Entry Level Quality Control Technician

MGP Ingredients • St Louis, MO

1d • Onsite

About The Position

MGP Ingredients is a leading supplier of premium distilled spirits and food ingredient solutions. Its Distilling Solutions segment provides bourbons, whiskeys, ryes, gins, and vodkas to craft and multinational brands. MGP's own Branded Spirts business is growing following the 2021 acquisition of Luxco, a top spirits producer, bottler, supplier, and importer as well as the 2023 acquisition of Penelope Bourbon, known for its wide range of uniquely blended expressions. Ingredient Solutions delivers nutritional, functional wheat- and pea-based ingredients aligned with consumer trends. The company operates in locations across the Midwestern U.S., and overseas in Northern Ireland and Mexico. THE OPPORTUNITY We are looking for a Quality Control Technician to join our Luxco team in St. Louis, MO. Under the guidance of the Quality Control Manager, the Quality Control Technicians work closely with the Rectifying and Bottling departments. Working with Rectifying to ensure batching is conducted in a quality manner while ensuring government regulations and internal specifications are met. Working with Bottling department to ensure approved batches are bottled in a quality manner while ensuring government regulations and internal specifications are still being met during the bottling process. Quality Control Technicians aid in ensuring that the quality of the product is carried through to the end consumer.

Requirements

• Minimum of a two-year science degree or Wet Chemistry lab experience.
• Must possess a strong working knowledge of Microsoft Windows and Office including Excel and Word.
• Candidate must be self-motivated, dependable, detail-oriented, and able to work independently with little supervision.

Nice To Haves

• A degree in Chemistry, Biology, or Environmental Sciences.
• Laboratory and/or quality control experience is preferred, especially in the food and beverage industry.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for all laboratory analyses of all samples submitted to QC Laboratory to ensure internal specifications and external government regulations are met.
• Perform beverage laboratory testing, including distillation, titration, specific gravity and proof checks, pH testing, and organoleptic analysis.
• Inspect and audit production lines to ensure work ticket specifications are met and quality conformance is followed.
• Operate and calibrate lab instrumentation.
• Responsible for testing Reverse Osmosis system daily to ensure internal specifications.
• Perform accurate and timely data entry and record-keeping in Quality Control systems.
• Communicate effectively with other Luxco departments.
• All other duties assigned by the Quality Control Manager.

Benefits

• Compensation is competitive and is commensurate with experience.
• MGP offers exceptional medical, dental, vision, short and long-term disability, life insurance, 401(k) Match and PTO.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Associate degree
• Number of Employees: 251-500 employees