Lab Technician

Company Overview

We’re a family‑owned company with a 90+ year legacy, consistently recognized as a Glassdoor “Best Places to Work.” We have 130+ brands in our total alcohol beverage portfolio, including wine, malt, spirits, and ready‑to‑drink beverages. We’re home to the U.S. #1 wine and spirits brands and are the official sponsors of the NFL, NHL, UFC, and PGA of America.

At GALLO South Carolina, we produce some of your favorite ready‑to‑drink, wine, and spirits products like High Noon and New Amsterdam. We are committed to providing competitive compensation, benefits, perks, and a culture that supports your well‑being.

Join a dynamic laboratory team at Gallo where science, quality, and innovation come together to support world‑class winemaking. As a Lab Tech, you will play a critical role in ensuring product excellence by performing chemical and physical analysis across a wide range of materials including beverages, grapes, and water. Your work will directly impact quality control, environmental monitoring, and the continuous improvement of winery processes.

In this hands‑on role, you will operate advanced analytical instrumentation while supporting sample preparation and laboratory operations. You’ll collaborate closely with your team to identify trends, troubleshoot unexpected deviations, and contribute to corrective actions that ensure product integrity. Your attention to detail and commitment to safety will help maintain a high‑performing, ISO‑compliant laboratory environment.

This position offers an opportunity to develop your technical skills while contributing to a culture that values ownership, initiative, and continuous improvement. If you are passionate about science, thrive in a fast‑paced setting, and are eager to make a meaningful impact, this is your opportunity to grow your career with Gallo.

Graveyard 6pm-6:15am, 12 hours

• Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry, Microbiology, Food Science, or Biochemistry OR Associate’s degree plus 1 year of laboratory support experience; OR High school diploma or State‑issued equivalency certificate plus 4 years of laboratory support.
• Skilled in writing simple correspondence.
• Skilled in adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing using whole numbers.
• Required to maintain 3‑shift availability (day, swing, and graveyard); required to work overtime when necessary; required to work weekends when necessary.
• Required to be at least 21 years of age.
• Required to travel to company offices, sites, and/or meeting locations for onboarding, training, meetings, and events for development, department needs, and business delivery up to 5% of the time, with or without reasonable accommodation. This may be in addition to travel requirements, if applicable, as listed in this job description.
• Required to be 18 years or older. This may be in addition to other age requirements, if applicable, as listed in this job description.

• Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry, Microbiology, Food Science, or Biochemistry plus 2 years of chemistry/microbiology laboratory experience.
• Skilled in the use of MS Word and Excel.
• Strong verbal, written, analytical and interpersonal skills.
• Experience working in an ISO:17025 accredited laboratory.
• Experience reading and interpreting documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions and procedure manuals.
• Skilled in applying concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios and proportions to practical situations.
• Skilled in interpreting a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram or schedule form.

Benefits depend on your work category and may include medical and dental coverage, 401(k) plans, profit sharing, pet insurance, company holidays, access to an employee wine shop, and more. Additional information will be provided before your first interview.

• The Company does not sponsor for employment‑based visas for this position now or in the future.
• Actual compensation paid within the range will be determined by factors such as education, experience, knowledge, skills and abilities of the applicant, internal equity, and alignment with market data.…