Lab Technician

Job Title:

Lab Technician (12 hour Days 2x2x3)

Job Description

The Lab Technician plays a key role in ensuring the safety, consistency, and quality of beverage products by performing routine laboratory testing and monitoring production line activities. This position combines hands-on analytical work in the laboratory with quality oversight on the production floor in a fast-paced, highly regulated manufacturing environment.

Responsibilities

+ Perform routine quality testing on raw materials, in-process products, water systems, and finished beverages.

+ Conduct laboratory analyses for Brix, acidity and pH, vitamin C, turbidity, color, and other product quality specifications as required.

+ Maintain accurate, timely documentation of all test results in accordance with established procedures.

+ Calibrate, operate, and maintain laboratory equipment to ensure accurate and reliable test results.

+ Identify and report out-of-specification test results to leadership promptly and clearly.

+ Conduct production line inspections and audits to verify label placement, cap color and application, coding accuracy, packaging integrity, and process control parameters.

+ Monitor compliance with GMP, food safety, and quality standards on the production floor.

+ Stop production and escalate concerns immediately when food safety or quality issues are identified.

+ Follow standard operating procedures (SOPs) consistently for all testing, documentation, and quality activities.

+ Use computer systems for data entry, documentation, and quality reporting.

+ Collaborate with production and quality teams to support continuous improvement in product quality and food safety.

+ Maintain excellent attendance and reliability to support consistent quality coverage across shifts.

Essential Skills

+ 2-5 years of quality, laboratory, or quality control experience in food and beverage manufacturing, pharmaceutical manufacturing, or other regulated manufacturing environments.

+ Hands-on experience performing laboratory testing and maintaining detailed documentation of results.

+ Knowledge of Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs) and food safety practices.

+ Strong attention to detail with the ability to follow SOPs accurately and consistently.

+ Comfort using computers for documentation, data entry, and quality-related reporting.

+ Strong verbal communication skills and confidence to speak up when quality or food safety issues arise.

+ Experience in laboratory work, chemistry, or microbiology.

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Experience with quality control activities in a manufacturing setting.

+ Ability to perform titration and other routine chemical analyses.

+ Excellent attendance and reliability.

Additional

Skills & Qualifications

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Experience with SAP or similar enterprise resource planning systems.

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Experience with Statistical Process Control (SPC), preferably including real-time SPC monitoring.

+ Familiarity with GMP, SQF, food safety programs, and quality systems.

+ Previous beverage manufacturing experience.

+ Experience working in high-volume production environments.

+ Comfort with data entry and working within structured quality systems.

+ Interest in long-term growth and development, with opportunities to grow skills and earn pay increases and promotions as part of a planned growth program.

Work Environment

This role is based in a fast-paced beverage manufacturing facility and involves a combination of laboratory work and production floor activities. The position follows a 12-hour Continental day shift schedule (2-2-3 rotation), with working hours from early morning into the evening, and may transition to a Monday-Friday schedule or alternative shifts in the future. The work requires frequent standing and walking, and comfort working around noise, production equipment, and…