Quality Control Technician (Packaging)

Boston Beer Co.; Breinigsville (PA); On-site; USD 28,000 - 40,000; 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 Co. in Breinigsville, PA is seeking a Full Time Quality Control Technician to ensure product quality across production and packaging on a 12hr day shift.

You'll analyze samples, run tests on finished products, document results, and coordinate with production and maintenance to resolve issues and drive continuous improvement. The role requires GMP knowledge, physical stamina, and comfort in a fast-paced brewery environment.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• 2–5 years of experience in a related field.
• 3–5 years of general work experience in a production facility or industrial environment.
• Knowledge of GMP, basic lab and production safety procedures, and statistical process control.
• The ability to use computers and automated equipment to enter, review, and interpret data.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, and Access
• Ability to work independently with minimal direction and communicate effectively across departments.
• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds, walk/stand up to 11 hours per day.
• Ability to crouch, crawl, bend, twist, climb stairs, wear PPE.
• Ability to pass pre-employment physical examination and respirator fit test if required.

Responsibilities

• Collect and analyze product samples at multiple stages of production.
• Perform packaging quality checks and measurements.
• Operate and calibrate laboratory equipment and document results.
• Use SPC data and SOPs to decide if production can continue or needs adjustment.
• Investigate defects, leaks, and out-of-spec materials and report findings.
• Manage product holds/releases with proper documentation and analysis.
• Conduct GMP and HACCP audits and enforce food-safety standards.
• Maintain the product-retain library per procedures and TB requirements.
• Participate in sensory evaluations and continuous-improvement projects.
• Work shifts including overtime, weekends, and holidays in a loud, hot environment.

Skills

Physical stamina

Effective communication

Team collaboration

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Access

Job description

Job Description

We are currently hiring a Full Time Quality Control Technician in Breinigsville, PA (12hr day shift). As a Quality Control Technician, you will help ensure every product meets our quality and integrity standards throughout production and packaging. You will analyze samples, monitor processes, document results, and determine whether products should be released or held. You will also partner with production and maintenance teams to resolve quality issues and support continuous improvement.

Job Description

We are currently hiring a Full Time Quality Control Technician in Breinigsville, PA (12hr day shift). As a Quality Control Technician, you will help ensure every product meets our quality and integrity standards throughout production and packaging. You will analyze samples, monitor processes, document results, and determine whether products should be released or held. You will also partner with production and maintenance teams to resolve quality issues and support continuous improvement.

What You'll Brew

• Collect and analyze product samples at multiple stages of production, including finished products, to verify compliance with quality standards and specifications.
• Perform packaging quality checks, including, but not limited to, Secure Seal Tests, seam analysis, pasteurization unit testing, fill-level inspections, coding verification, labeling checks, and total package oxygen and carbon dioxide measurements.
• Operate and calibrate laboratory equipment, including beer analyzers, and document testing results accurately.
• Use statistical process control data and standard operating procedures to determine whether production can continue or requires adjustment, shutdown, or product hold.
• Investigate packaging-material defects, leaks, rejected products, process deviations, and out-of-specification materials, and communicate findings to the appropriate teams.
• Manage product holds and releases by preparing documentation, collecting samples, conducting required analysis, and determining appropriate next steps.
• Conduct Good Manufacturing Practice and Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point audits, enforce brewery and food-safety standards, and stop processes that do not comply.
• Maintain the product-retain library by collecting, documenting, and storing samples in accordance with brewery procedures and Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau requirements.
• Participate in sensory evaluations, packaging-material qualifications, and continuous-improvement projects.
• Work assigned shifts, overtime, weekends, and holidays as required in a production environment with loud noise, temperature extremes, elevated platforms, production equipment, and forklifts.

What Ingredients You'll Bring

Minimum Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Two to five years of experience in a related field.
• Three to five years of general work experience in a production facility or industrial environment.
• Knowledge of Good Manufacturing Practices, basic laboratory and production safety procedures, and statistical process control.
• The ability to use computers and automated equipment to enter, review, and interpret data.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, and Access
• Ability to work independently with minimal direction and communicate effectively across departments.
• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds, sometimes repeatedly, and walk or stand for extended periods of up to 11 hours per day.
• Ability to crouch, crawl, bend, twist, climb stairs, work from heights or elevated platforms, reach overhead, and wear required personal protective equipment.
• Ability to pass a job-specific pre-employment physical examination and, when required for the role, a respirator fit test.

Level: 9IC

In accordance with pay transparency laws the pay rate for this role if hired is $25/HR. 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!

The Boston Beer Company may use AI-enabled tools to assist with identifying qualified candidates and streamline recruiting operations. These tools help us improve efficiency and consistency. All hiring decisions are made thoughtfully by recruiters and hiring teams. We regularly evaluate our processes to promote fairness, reduce bias, and comply with applicable laws.

To ensure the integrity of the evaluation, please refrain from using AI-generated enhancements during your phone and virtual interviews. If we discover that you have used such enhancements without authorization or prior disclosure, you may be disqualified from the hiring process. External AI tools may not be used to transcribe or record the interview at any time. This ensures your privacy, and Boston Beer's confidential information are protected.

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.