and cyber security regulations and policies.
- Follow equity, diversity, and inclusion principles.
Training schedule
Requirements
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Problem solving skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Physical fitness
- Active and Practical Worker
- Eager to Learn
- Hands-on Precision
Other requirements
This role requires comfortable handling of heavy physical tasks, continuous manual labour (including lifting grain sacks and moving casks), and prolonged cleaning and sanitising duties within a brewery setting.
About this employer
Battle Brewery is a forward-thinking craft and traditional real ale brewery based in the historic town of Battle. Its beers are expertly brewed using original recipes that celebrate the area’s rich heritage while embracing modern brewing techniques. The range includes characterful ales inspired by local lore alongside crisp, contemporary craft brews. The Brewery itself is located just outside of the main town of Battle in a picturesque woodland setting. Battle Brewery also has a Tap Room and Bottle shop located in the High Street of Battle that caters to a strong local following as well as those visiting Battle and the historic sites of the area such as the famed Battle Abbey.
We pride ourselves on our commitment to our company values which include Passion; Accountability; Integrity; and, Respect. We operate with a relatively small team that embraces a “roll up your Sleeves” attitude where everyone willingly helps each other to ensure success in what we do – We operate in an all inclusive environment.
Beer lovers can enjoy Battle Brewery’s popular beers – Core range including Arrowhead, Battleaxe, Crossfire, Royal Rumble, Knight Rider and 1066 Lager – at the High Street Battle Tap Room, where visitors are guaranteed a warm local welcome. Battle Brewery beers are also available at numerous Trade locations (Pubs and Clubs) as well as retail outlets (Supermarkets and Garden Centres) across mainly the Southern UK region and into London, but we do cater to a number of Wholesale partners based in the North UK.
https://battlebrewery.com/ (opens in new tab)
Company benefits
Staff discount on beer and merch.
After this apprenticeship
Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship. Find out about potential future pay (opens in new tab).
Upon successful completion of the Level 4 Brewer apprenticeship, the candidate can progress into a full-time, permanent role as a qualified Brewer or Technical Brewer.
With experience in a commercial craft brewery setting, future progression routes include:
Senior Brewer / Lead Brewer: Taking overall responsibility for recipe execution, daily brewhouse management, and quality control.
Head Brewer / Brewery Operations Manager: Managing full-scale production schedules, supply chain, team supervision, and site operations.
Specialist Roles: Opportunities to specialise in areas like cellar management, quality assurance, lab testing, continuous improvement, or brand development and recipe creation.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
THE OPPORTUNITY PROVIDER LTD
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000051618.
Apply now
Closes in 19 days (Wednesday 30 September 2026)
After signing in, you’ll apply for this apprenticeship on the company's website.