Quality Control Tech I - Wine Production

Rack & Riddle; Healdsburg (CA); Vor Ort; USD 29.000 - 32.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Rack & Riddle Custom Wine Services, the #1 custom sparkling wine producer in the United States, is seeking a Quality Control Technician I to join our team. This entry-level role tests and inspects during production, documents results, and helps ensure products meet specifications.

You will monitor bottling and packaging, identify quality concerns, and have authority to stop production if safety or quality is compromised.

Qualifikationen

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• No prior wine industry experience required; experience in manufacturing, food and beverage production, laboratory, or quality assurance environments is preferred.
• Strong attention to detail and organizational skills.
• Ability to follow established procedures and accurately complete documentation.
• Basic computer skills, including Microsoft Office and data entry.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Physical requirement: ability to lift up to 50 pounds and stand, walk, bend, and perform repetitive tasks for extended periods.
• Physical requirement: ability to work in cold, wet, noisy, and fast-paced production environments.

Aufgaben

• Perform pre-production inspections of packaging materials including glass, labels, closures, cartons, and other packaging components.
• Verify production materials, labels, and work orders match approved specifications before production begins.
• Conduct routine quality control checks during bottling, disgorging, and canning operations.
• Monitor fill levels, torque, vacuum, label placement, coding, package appearance, and other critical quality attributes.
• Perform physical quality tests including torque, vacuum, fill volume, dissolved oxygen, carbon dioxide, and other required analyses.
• Conduct routine laboratory testing and sample collection as assigned.
• Collect, label, organize, and maintain retained samples in accordance with company procedures.
• Complete quality documentation accurately and maintain production records in a timely manner.
• Identify non-conforming materials or products and initiate QC hold procedures when required.
• Communicate quality concerns to Production, Winemaking, and QC leadership.
• Support harvest quality activities including Brix, temperature, and other production-related measurements as needed.
• Clean and maintain QC equipment, instruments, and work areas.
• Maintain a clean, organized, and safe work environment while following all company safety policies.
• Exercise stop-work authority whenever product quality, food safety, regulatory compliance, or employee safety may be compromised.

Kenntnisse

Attention to detail

Documentation

Verbal and written communication

Teamwork

Basic computer skills

Ausbildung

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

Microsoft Office

Data entry

Jobbeschreibung

Rack & Riddle Custom Wine Services, the #1 custom sparkling wine producer in the United States, is seeking a Quality Control Technician I to join our team. This entry-level role tests and inspects during production, documents results, and helps ensure products meet specifications.

You will monitor bottling and packaging, identify quality concerns, and have authority to stop production if safety or quality is compromised.