Apprentice, Quality (5am-5pm)

DrinkPAK•Texas, TX

4d•Onsite

About The Position

The Quality Apprentice helps ensure products manufactured at DrinkPAK’s Fort Worth facility meet local and federal regulations and are safe and wholesome. The competency-based apprenticeship provides structured technical training, hands-on practice, and leadership development across three areas: Batch Room Quality Functions, Laboratory Analysis, and Packaged Quality. Apprentices learn to perform tests and verifications, interpret data, recognize risks, and make decisions that protect product integrity and consumer safety. Advancement is based on demonstrated mastery of technical skills, documentation, problem-solving, communication, and alignment with GMP and SQF standards. Monthly progress check-ins are conducted with the Quality Manager, Director of L&D, and HR. The role is full-time, hourly, and non-exempt, based at DrinkPAK’s beverage manufacturing facility in Fort Worth, Texas. The listed starting compensation is $25 per hour. The schedule is a 2/2/3 pattern with 12-hour days, and the employee must be willing to work day shift.

Requirements

Completed coursework in Food Science, Biology, Chemistry, or a related scientific field.
Prior experience in beverage manufacturing or quality control.
Excellent communication skills and ability to work as a team player.
Strong personal computer skills, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and WHS systems.
Ability to work under pressure in an extremely fast-paced environment.
Ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously.

Responsibilities

Perform quality control tasks in batching, laboratory, and packaged quality.
Sample and test bulk ingredients.
Verify lot numbers and items in batch kits for accuracy.
Document quality data accurately and in a timely manner.
Calibrate laboratory equipment, including pH meters, automatic titrators, DMAs, and refractometers.
Collect and analyze in-process product samples to verify Brix, pH, Titratable Acidity, and other parameters meet specifications.
Analyze data to identify trends or risks to product integrity or safety.
Support seam inspections and pasteurization validation, including data logger analysis.
Conduct sanitation verification using ATP swabbing to ensure compliance with hygiene and food safety standards.
Perform packaging quality checks.
Collaborate with Production, Batching, and other departments to support seamless quality operations.
Follow escalation procedures and implement reaction plans as needed.
Drive continuous improvement of quality standards and contribute to a strong Quality Culture.
Support implementation of quality and food safety procedures under the guidance of the Quality Supervisor.