Quality Lab Technician in Irwindale, California at City Brewing Co

City Brewing Company – Who We Are

We are proud to be North America’s largest co-packager of alcoholic beverages with four locations across the United States. Through our focuses on Safety throughout our facilities, Quality of products produced for our customers, Communication at all levels, Growth of not just our locations but also of our employees in their careers, and Performance with our ability to meet deadlines and goals for ourselves and our customers, we pride ourselves on the brand we have created and continue to grow.

Job Summary

City's Quality Lab Technicians play a crucial role in ensuring the quality of our products by conducting tests and inspections on raw materials, in-process goods, and finished products to ensure they meet City's standards. The Quality team's ability to identify defects is essential in maintaining our reputation for excellence and will require this role to work closely with our production team to identify and resolve any quality issues. The Quality Lab Technician is also responsible for maintaining accurate records of all testing and inspection results.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Performs, interprets, and evaluates chemical and microbiological analyses on various processes
• Conduct physical, chemical, and microbiological analyses as needed for new products or investigations into deviations from specifications/non-conformances
• Provide technical and maintenance support to existing and new technologies in order to assure that both operations and quality parameters are being met
• Performs analysis ranging from basic wet chemistry, sampling and plating to advanced testing
• Monitors, calibrates, troubleshoots and maintains laboratory equipment
• Conduct method development and validation; coordinate training with other team members
• Review product formulations and specifications; communicate with other departments, customers and suppliers regarding new product specifications, methods and testing needs
• Report critical or relevant results to the appropriate department personnel
• Ensure compliance with Internal, Federal, State and local guidelines and regulations including GMP, HACCP, OSHA, FDA and TTB
• Facilitates quality improvement and problem solving

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor of a Science degree from an accredited college or extensive micro laboratory/brewing experience (Preferred degrees in Chemistry, Biochemistry, Microbiology, Food Science and Chemical Engineering)
• Minimum of 2 years practical, production, or laboratory work is preferred
• Must be able to work at least 1-2 weekends a month
• Effective analytical, problem solving, and organizational skills
• Working knowledge of statistical methods and computer skills
• Exhibit knowledge of laboratory equipment, instrument maintenance, calibration and troubleshooting
• Experience in quality department in food manufacturing, brewing, or processing environment including interactions with customers/vendors is preferred
• Strong leadership and team skills
• Ability to partner well with team members all levels and departments across the facility
• Must be willing to work flexible shifts, including, weekends and holidays to support a 24/7 environment

City Brewery is an Equal Opportunity Employer and all applicants will be considered without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran, or disability status.