Local entrepreneur shoots for the moon the LEAD Sheet CONTENTS IS COMMUTER RAIL COMING? ASK A CASE MANAGER UPGRADE YOUR SKILLS MARCH 9, 2017 A LABOUR MARKET NEWSLETTER FOR GREATER VICTORIA EMPLOYMENT SERVICE CENTRES NEXT ISSUE: MARCH 23, 2017 4 4 L ife often takes unexpected twists and turns. A person just needs to be ready to react. That’s certainly the case for Clay Potter. He knew early in life he wanted to study genetics. Fast forward just a few years, now he’s a respected award-winning brewmaster with a pub of his own and 32 employees. His mom Anne Farmer does the books, Clay brews the beer. Friends and family help when they can. Together they have brought a struggling local brewpub in Victoria back from the brink. In two years they have tripled sales at the Moon Under Water beer bar. Anne says the family-like atmosphere is what makes the brewpub a great place to work: “Ev- eryone works together as a team, and there are great perks for those that fit in and work hard.” While not currently hiring, Anne says the pub is always on the lookout for good recruits. “We look for hard working individuals with a good personality. Most of our jobs require working with the pub so personality is key.” Clay discovered his love of brewing while a student at University of Victoria — and not in the way you would think. “I was studying biochemistry and then I did a co-op at a local brewery, and I loved it. It was the greatest thing,” says Clay. After graduation he worked at the brewery for a while then decided to further his education. He applied for the Masters in Science program in brewing and distilling at Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh, Scotland. It was one of only two schools in the world offering the program at the time, the other one was in Germany. He was accepted. “I basically learned everything. From brewing to engineering to packaging to promoting, it is a program that teaches you everything about the brewing business.” (Continued on page 2 ) Local entrepreneur shoots for the moon 2
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Local entrepreneurshoots for the moon
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4 Life often takes unexpected twists and turns. A person just needs to be ready to react.
That’s certainly the case for Clay Potter. He knew early in life he wanted to study genetics.Fast forward just a few years, now he’s a respected award-winning brewmaster with a pub of hisown and 32 employees.
His mom Anne Farmer does the books, Clay brews the beer. Friends and family help when theycan. Together they have brought a struggling local brewpub in Victoria back from the brink. Intwo years they have tripled sales at the Moon Under Water beer bar.
Anne says the family-like atmosphere is what makes the brewpub a great place to work: “Ev-eryone works together as a team, and there are great perks for those that fit in and work hard.”
While not currently hiring, Anne says the pub is always on the lookout for good recruits. “Welook for hard working individuals with a good personality. Most of our jobs require working withthe pub so personality is key.”
Clay discovered his love of brewing while a student at University of Victoria — and not in theway you would think.
“I was studying biochemistry and then I did a co-op at a local brewery, and I loved it. It wasthe greatest thing,” says Clay.
After graduation he worked at the brewery for a while then decided to further his education.He applied for the Masters in Science program in brewing and distilling at Heriot-Watt Universityin Edinburgh, Scotland.
It was one of only two schools in the world offering the program at the time, the other onewas in Germany. He was accepted.
“I basically learned everything. From brewing to engineering to packaging to promoting, it is aprogram that teaches you everything about the brewing business.”
Frequent field trips to Germany ignited his love of that coun-try’s beer. He realized he wanted to focus on a made-in-B.C.West coast interpretation of traditional German styles.
When he returned home, Clay brought back vast knowledgeof what he learned studying abroad. A deep understanding ofthe brewing process enables Clay to grow his business and con-tribute to the local economy.
“In the beginning it was a lot more work than expected. Wewere working seven days, 14 – 16 hours a day.”
Turns out his University of Victoria undergraduate sciencedegree is extremely valuable. “A lot of breweries hire microbi-ologists. I’m able to do my own testing. I know the best ingredi-ents. I know what to look for.”
His mom takes everything in stride: “he’s extremely bright. Iknew whatever he does he’d be great.”
Their pub The Moon Under Water Pub & Brewery hosted aspecial party for more than 100 guests last December. It wasClay’s wedding party. His 40 kilogram rescue dog was the ringbearer.
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“In the beginning it was a lotmore work than expected. We
were working seven days,14 – 16 hours a day.”
– Clay PotterBrewmaster, Moon Under Water
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Boys & Girls Club Services of Greater Victoria is recruit-ing a Support Worker to work at their Vic West location.Minimum 1 year hands-on experience supporting a childwith diverse abilities is required. Employment goes fromApril 3 to June 29, 2017. Visit indeed.ca.
Morneau Shepell is hiring a Counsellor. The successfulcandidate has successfully completed a Master’s Degree inCounselling, Psychology, or Social Work and has a mini-mum 5 years post-graduate counselling experience withmultiple populations. Apply online at morneaushepell.com> Careers.
