Lab Manager

Fort Point HenHouse•Santa Rosa, CA

21h•Onsite

About The Position

This is an opportunity to join a growing team of skilled, experienced brewing professionals. As a Quality Manager, you will lead and oversee all aspects of quality assurance and quality control across the brewery. This role is responsible for maintaining and improving product quality, food safety systems, and laboratory operations, while partnering cross-functionally with brewing, packaging, and operations teams. The Quality Manager plays a critical leadership role in ensuring that all products meet the highest standards of consistency, safety, and sensory excellence. Ideal candidates will bring strong technical expertise in beverage quality, proven leadership experience, and a passion for building scalable quality systems in a production environment. Fort Point HenHouse is a Bay Area brewing company made up of leading local, independent brands, San Francisco’s Fort Point Beer Co. and Sonoma County’s HenHouse Brewing Co. Together, Fort Point HenHouse offers a diverse and complimentary lineup of award-winning beers and ciders known for their freshness, consistency, and distinguished packaging. Driven by the spirit of what made craft beer so special to begin with – delicious beer that’s local, fresh, independent, accessible, and made with community in mind – Fort Point HenHouse is for anyone who enjoys good beer and cider from the Bay Area. For more information visit www.fphh.beer

Requirements

3+ years of laboratory experience within the beer, wine, or beverage manufacturing industry
Deep knowledge of microbiological testing, including method development and troubleshooting
Strong understanding of beverage spoilage organisms and contamination prevention strategies
Experience performing routine quality control analyses (e.g., pH, DO, CO₂, gravity, cell counts) with a high degree of accuracy and consistency
Strong understanding of GMPs (Good Manufacturing Practices) and lab safety protocols
Ability to interpret data and communicate results clearly to production and operations teams to support timely decision-making
Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and maintain accurate records

Responsibilities

Oversee all laboratory operations, ensuring accuracy, efficiency, and consistency
Ensure proper calibration, maintenance, and validation of lab equipment
Manage inventory of lab supplies, reagents, and materials
Review and validate microbiological and analytical data
Implement new testing methodologies and improve existing protocols
Ensure compliance with policies outlined in the Quality Manual, GMP policy, MSS, and Hazard communication Plan
Daily gravity, pH, and cell counts of fermenting beer
Microbiological Analysis of in process and finished product
Preparing media
Plating
Recording results
Interpretation of micro results through selective media and gram stain
Oversee environmental monitoring and sanitation verification programs
Density/viability and data management of yeast
Manage and maintain yeast schedule
Preparation and data management of controlled tastings, D-force analysis, general sensory analysis and go/no go analysis
Oversee review and analysis of all Quality Control Point data
Ensure accurate and timely reporting of quality metrics to leadership
Utilize data to identify trends, risks, and opportunities for improvement
Investigate out-of-spec results and implement corrective actions
Manage sample submission and relationships with external laboratories
Perform other related duties as assigned
Maintain and promote a positive work environment with a focus on customer service based problem solving
With Quality Director, work to continuously improve quality at HenHouse Brewing Company