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Our brewery in Alken is known for its multi-capability and flexibility. A jovial, Limburg all-rounder in fact. There is always life in the brewery here, because there is no stopping here. Weighing, weighing, tasting and improving is done here 24/7. Besides our classic brands Cristal, Maes, Grimbergen and Affligem, we also brew Desperados and Lagunitas here, our exotic twins. Where to go with all those hectolitres of beer? Bruges or Brazil, take your pick!
25cl or 30cl bottles, 50cl cans or a 50-litre keg? We provide the approriate volumes and packaging. At Alken Brewery, our premium brews come in different containers and are delivered to retail and hospitality outlets in and outside of Belgium.
A cheerful jack-of-all-trades, that’s how we like to describe our brewery. Of course, we should like to add that our Jack is a perfectionist. Van z’n meest ruwe vorm tot in jouw glas, onze bieren moeten voldoen aan de allerstrengste kwaliteitseisen. Compromissen over de kwaliteit is het enige waarover niet gesproken kan worden bij Alken-Maes.
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Our people, undoubtfully. More than 200 highly dedicated employees give it their all every day. Operators, team leaders, master brewers, technicians, forklift drivers, lab workers and so on. Although they are part of a global group, everyone knows everyone—a warm family with a clear mission. Here, it’s no small beer.
Given we have an annual brewing volume of 1.8 million hectolitres and an annual packaging volume of 1.3 million hectolitres, we are a strong player in the market.
We don’t reduce our people to numbers. However, we do know everything about zeros and ones. Digitalisation has been the norm here for years. Apps to perform quality measurements, report faults digitally or monitor our machines to the millisecond: we do it all. Our entire site is self-sufficient when it comes to electricity.
Thanks to our solar panels and wind turbine, our brewery runs entirely on green electricity. We are also working hard to be fully carbon-neutral by 2026. We got this!
What we achieve here in the Pajottenland is unique in the world. You can take that literally because nowhere else does the required spontaneous fermentation occur for our Lambic beer (the basis of all Mort-Subite beers). A neat trick of Mother Nature. The fact that I get to work with one of nature’s wonders in my own region is a gift that has kept on giving for over 30 years.
I am incredibly proud of our beers, but even more so of our people. They are undoubtedly our secret ingredient.
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Want to know more about working at Alken-Maes? We will gladly serve you the answers to our most frequently asked questions.
Take the inverse of boring, and you end up with Alken-Maes. Good times brewing is our slogan for a reason. We thrive on drive and passion because our beers and ciders deserve the best care. We work as a team to bring people together, but we also like to blow off steam with colleagues after working hours. With us, you get freedom. A lot of freedom. It’s up to you to make the most of it. We do not like stringent job descriptions and rigid structures, but we do like going all-out for the perfect serve.
Even though every recruitment process is unique, it typically follows these steps:
1. You register on our job site and submit your application for a position that suits you.
2. Our recruiters review your CV. If there is a match, an initial (online) interview follows.
3. Good vibe? Then we present your application to your future manager.
4. If they also see your potential, they invite you for a second interview.
5. If this interview was positive, a third meeting will take place. This time, in the presence of an additional stakeholder or manager. If you are applying for a position within marketing or sales, you will also be given a business case during the interview where we would like to hear your ideas.
6. Did everything go smoothly? Then a contract offer might follow!
You can find us all over Belgium, not just in pubs or football stadiums, by the way. Our malt house is located in Puurs, our headquarters in Mechelen, and our breweries are in Alken, Aubel and Asse-Kobbegem. Our colleagues on the road visit every corner of Belgium and come into contact with numerous exciting hospitality and retail entrepreneurs. Do you like the comfort of your own home? Working from home for a few days is absolutely fine.
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