QA/QC Analytical Lab Assistant
Cloverdale, CA
Job Description:
Bear Republic Brewing Company, Inc., a northern California
craft brewery seeks a QA/QC Analytical Laboratory Assistant to join our team.
The Lab Assistant will report to the QA/QC Analytical Lab
Supervisor.
Key Responsibilities:
Perform quality assurance testing on raw materials (e.g., packaging
materials, ingredients, etc.)
Collect samples from the brewery at various stages in the brewing process
Perform chemical and microbial analyses of water, wort,
yeast, beer, and brewery environment
Maintain orderly laboratory environment and accurate data documentation
Maintain and calibrate analytical equipment
Maintain beer library
Gather and analyze data, and prepare reports relating data to brewing
process
Work with all brewery departments to ensure consistent, high-quality
product and efficient release of packaged beer
Communicate with brewery personnel and management regarding quality control
issues
Promote and advocate for continuous quality and safety improvement
Assist with sensory analysis and special projects
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
Experience in a production laboratory environment is a plus
Excellent skills in communicating with a variety of audiences, both
verbally and in writing
Proficient with database, word processing, and spreadsheet software
Familiar with the entire brewing process, from grain to glass
Familiar with general laboratory instruments and techniques (e.g., pH
meter, spectrophotometer, light microscope, densitometer, serial dilutions,
pipetting, aseptic technique, etc.)
Familiar with good manufacturing, laboratory, and documentation practices
Ability to lift up to 60 lbs
Ability to work 8 hour shifts, 5 days per week, and occasionally overtime
Ability to stand and walk continuously for hours at a time
Ability to work safely with hazardous chemicals
Ability to work safely in a wet, noisy, non-temperature controlled
environment
Ability to work safely in confined spaces and around complex machinery
Ability to stoop, squat, kneel, and crawl for purposes of collecting
samples, gathering data, and cleaning
The Ideal candidate will:
Have a Bachelors degree in natural sciences (e.g., microbiology,
biochemistry, food science, etc.)
Be passionate about quality craft beer
Maintain a positive working environment
Have fine attention to detail
Be able to work independently on multiple projects at one time
Be focused on meeting production, quality, and safety standards
Be willing to learn and be part of a dynamic team
Be self-motivated and willing to take initiative
Be prepared to take on exciting challenges
Be able to speak basic Spanish
Interested candidates please submit a cover letter and resume
to:
isabelb@bearrepublic.com
To those of who take your valuable time to apply for this
position but dont hear back from us, we want to say THANK YOU and we sincerely
appreciate your interest in Bear Republic Brewing Company. We say this now,
because we dont believe in impersonal auto-responses and its not possible
for us to send a personal thank you to each of you for applying.
Job Location:
110 Sandholm Lane, Ste. 10
Cloverdale California
95425
United
States
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