Manufacturing General Manager - Alaska - Alaska Pacific Beverage Company

ALASKA PACIFIC BEVERAGE COMPANY

Founded in 2018, Alaska Pacific Beverage Company (APBC) is a premier, award-winning, and truly Alaskan brewery. Our state-of-the-art Production Facility sits just blocks away from our Anchorage Pub in a growing urban setting. Both pub locations feature menus that highlight locally, sustainably sourced Alaskan ingredients and boast tap lists featuring award-winning beers in a wide variety of styles.

About US

Our vision is to: Share Alaska with the world.

Our mission is to: Transform our community with innovation and creativity through the best locally crafted goods and legendary hospitality in Alaska!

Our Core values: Be Legendary, Be Honorable, Be One Team.

We own and operate several restaurants, hotels, and brewers in Anchorage and Denali National Park. Link to our website: https://www.northernhospitalitygroup.com/

We are a fast-growing company and are searching for strong leaders that believe in our vision, will accomplish our mission, and live our core values.

General Manager

The General Manager oversees all brewing staff, budgets, operations & Sales of Alaska Pacific Beverage Company. This is a high-level role that may involve many tasks: formulating overall strategy, managing employees with daily tasks, and establishing policies. To be successful in this role, you should be a thoughtful leader, & a confident decision-maker.

Responsibilities

• Oversee day-to-day operations
• Design strategy and set goals for growth
• Maintain budgets and optimize expenses
• Set policies and processes
• Ensure employees work productively and develop professionally
• Oversee recruitment and training of new employees
• Evaluate and improve operations and financial performance
• Direct the employee assessment process
• Brewing scheduling
• Prepare regular reports for upper management
• Ensure staff follows health and safety regulations, along with cleanliness standards
• Provide solutions to issues (e.g. profit decline, employee conflicts, loss of business to competitors)

Skills

• Proven experience as a General Manager or similar executive role
• Background in restaurant, brewing, or hospitality business
• Experience in planning and budgeting
• Knowledge of business process and functions (finance, HR, procurement, operations etc.)
• Strong analytical ability
• Excellent communication skills
• Outstanding organizational and leadership skills
• Problem-solving aptitude
• BSc/BA in Business or relevant field; MSc/MA is a plus

Work Experience: The General Manager must have demonstrated previous Brewing experience, as well as managing other staff. They must demonstrate strong problem-solving skills, & in-depth knowledge of beer science.

Duties include but are not limited to:

• At least 3-5 years’ experience in Manager Experience
• Experience in a role that involved managing staff
• Experience keeping records for quality control
• Experience managing projects
• Mechanical or engineering experience

Key skills to be successful in this role include but not limited to:

Fantastic communication skills – The General Manager will liaise with dozens of people each day including suppliers, employees, managerial staff, suppliers and more.

Computer literacy and technological skills – Many tasks will be performed on a computer including communication tasks, record keeping, project & resource management, virtual team meetings.

Engineering or mechanical skills – The General Manager must be somewhat familiar with the equipment used in the brewing process and the specific equipment used by their brewery.

Capable of managing staff – this is crucial to the success of the brewery. The General Manager must ensure all necessary tasks are being performed correctly by staff and to a sufficient standard. Be capable of innovation and continual improvement.

EEOC

Northern Hospitality Group is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or local laws.

This policy applies to all employment practices within our organization. Northern Hospitality Group makes hiring decisions based solely on qualifications, merit, and business needs at the time.