Research & Development Specialist – Vault City Brewing
📍 Midlothian (Edinburgh area)
💰 Flexible - DOE
🕓 4-day working week
Vault City Brewing isn’t your average brewery.
Born in a Dundee kitchen in 2018, Vault City has grown from two beer lovers to a team of 30 - producing over a third of all the UK’s sour beers. Their beers are stocked by Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Morrisons, Waitrose and in over 250 independent bars, reaching drinkers in 20+ countries. With their brand-new 34,000 sq ft site opening at Scotland’s BioCampus, this is a rare opportunity to join the UK’s most creative and unapologetically bold brewery at a pivotal moment in its journey.
Now, Vault City is on the lookout for a Research & Development Specialist to help them push the boundaries of flavour and innovation - and bring wild ideas to life.
What you’ll do
* Lead the creative development of new beers (and beyond with licences for cider and more!)
* Turn experimental ideas into real sour beers
* Experiment, test, refine - both in the lab and the kitchen.
* Collaborate with founders and the team to shape the next generation of Vault City products.
* Engage with customers, fans, and international partners
* Be comfortable jumping in front of a camera now and then - the sour beer community loves seeing the creative process behind their favourite beers.
What you’ll bring
* A curious, inventive mind with a strong understanding of product development or food/beverage science.
* A hands-on approach you love getting into the details of how things work.
* A passion for flavour, experimentation, and doing things differently.
* You don’t need to come from beer. What matters is your creativity and technical curiosity.
* A collaborative, open style that fits our laid-back but ambitious culture.
What’s in it for you
* Flexible Salary (DOE)
* 4-day working week
* Private healthcare & dental (after probation)
* £600 in beer vouchers every year
* Cycle to work scheme
* Pension & holiday package
This is your chance to put your innovative mark on a fast-growing, flavour-first brewery that’s redefining what beer can be.