Become a part of where great beer begins.

Join the Yakima Chief Hops (YCH) team and be part of a leading company in the hop industry. Explore exciting career opportunities and contribute to our mission of supporting family farms and providing premium quality hops to brewers worldwide.

Have you ever experienced the distinct flavors of an artfully brewed craft beer and wondered where it all begins? Chances are, it started with us – the growers and employees of Yakima Chief Hops located in the heart of hop country. For many of us, our drive to work is through the family farms and hop fields that give life to the craft beer industry.

The hop and brewing industries both have an unwavering community spirit. Hops just have a way of bringing people together. Inspired by this community spirit, we at Yakima Chief Hops want everyone who works here to feel a sense of family. The family hop farms of the Pacific Northwest are an extension of YCH, and we want our company culture to emulate that welcoming atmosphere.

This is why we offer competitive compensation, career development opportunities and rewarding work you can taste in so many ways. We want our employees to feel acknowledged and appreciated. We’re always looking for skilled, energetic individuals who enjoy a fast-paced, dynamic work environment. If that sounds like you, we invite you to apply.

GOT THE CHOPS?

Successful team members own their area of expertise while proactively designing, planning and problem-solving,
in development, test and production environments.

TEAM PLAYER

Willing to jump in & help other team members

when needed

LIFELONG LEARNER

Proactively maintaining expertise in emerging

business & tech trends

AGILE

Continuously, iteratively improving by responsively

assessing & adapting

CURRENT OPPORTUNITIES

 The Yakima Valley experiences four beautifully distinct seasons and is just a short drive from Seattle and Portland. If none of our current openings fit your expertise, check our company-wide listings or email us your resume and cover letter and we will happily keep them on file for the future.

  • Sales & Marketing Manager - China +
  • Location: Shenzhen, China - Remote  Sales

    The Sales & Marketing Manager - China is responsible for leading commercial strategy, sales growth, and market development across China, including direct customer management, channel development, and marketing alignment. This role also serves, in collaboration with the Vice President of Sales – Asia, as Legal Director for Yakima Chief Hops' Chinese entity. Together, they oversee corporate governance, compliance, and statutory responsibilities for the entity. The Sales & Marketing Manager reports directly to the VP Sales – Asia and works closely with both global and regional teams to ensure alignment with YCH’s mission, vision, and values. A deep understanding of the brewing industry, hop supply chain, and customer engagement across craft and macro breweries is essential. Learn More

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  • Inside Sales Specialist LATAM +
  • Location: Mexico - Remote  Sales / Marketing

    The purpose of this position is to provide accurate and timely support for our customers and staff in LATAM. This role would oversee LATAM Craft Breweries, Distributors and Key Accounts. This would entail open and direct communication with our international offices and customers, building orders for logistics to ship against and working as a team with Sales, Operations, Logistics and Finance to fully support our client’s needs.  Learn More

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  • Seasonal Sensory +
  • Location: Yakima, WA  Research & Development

    Yakima Chief Hops is seeking a motivated team member to assist in the execution of our sensory panel. This position involves sample preparation, panel set up, cleaning, and maintaining sensory facilities. This person will communicate frequently with sensory panelists and the Research & Development department. A strong candidate pays close attention to detail, has strong communication skills, and works well in a team environment. This position shall be filled mid-August through mid-October. Learn More

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  • Sensory Coordinator I +
  • Location: Sunnyside, WA  Research & Development

    Sensory Coordinator I is essential to executing sensory panel activities including sample preparation, panel set up, sensory lab maintenance, sample inventory, and sensory data collection, analysis, and quality reporting. This person will communicate frequently with sensory panelists and the Production, Quality, and Research & Development departments. Sensory Coordinator I must pay close attention to detail, have strong communication skills, and work well in a team environment. Learn More

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  • Shipping Forklift Operator +
  • Location: Sunnyside, WA  FGX

    The purpose of this position is to transport product and organize the warehouses for product transfer and shipment. Learn More

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  • Cryo Pellet Plant Manager +
  • Location: Sunnyside, WA  Cryo

    Accountable for managing Plant Production activities to produce products that meet established quality, customer service, safety, innovation, and cost metrics consistent with schedules and policies. Implements standard work and maintains improvement through sustaining behaviors, operating with discipline and rigor, implementing autonomous maintenance. Oversees the production of quality products to fulfill customer requirements. Controls and effectively utilizes the production capacity, manpower and equipment and outside resources through planning, organizing, and scheduling to minimize losses; works within the framework of the budget to optimize company profitability. Learn More

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  • Business Systems Intern +
  • Location: Yakima, WA  Business Technology

    The Business Systems intern is responsible for leveraging the company’s information technology resources in the most efficient manner possible, thereby optimizing the productivity of all users and enabling management to make timely, accurate and informed decisions in all things related to the ERP, WMS, and other Enterprise Services platforms. Assist Director of Enterprise Services and Enterprise Systems Product Owner with scoping of projects aimed at achieving corporate objectives. Assist in design and administration of such projects, and coordinate with BT team to deploy them. Maintain and troubleshoot an array of software platforms including, but not limited to, WMS, ERP, CRM, ECOM, SCADA/MES and Power BI. Support fellow BT department personnel’s endeavors to facilitate resolutions to internal and external customer needs and transforming data into information. Supervise activities, help test and properly onboard any vendors engaged in ERP or WMS related projects. Help coordinate activities with others in the department when further direction is necessary to ensure forward progress and a comprehensive, consistent approach. Learn More

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  • Business Systems Analyst II, ERP +
  • Location: Yakima, WA  Business Technology

    The Business Systems Analyst II - ERP is responsible for leveraging the company’s information technology resources in the most efficient manner possible, thereby optimizing the productivity of all users and enabling management to make timely, accurate and informed decisions in all things related to the enterprise resource planning software. Assist VP of Information Technology and Director of Enterprise Systems with scoping of projects aimed at achieving corporate objectives. Oversee design and administration of such projects, and coordinate with IT team to deploy them. Maintain and troubleshoot an array of software platforms including, but not limited to, WMS, ERP, CRM, ECOM and Power BI. Support fellow IT department personnel’s endeavors to facilitate resolutions to internal and external customer needs and converting data into information. Supervise activities, help test and properly implement any vendors engaged in ERP-related projects. Help coordinate activities with others in the department when further direction is necessary to ensure forward progress and a comprehensive, consistent approach. Learn More

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  • Director of Sales, Inventory, and Operations Planning (SIOP) +
  • Location: Yakima, WA  Supply Chain / Operations

    We are seeking a strategic and results-driven Director of Sales, Inventory, and Operations Planning (SIOP) to lead and oversee the end-to-end SIOP process. This leadership role will be responsible for aligning global sales, demand planning, production, inventory, and supply chain strategies to drive operational excellence, optimize capacity, and ensure customer satisfaction across the manufacturing organization. The Director is responsible for ensuring optimal inventory levels to balance availability with cost efficiency. By balancing demand with global supply, the Director of SIOP ensures that inventory levels remain optimal—neither too high nor too low.  Learn More

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