QA Packaging Technician (SACB)

Socket.dev; Cincinnati (OH); On-site; USD 24,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tuition reimbursement

Fertility/adoption support

Free financial coaching

Health & wellness program and discount

Professional development & training

Free beer!

Job summary

Boston Beer Corporation in Cincinnati, OH is hiring a QA Packaging Technician to ensure batch integrity and GMP compliance on the packaging floor.

You will conduct product testing, analyze SPC data, verify codes and labeling, and assist in audits. This role reports to the Assistant QA Manager, Packaging, and requires 2+ years in quality or manufacturing.

Full-time, on-site, with benefits such as healthcare, 401(k), and more.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• 2+ years experience in a related quality, production, or manufacturing role.
• 3+ years of general work experience in a production or industrial environment.
• Proven mechanical aptitude demonstrated through work experience or vocational activities.
• Working knowledge of GMP and basic laboratory/production safety practices.
• Understanding of basic Statistical Process Control (SPC).
• Proficiency with computers and automated equipment for data entry and analysis.
• Skilled in Microsoft Word, Excel, Access, and QI Analyst.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively in a self-directed environment.
• Strong communication, interpersonal, and team‑building skills.

Responsibilities

• Conduct product testing throughout production, including checks and measurements.
• Interpret SPC data to decide on equipment adjustments or shutdowns.
• Perform daily seam analysis to verify can seam integrity.
• Participate in sensory evaluation and testing of new products.
• Validate products, raw materials, and packaging against specifications.
• Verify coding, labeling, packaging quality, and presentation.

Skills

Quality Assurance

GMP knowledge

SPC understanding

Documentation

MS Excel

MS Word

Automated equipment operation

Education

High school diploma

QA/manufacturing training

Tools

QI Analyst

Access

Excel

Word

Job description

We are currently hiring a QA Packaging TechnicianinCincinnati, OH.

The Quality Technician will ensure the integrity of each batch of product and consistent quality of production by enforcing good manufacturing practice (GMP) systems; conducting analysis, validating processes and providing documentation. This position will fill an essential role in monitoring quality programs through regular process checks as well as short and long term projects. Assist in the decision making process as it related to production and release of product. This position reports directly to the Assistant Quality Assurance Manager, Packaging.

What You'll Brew:

• Conduct product testing throughout the production process, including TPO/fill/CO₂ checks, and Beer Analyzer measurements.
• Interpret SPC data to determine whether equipment adjustments, shutdowns, or continued operation are required.
• Perform daily seam analysis to verify can seam integrity and identify potential leakers.
• Participate in sensory evaluation, including triangle tests and tasting new product releases.
• Validate product, raw materials, and packaging materials against specifications; determine release or hold status.
• Verify coding, labeling, packaging quality, and overall product presentation.
• Confirm correct case and can codes during production.
• Support packaging material qualifications with the Assistant QA Manager.
• Accurately complete daily and monthly GMP and HACCP audits; enforce brewery and food‑safety standards.
• Shut down processes that do not meet GMP requirements and notify appropriate personnel.
• Maintain the product retain library, ensuring proper sample collection and documentation for TTB and internal compliance.
• Follow all brewery safety procedures and wear required PPE on the packaging floor.
• Communicate quality issues clearly with production, packaging, and management teams.
• Promote a team‑oriented, safety‑first environment.
• Participate in continuous improvement initiatives and recommend process enhancements.
• Support shift, weekend, and holiday schedules as needed; maintain communication via radio and brewery phone systems.

What Ingredients You’ll Bring:

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• 2+ years of experience in a related quality, production, or manufacturing role.
• 3+ years of general work experience in a production or industrial environment.
• Proven mechanical aptitude demonstrated through work experience or vocational activities.
• Working knowledge of GMP and basic laboratory/production safety practices.
• Understanding of basic Statistical Process Control (SPC).
• Proficiency with computers and automated equipment for data entry and analysis.
• Skilled in Microsoft Word, Excel, Access, and QI Analyst.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively in a self-directed environment.
• Strong communication, interpersonal, and team‑building skills.
• Ability to collaborate with all levels of management across multiple departments.
• Highly organized, able to multitask, and maintain a positive, solutions‑focused attitude.
• Flexible, open‑minded, and capable of driving positive change.

Physical Requirements

• All production roles are required to pass a pre-employment physical exam to comply with their specific role requirement(s)
• Certain roles may require the use of a respirator and passing the associated fit test
• Ability to lift up to 50lbs, sometimes repeatedly
• Regular walking and standing for long periods of time (up to 11 hours a day) on concrete, metal and grated surfaces
• Responsibilities may require crouching, stepping over, crawling under, bending, twisting, climbing and reaching above head and shoulders repeatedly throughout the day
• Responsibilities may require climbing flights of stairs, working from heights or on elevated platforms
• Ability to wear assigned PPE (safety shoes, gloves, facemask, hearing protection and hard hat)
• Established dexterity so you can handle materials, operate equipment and interface with computer systems with precision
• Some roles (e.g., forklift operator) may be required to sit for a prolonged period of time and have strong peripheral vision and depth perception

Working Conditions

• There is frequent exposure production environments: Subject to loud and constant noise and non-environmentally conditioned spaces which may lead to extreme hot and cold
• Operating environment is complex and densely populated with production equipment and forklifts that necessitates high situational awareness
• Work overtime as needed, which may require 12-hour days, weekends, and holidays

Level: 9IC

In accordance with pay transparency laws the pay rate for this role if hired is $17.31 - $36.54 per hour. However, it’s important to note that where the person hired starts in this range is dependent on their related experience, skillset and location.

Some Perks:

Our people are our most important “ingredient.” We hire the best talent; and we reward, develop, and retain them too.

In addition to generous healthcare on day one, stock purchase plan, 401k and more, Full Time Boston Beer Coworkers have the following perks available*:

• Tuition reimbursement
• Fertility/adoption support
• Free financial coaching
• Health & wellness program and discounts
• Professional development & training
• Free beer!

*Talk to your recruiter about eligibility

Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Fair Chance Ordinance and the CA Fair Chance Act.

Boston Beer Corporation is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to a diverse workforce. In order to help ensure reasonable accommodation for individuals protected by Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Vietnam Veteran’s Readjustment Act of 1974, and Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, applicants who wish to request accommodation in the job application process can contact [e-mail] for assistance.

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