Quality Assurance Technician in Chula Vista, California at Boochcraft

Who We Are:

We are pioneering a Booch revolution, and our family is growing!

If you want to make waves in the innovative Hard Kombucha category, we are seeking a high-energy and passionate people to represent BOOCHCRAFT. We are a rapidly growing kombucha brewery, and we provide significant opportunities for growth and development.

We would love to share with you our vision for the brand, our values, and how you can help us make an impact.

Our Values:

Be Bold - Competitive spirit, inspired to create connection, and unafraid to fail.

Give a Shit - passionate, change-maker, and conscientious of the impact we make.

Own It - responsible, self-motivated, and scrappy.

Do Better - curious, evolutionary, and never stop learning.

Win Together - selfless and willing to go the extra mile to help the team.

What You'll Do:

The Quality Assurance Technician performs quality checks to make sure our product is within the quality metrics provided in the Quality Management System.

• Education: He/she must hold a Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution in Microbiology, Food Science, Chemistry, Biology, Biochemistry or Engineering. If this person is not formally educated in any of the above disciplines, he/she must have an Associate’s degree and the experience and skills necessary to perform the required laboratory procedures. It is preferred that he/she has a thorough understanding of quality control methods with a special focus on chemical/biological processes.
• Preferred Experience: 2 years’ laboratory experience, ideally supporting a high-volume production plant where he/she gathered and analyzed data used to monitor and control production quality.
• License or Certification: He/she must hold a valid Driver’s License.
• Specialized Skills: He/she must also be proficient in Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Suite.
• Preferred skills: Experience in growing and analyzing complex cultures of yeast, bacteria, and/or enzymes; well-developed palate that is able to make distinctions among flavors, ingredients, fermentation characteristics, and aging/storage methods.
• Physical Requirements: He/she must able to perform physical activities which include but are not limited to: lifting, bending over, kneeling, twisting, climbing on ladders, stooping, crouching, and lifting up to 50 lbs.

What You'll Need:

• Upholding Boochcraft’s company values and representing Boochcraft with enthusiasm and confidence.
• Ensuring a safe workplace
• Adhering to the Quality Management System and providing inputs toward continually improving its scope and effectiveness
• Following proper operating procedures
• Performing lab analysis such as: titratable acidity, alcohol and density analysis, PCR, cell counts, measuring CO2 and DO, as well as can seam analysis.
• Sample collection at various points during the process using ASBC method of Aseptic Sampling
• Prepare media and plate as needed
• Data capturing and analytics using standard deviations to interpret trends occurring in the brewery.
• Set up and administering sensory panels
• Cleaning and organizing lab space
• Assisting production when/if needed
• Working with innovation group as needed

This position pays between $21.50 per hour to $23.00 per hour.

We consider all qualified applicants for employment without discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, or any other factors prohibited by law.