Charles Rudolph
Goodyear,AZ
Summary
Knowledgeable Brewing Supervisor offering 14 years of related experience. Experience in every aspect of manufacturing from the receiving raw materials to the release of packaged goods for public consumption. Safety-oriented and reliable with strengths in troubleshooting and basic maintenance. Bringing knowledge and abilities developed over 14-year career to challenging new role.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Brewing Supervisor
Mark Anthony Brewing
Waddell, AZ
01.2021 - Current
- Directed and supervised team of 15 employees in daily operations.
- Developed and implemented operational policies and procedures to ensure efficiency and accuracy of workflows.
- Maintained accurate records of employee performance, attendance, leave requests, and disciplinary actions.
- Tracked progress on projects and provided timely feedback to staff members.
- Conducted weekly meetings with team members to discuss upcoming tasks and project deadlines.
- Recruited, hired, trained, mentored, coached, evaluated, and terminated staff as necessary.
- Performed monthly inventory checks to ensure sufficient stock levels for all products.
- Ensured compliance with workplace safety regulations by providing training sessions for all staff members.
Lead Brewer
Mark Anthony Brewing
Waddell, AZ
07.2020 - 01.2021
- Manage up to 11 brewers on the production floor.
- Operate fully automatic brewing, blending, centrifuge and RO filtration systems and troubleshoot when necessary.
- Formulate SOPs to standardize production operations in new state of the art facility.
- Adhered to all applicable safety standards, including company guidelines and OSHA requirements.
- Inspected, troubleshot and calibrated equipment to achieve optimal performance.
- Collected, tested and submitted samples according to quality control standards.
Lead Brewer
Mother Earth Brew Co.
Nampa, Idaho
09.2014 - 06.2020
- Order all raw materials for brewery (malt, hops, yeast and adjuncts) as well as all chemicals for CIP/Sanitation procedures.
- Serve as Supervisor on the production floor and oversee 8 employees.
- Write employee schedule each week to coincide with production goals.
- Conduct monthly safety meetings on various procedures, as well as hazards in the brewery
- Fill in at any position needed if employee absence occurs.
Brewer
Stone Brewing Company
Escondido, CA
08.2010 - 09.2014
- Operated dual 120 bbl fully automated Rolec brew systems simultaneously.
- Set up inline yeast pitches and took yeast cell counts and viabilities.
- Ran centrifuge (running approximately 100 bbl an hour) and DE filter.
- Got all filtered beer within packaging specifications. Checked carbonation levels as well as dissolved oxygen levels.
- Performed cellar tasks: yeast harvests, yeast dumps, dry hops, tank re-circulations, checking gravities of fermenting vessels as well as cell counts.
- Worked on small batch projects such as pilot brewing as well as barrel aging.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Criminal Justice
California State University - Fullerton
Fullerton, CA05.2008
Skills
- 6 years of supervision in a fast pace production environment Managing employees on the floor as well as writing employee schedules to meet production goals
- Assisted in commissioning of two production brewing facilities
- Collaboration with key stakeholders for schedule optimization
- Very active with Continuous Improvement projects with a heavy focus on Safety-related issues
- Extensive experience with SOP/OPL formulation and rollout to production team
- 7 years of brewing experience Experience running fully manual as well as fully automated brewing systems
- Experience in a laboratory environment Running basic beer specifications tests such as yeast cell counts, yeast visibilities, and off flavor sensory
- Experience conducting safety meetings for floor staff
- Forklift certified
- CPR/First Aid and AED certified
Certification
- HAACP | Developing and Implementing HACCP | Stephen Hufford Food Safety Consulting | August 2022
- OSHA | OSHA 10 - 1910 - General Industry | Safety Help Today Inc. | August 2023
- OSHA | Train The Trainer Mobile Elevating Platforms | Safety Help Today Inc. | October 2023
- OSHA | Confined Space Competent Person, OSHA 29, CFR 1910.146 | December 2023
- FSPCA | FSPCA Preventative Controls for Human Food | June 2024
Accomplishments
- Spirit of Safety 2023 | Mark Anthony Brewing - Glendale Plant | June 2023
Timeline
Brewing Supervisor
Mark Anthony Brewing
01.2021 - Current
Lead Brewer
Mark Anthony Brewing
07.2020 - 01.2021
Lead Brewer
Mother Earth Brew Co.
09.2014 - 06.2020
Brewer
Stone Brewing Company
08.2010 - 09.2014
Bachelor of Arts - Criminal Justice
California State University - Fullerton
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