QC Lab Technician — Spirits & Ingredients

MGP Ingredients; St. Louis (MO); On-site; USD 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) match

Paid time off

Job summary

MGP Ingredients, Luxco team in St. Louis, MO, is seeking a Lab Technician to support QC and beverage testing.

You will ensure compliance with internal specs and government regulations, working closely with rectifying and bottling departments to maintain quality from batching to packaging. The role requires a two-year science degree or wet chemistry lab experience, plus knowledge of Windows and Office tools.

Qualifications

• Minimum of a two-year science degree or Wet Chemistry lab experience.
• A degree in Chemistry, Biology, or Environmental Sciences.
• Must possess a strong working knowledge of Microsoft Windows and Office including Excel and Word.
• Candidate must be self-motivated, dependable, detail-oriented, and able to work independently with little supervision.
• Laboratory and/or quality control experience is preferred, especially in the food and beverage industry.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for all laboratory analyses of all samples submitted to QC Laboratory to ensure internal specifications and external government regulations are met.
• Perform beverage laboratory testing, including distillation, titration, specific gravity and proof checks, pH testing, and organoleptic analysis.
• Inspect and audit production lines to ensure work ticket specifications are met and quality conformance is followed.
• Operate and calibrate lab instrumentation.
• Responsible for testing Reverse Osmosis system daily to ensure internal specifications.
• Perform accurate and timely data entry and record-keeping in Quality Control systems.
• Communicate effectively with other Luxco departments.
• All other duties assigned by the Quality Control Manager.

Skills

Quality control

Lab testing

Data entry

Independence

Education

Two-year science degree or wet chemistry lab experience

Degree in Chemistry, Biology, or Environmental Sciences

Tools

Microsoft Windows

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Job description

MGP Ingredients, Luxco team in St. Louis, MO, is seeking a Lab Technician to support QC and beverage testing.

You will ensure compliance with internal specs and government regulations, working closely with rectifying and bottling departments to maintain quality from batching to packaging. The role requires a two-year science degree or wet chemistry lab experience, plus knowledge of Windows and Office tools.