QA Analyst

There’s Always a Seat at Our Bar

The Lagunitas Brewing Company began on a kitchen stove in Northern California in 1993 and has always looked to the future – whether supporting local communities by turning beer into money for the cause, or fueling stories, songs, and experiences with our IPA. Wherever you go: Beer Speaks, People Mumble.

Schedule

• 4/10s – Wed-Sat, 12:00-10:30 pm

What You’ll Get

•        Benefits – Awesome family-friendly coverage for: medical, dental, vision, and parental leave

•        Time off - Combo of vacay, holidays and personal days

•        Retirement – Up to 4% match on 401K plan 

•        BEER & Schwag – Four free cases of Lagunitas beverages a month & 50% off food and merch 

•        Good Vibes – Employee happy hour, dog friendly campus, live music

•        Fitness Subscription – Access to virtual fitness and wellness aps

•        Pet Insurance – Keep your dogs and cats covered!

•        It’s Friday, Ya’ll – Have lunch on us! Get paid every other Friday: $23.50/hr + $1.75 shift differential  

About the Role

To ensure that sampling and product analysis (analytical, microbiological and sensory) are performed. Perform off-line and in-line calibrations/verifications (Analytical) are performed. Ensure troubleshooting process analysis in production.

What You'll Do

Safety

• Contributes to a clean and tidy working area without unnecessary losses of consumables/chemicals, in line with the defined and implemented safety standards and following 5S and HACCP standards at the workplace.
• Promotes safe practices of PPE and GMP in all areas of the brewery, cross functionally and interdepartmentally.

Quality & Execution of Analyses

• Conducts quality checks and acts as internal Laboratory Star System (LSS) auditor to maintain the LSS quality system as well as in-line measurements as laboratory analyses, in line with the standards and procedures on sampling and analyses.
• Supports Sensory Evaluation, participation of the taste test activities.
• Audits quality data for completeness against sampling program and reported OTIF.
• Executes analyses in the laboratory, to calibrate in-line meters.
• Executes Analytical and Microbiological analyses, including sampling, sample preparation and reporting results, in line with the valid Laboratory Methods. Executes also complex analysis, which are not covered by in-line meters.
• Participates in Sensory Panel.

TPM & Continuous Improvement

• Participates and plays a pro-active role in improvement teams related to laboratory and supports implementation of these improvement opportunities or corrective actions in the laboratory (ISO9001, LSS, TPM, HACCP, etc.).
• Maintain 5S/6S methodology
• Support key performance indicators (KPIs) and metrics

Equipment & Material Management

• Performs maintenance, calibration, verification and troubleshooting of off-line and in-line analysis equipment (in laboratory and production environment).
• Additional tasks as needed or directed by Quality Manager

What We’re Lookin’ For

Knowledge and Experience

• B.S. in science discipline, Food/Agriculture, or Brewing is preferred. A combination of education and experience with the ability to display proficiency as a Quality Assurance Analyst in a brewery will be considered.
• Minimum 1 years quality laboratory experience.
• Understanding of brewing science and beer packaging operations, General Certificate in Packaging or brewing a plus.

• The ability to act in a way that contributes to maintaining a safe environment for employees, contractors and visitors according to Lagunitas, OSHA and local regulations, policies and procedures.
• The ability to provide technical and analytical support for the Production process in accordance with the Lagunitas standards and local procedures, thus contributing to the optimization of process control.

Key Relationships

• Reports directly to the Quality Manager
• Internal: Quality, Packaging, Brewing, Maintenance, Utilities and Logistics.

Physical Requirements

• Must be able to lift up to 55 lbs. and move 165 lb. kegs of beer.
• Must be able to stand, walk, lift and bend repeatedly throughout regularly scheduled and extended shifts.
• Must be willing to work in a rotating shift environment to support a 24/7 operation. Weekends, holidays and overtime, as needed.

Come as You Are

At Lagunitas, we welcome people (and dogs) from all walks of life. Anyone, regardless of their race, creed, nation of origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability status, veteran status, marital status, or age, has a home here. Love, progress, and acceptance will always have a seat at our bar.