Quality Lab Technician

City Brewing Co•Irwindale, CA

About The Position

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.

Requirements

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

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