Production Assistant

📍 Tuatara Brewery (Brewtown), Upper Hutt – Wellington

🍻 Join one of NZ’s most iconic craft beer brands

We’re on the hunt for a hands-on, reliable Production Assistant to help us deliver high-quality beer with efficiency, safety, and pride. Based in our Tuatara Brewery (Brewtown), you'll support our Packaging Manager to keep operations running smoothly and to the highest standards.

What You’ll Do

• Run production tasks efficiently, safely, and to schedule
• Maintain cleanliness and follow SOPs
• Assist with resolving production issues
• Flag maintenance needs and support equipment care
• Contribute ideas for continuous improvement
• Promote and support health & safety on the floor

What You’ll Bring

• Passion for craft beer and the Tuatara brand
• Reliable, hardworking and safety-conscious mindset
• Strong attention to detail and a team-first attitude
• Forklift licence (a bonus, not a must)
• Great communication and willingness to learn

Why Tuatara Brewery/ DB Breweries?

Join a tight-knit crew that’s passionate about brewing excellent beer. You’ll work in a fast-paced, fun environment where your ideas and energy are valued.

Ready to be part of something legendary? Apply now.

Please note: We are not accepting candidates from recruitment agencies for this role.

When you join DB Breweries, you join the global HEINEKEN whanau, where everyone is encouraged to be themselves, contribute their ideas, learn, and grow as part of one of the largest beer and cider brewing companies in the world spanning 70 countries. 

We believe diverse views make great brews, and the vibe in our team is very much reflected in our four values: PASSION for consumers and customers, CARE for people and planet, ENJOYMENT of life, and COURAGE to dream and pioneer. 

We offer a great range of employee benefits and positive culture which includes:

• Free health, life and income protection insurances.
• 5% employer contribution to your KiwiSaver.
• Free monthly allowance of beer, RTDs, cider or zero alcohol beverages.
• Up to 50% employee discount at Star Hospitality venues in North Island.
• ‘Enjoyment of Life' leave (an extra day each year to do something you enjoy).
• A range of other benefits including generous parental leave provisions, free confidential counselling support, digital wills, feminine hygiene products, retail discounts and more.
• Free learning and wellbeing tools and leadership development programmes.
• As a member of Mind The Gap, we’re committed to addressing gender pay gaps and we’ve also supported the Pacific Pay Gap Inquiry.