Career Opportunities | Brewing & Brewery Operations

The craft beer industry continues to need  skilled brewers with technical training and expertise in brewing sciences. Whether you aspire to become a head brewer, open your own craft brewery, or pursue a career in another area of the beverage industry, the KPU Brewing & Brewery Operations Diploma provides the specialized training, hands-on experience, and a strong educational foundation to launch your career. With an exceptional employment rate and most students receiving job offers before graduation, our program is the perfect step toward your future.
Popular brewing careers include:
  • Head Brewer/Assistant Brewer
  • Brewery Operations
  • Project Brewer
  • Packaging Manager
  • Quality Control (QC)/Quality Assurance (QA) Manager
  • Sensory Analyst
  • Brew Pub Operations
  • Marketing and Public Relations
  • Retail Sales and Distribution
  • Beverage Sciences/Beverage Scientist 
  • Fermentation Sciences

Brewing Job Board

If you are looking for employment in the brewing industry, regularly visit the KPU Brewing Job Board by clicking the banner below.

KPU Brewing Job Board

Student Employment

The KPU Brewing & Brewery Operations Diploma program is an intense program requiring full-time commitment. However, many of our students are able to hold part-time jobs while going to school. There is lots of opportunity to work at local breweries and KPU students are also eligible for employment both on and off campus through the university. For more information, check out KPU's Brewing Job Board and KPU's Career Services for job postings and instructions for using Career Connection.

Economic Impact of Beer in Canada

Beer is Canada’s most popular alcohol beverage, followed by wine and spirits. Brewing is one of Canada’s oldest industries and Canadian brewers today hold an 85% share of the domestic beer market. Canada has many competitive advantages in making world class beers: proximity to malt barley, large fresh water supply, educated workforce and more than 10 million local beer drinkers. (Source: BeerCanada.com)

Beer Canada: Economic Impact of Beer