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Pomerleau is looking for a Journeyman Carpenter.Reporting to the Foreman, the responsibilities of theJourneyman Carpenter include constructing, erecting,installing and stripping wood and engineered formworksystems. To be qualified, candidates must possess 5+years of carpentry/ construction experience, a Red SealCertification, a Valid First Aid Level 1 Certificate and Val-id BC Driver’s Licence. Search pomerleau.ca > Careers.
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Whole Foods Market seeks a Meat and Seafood TeamMember. Responsibilities of this position include prepar-ing, packaging, weighing, and pricing meat and seafoodproducts for sale, trimming and boning fish and crackingshellfish upon request. Search wholefoodsmarket.com >Careers.
Island Health is hiring a Senior Cook to work at StylesStreet Apartments. Relevant education and experienceincludes a Grade 12 diploma, Certification as a Cook -Industry Training and Apprenticeship Commission, FoodSafe 1 & Food Safe and certification in CPR and First Aid.Apply online at viha.ca > Careers.
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Saanich Parks Division seeks a Maintenance Worker -Parks Refuse to work weekends and evenings. This is atemporary, full-time position (approximately 5 months).Requirements include Grade 11; 6 months experience in arelated position, experience in a Parks environment pre-ferred. Apply online at saanich.ca > Local Government >Careers at Saanich. Closes Mar. 16.
The City of Victoria is recruiting a Manager, Under-ground Utilities to work in the department of Engineering& Public Works. A diploma in Civil Engineering, supple-mented with management and leadership coursework, aswell as registration as an Applied Science Technologist(AScT) with ASTTBC is required. Search victoria.ca > On-line Services > Apply for Jobs.
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City Centre Park is looking for a part-time Custodian.The successful candidate has the ability to lift a minimumof 50 pounds, a criminal Record Check and First Aid. Typi-cal duties and responsibilities include custodialduties/general cleaning of all areas of the facility. Searchindeed.ca.
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Shoppers Drug Mart is looking for a part-time Merchan-diser to work at its Blanshard Street location. Qualifica-tions include a high school diploma or equivalent, strongmathematical and organizational skills and the ability tolift repetitively. Apply online at shoppersdrugmart.ca >Jobs.
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Children’s Place is accepting applications for a SalesAssociate at its Uptown location. Responsibilities includethe ability to work a flexible schedule and the ability tomaneuver around sales floor and stockroom; climb a lad-der, and lift and carry up to 50 lbs. Apply atchildrensplace.com > About Us > Careers.
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Shoppers Drugmart is recruiting a Store Administrator.Strong financial accounting skills, proficiency in Office’97 are assets in this position. The pursuit of a formalaccounting designation is also preferred. Apply online atjobs.shoppersdrugmart.ca.
VIHA seeks a Manager of Contracts and Business Ini-tiatives. Qualifications include a level of education,training and experience equivalent to a bachelor's degreein Business Administration or other related area, or equiv-alent experience in contract management and 5 years’recent related experience. Experience with project man-agement an asset. Apply online at viha.ca > Careers.
CGI is accepting applications for a Project Control Of-ficer who has a minimum of 1-3 years working experiencein project management and/or project coordinationand/or project support, preferably with experience work-ing in a consulting/contracting or information technologyenvironment supporting project managers. Post-second-ary education with focus on Business Administration orrelated discipline is required. Apply through cgi.com >Careers > Career Search.
TD Bank Group is hiring a Private Client Service Asso-ciate to work under an 18 month contract. The ideal can-didate will be a self-starter, with the ability to work withminimal supervision. By excelling at administration, thecandidate will provide a high level of organization for thebranch. Demonstrated experience in professional servicesand experience in dealing with affluent clients is re-quired. Knowledge of MSWord, Excel, PowerPoint is anasset. Search jobs.td.com > Job Opportunities.
The University of Victoria is looking to fill the positionof an Associate or Full Professor at the Peter B. Gustav-son School of Business. Applicants for this position shouldhave a focus in one of the Schools’ areas of expertise:
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Encore Fx Inc is seeking an Accountant with a specificfocus in the areas of payroll, benefits administration, andaccounting. A minimum of 3 years of accounting experi-ence and a high skill level in Microsoft applications (Ex-cel, Word, Outlook) is required. Enrollment andcompletion CPA and/or PCP/CPM certifications are pre-ferred. Visit encorefx.com > Careers.
German Auto Import Network - Vancouver Island (GAIN)is hiring a Reception and Sales Administrator. Key re-sponsibilities include completing bills of sale for dealertrades demo transfers and updating demo depreciationand program support in One-Eighty Inventory audits.Qualifications include a minimum of 1 year of receptionand office administration experience. Apply online atgain-vi.ca > Careers.
GlobalWide Media is looking for a full-time AccountExecutive. Relevant education and experience consists ofexperience in sales strategy, relationship-building, cus-tomer-engagement, and account management; experi-ence working in a fast-paced, entrepreneurialenvironment; and a post-secondary education in business,commerce or marketing. Digital marketing or online ad-vertising experience an asset. Visit globalwidemedia.com> About Us > Careers.
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