diff --git a/centurion-avro/src/main/kotlin/com/sksamuel/centurion/avro/generation/RecordEncoderGenerator.kt b/centurion-avro/src/main/kotlin/com/sksamuel/centurion/avro/generation/RecordEncoderGenerator.kt
index 634aff8..a576a47 100644
--- a/centurion-avro/src/main/kotlin/com/sksamuel/centurion/avro/generation/RecordEncoderGenerator.kt
+++ b/centurion-avro/src/main/kotlin/com/sksamuel/centurion/avro/generation/RecordEncoderGenerator.kt
@@ -23,16 +23,18 @@ class RecordEncoderGenerator {
          appendLine("/**")
          appendLine(" * This is a generated [Encoder] that encodes [${kclass.java.simpleName}]s to Avro [GenericRecord]s")
          appendLine(" */")
-         appendLine("class ${kclass.java.simpleName}Encoder(schema: Schema) : Encoder<${kclass.java.simpleName}> {")
+         appendLine("object ${kclass.java.simpleName}Encoder : Encoder<${kclass.java.simpleName}> {")
+         appendLine()
+         appendLine("  override fun encode(schema: Schema): (${kclass.java.simpleName}) -> GenericRecord {")
+         appendLine()
+         appendLine("    return { value ->")
          appendLine()
          kclass.declaredMemberProperties.forEach { property ->
-            appendLine("  private val ${property.name}Schema = schema.getField(\"${property.name}\").schema()")
-            appendLine("  private val ${property.name}Pos    = schema.getField(\"${property.name}\").pos()")
-            appendLine("  private val ${property.name}Encode = ${encode(property)}")
+            appendLine("    val ${property.name}Schema = schema.getField(\"${property.name}\").schema()")
+            appendLine("    val ${property.name}Pos    = schema.getField(\"${property.name}\").pos()")
+            appendLine("    val ${property.name}Encode = ${encode(property)}")
          }
          appendLine()
-         appendLine("  override fun encode(schema: Schema): (${kclass.java.simpleName}) -> GenericRecord {")
-         appendLine("    return { value ->")
          appendLine("      val record = GenericData.Record(schema)")
          kclass.declaredMemberProperties.forEach { property ->
             appendLine("      record.put(${property.name}Pos, ${encoderInvocation(property)})")
diff --git a/centurion-avro/src/test/kotlin/com/sksamuel/centurion/avro/generation/RecordEncoderGeneratorTest.kt b/centurion-avro/src/test/kotlin/com/sksamuel/centurion/avro/generation/RecordEncoderGeneratorTest.kt
index 0d8a943..1018506 100644
--- a/centurion-avro/src/test/kotlin/com/sksamuel/centurion/avro/generation/RecordEncoderGeneratorTest.kt
+++ b/centurion-avro/src/test/kotlin/com/sksamuel/centurion/avro/generation/RecordEncoderGeneratorTest.kt
@@ -32,41 +32,43 @@ import org.apache.avro.generic.GenericRecord
 /**
  * This is a generated [Encoder] that encodes [MyFoo]s to Avro [GenericRecord]s
  */
-class MyFooEncoder(schema: Schema) : Encoder<MyFoo> {
-
-  private val bSchema = schema.getField("b").schema()
-  private val bPos    = schema.getField("b").pos()
-  private val bEncode = BooleanEncoder.encode(bSchema)
-  private val cSchema = schema.getField("c").schema()
-  private val cPos    = schema.getField("c").pos()
-  private val cEncode = LongEncoder.encode(cSchema)
-  private val dSchema = schema.getField("d").schema()
-  private val dPos    = schema.getField("d").pos()
-  private val dEncode = DoubleEncoder.encode(dSchema)
-  private val fSchema = schema.getField("f").schema()
-  private val fPos    = schema.getField("f").pos()
-  private val fEncode = FloatEncoder.encode(fSchema)
-  private val iSchema = schema.getField("i").schema()
-  private val iPos    = schema.getField("i").pos()
-  private val iEncode = IntEncoder.encode(iSchema)
-  private val listsSchema = schema.getField("lists").schema()
-  private val listsPos    = schema.getField("lists").pos()
-  private val listsEncode = ListEncoder(IntEncoder).encode(listsSchema)
-  private val mapsSchema = schema.getField("maps").schema()
-  private val mapsPos    = schema.getField("maps").pos()
-  private val mapsEncode = MapEncoder(StringEncoder, DoubleEncoder).encode(mapsSchema)
-  private val sSchema = schema.getField("s").schema()
-  private val sPos    = schema.getField("s").pos()
-  private val sEncode = NullEncoder(StringEncoder).encode(sSchema)
-  private val setsSchema = schema.getField("sets").schema()
-  private val setsPos    = schema.getField("sets").pos()
-  private val setsEncode = SetEncoder(StringEncoder).encode(setsSchema)
-  private val wineSchema = schema.getField("wine").schema()
-  private val winePos    = schema.getField("wine").pos()
-  private val wineEncode = NullEncoder(EnumEncoder()).encode(wineSchema)
+object MyFooEncoder : Encoder<MyFoo> {
 
   override fun encode(schema: Schema): (MyFoo) -> GenericRecord {
+
     return { value ->
+
+    val bSchema = schema.getField("b").schema()
+    val bPos    = schema.getField("b").pos()
+    val bEncode = BooleanEncoder.encode(bSchema)
+    val cSchema = schema.getField("c").schema()
+    val cPos    = schema.getField("c").pos()
+    val cEncode = LongEncoder.encode(cSchema)
+    val dSchema = schema.getField("d").schema()
+    val dPos    = schema.getField("d").pos()
+    val dEncode = DoubleEncoder.encode(dSchema)
+    val fSchema = schema.getField("f").schema()
+    val fPos    = schema.getField("f").pos()
+    val fEncode = FloatEncoder.encode(fSchema)
+    val iSchema = schema.getField("i").schema()
+    val iPos    = schema.getField("i").pos()
+    val iEncode = IntEncoder.encode(iSchema)
+    val listsSchema = schema.getField("lists").schema()
+    val listsPos    = schema.getField("lists").pos()
+    val listsEncode = ListEncoder(IntEncoder).encode(listsSchema)
+    val mapsSchema = schema.getField("maps").schema()
+    val mapsPos    = schema.getField("maps").pos()
+    val mapsEncode = MapEncoder(StringEncoder, DoubleEncoder).encode(mapsSchema)
+    val sSchema = schema.getField("s").schema()
+    val sPos    = schema.getField("s").pos()
+    val sEncode = NullEncoder(StringEncoder).encode(sSchema)
+    val setsSchema = schema.getField("sets").schema()
+    val setsPos    = schema.getField("sets").pos()
+    val setsEncode = SetEncoder(StringEncoder).encode(setsSchema)
+    val wineSchema = schema.getField("wine").schema()
+    val winePos    = schema.getField("wine").pos()
+    val wineEncode = NullEncoder(EnumEncoder()).encode(wineSchema)
+
       val record = GenericData.Record(schema)
       record.put(bPos, value.b)
       record.put(cPos, value.c)