Quality Assurance Technician

Dreaming big is in our DNA. It’s who we are as a company. It’s our culture. It’s our heritage. And more than ever, it’s our future. A future where we’re always looking forward. Always serving up new ways to meet life’s moments. A future where we keep dreaming bigger. We look for people with passion, talent, and curiosity, and provide them with the teammates, resources and opportunities to unleash their full potential. The power we create together – when we combine your strengths with ours – is unstoppable. Are you ready to join a team that dreams as big as you do?

SALARY: $24.30/hour, bonus eligible

Shift

• Monday – Friday
• 7AM - 3PM
  
  

LOCATION: Four Peaks Brewing Company, Wilson Tasting Room - Tempe, AZ

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Michelob ULTRA. Cutwater Spirits. Budweiser. Kona Brewing Co. Stella Artois. Bud Light. That’s right, over 100 of America’s most loved brands, to be exact. But there’s so much more to us than our top-notch portfolio of beers, seltzers, and more. We are powered by a 19,000-strong team that shares our passion to create a future with more cheers. We look for people with talent, curiosity, and commitment and provide the teammates, resources and opportunities to unleash their full potential. The power we create together – when we combine your strengths with ours – is unstoppable. Are you ready to join a team that dreams as big as you do? 

ROLE SUMMARY: The Quality Assurance Technician for Four Peaks Brewing Company will be accountable for partnering with all staff and manager level positions to execute quality standards. This position works under the supervision of the Quality Manager to conduct day-to-day tasks assisting the Quality Department’s efficiency. While being an analytical and laboratory-centered position, the Quality Lab Technician, assists all production staff in problem-solving matters that are quality related.

Job Responsibilities

• Collect and perform analytical procedures and testing on raw materials, in progress beer, as well as packaged goods (water, wort, yeast, beer, brewery equipment, and environment).
• Work in conjunction with brewing and packaging departments to ensure quality from raw materials to finished product.
• Train and validate employees on quality-minded procedures, sanitation practices, and testing.
• Maintain a clean and organized laboratory environment as well as accurate recordkeeping.
• Use, maintain and calibrate analytical equipment and instrumentation.
• Develop reporting systems and analyzes said data and discerns new processes and/or corrective actions.
• Identifies critical control points and drives overall process control and improvement.
• Communicate consistently with brewery personnel and management regarding quality assurance issues.
• Advocate and promote continuous quality and safety improvement.
• Executes, updates, and provides recommendations for Standard Operating Procedure and policy review.
• Attend meetings, brewery functions, and perform other lab related duties as required.
• Conducts work in a sitting position; however, job requires frequent standing, walking, bending, stooping, climbing ladders, and lifting.
• Frequent operation of a variety of office machines.
• Primary work performed in a temperature-controlled lab environment, however sampling and testing in the production area is not temperature controlled and fluctuates from hot to cold.
  
  

Job Qualifications

• Any combination of education and experience equivalent to graduation from an undergraduate college with a Bachelor of Science in the areas including, but not limited to, biology, chemistry, microbiology, or food technology and/or 1 years of experience working in a lab setting.
• Previous experience in a QA role in the brewing industry preferred.
• Strong working knowledge of microbiology preferred.
• Knowledge of aseptic procedures, flavor analysis and good manufacturing practices required.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills are required.
• Computer proficiency including Microsoft Office.
• Ability to work within a team-oriented environment, multi-task, and maintain a sense of urgency.
• Capability to make decisions in unexpected circumstances and changes to the schedule.
• Troubleshoot and apply critical thinking to all task at hand
  
  

Why Anheuser-busch

At Anheuser-Busch, our purpose is to create a future with more cheers. For more than 165 years, we have delivered a legacy of brewing great-tasting, high-quality beers that have satisfied beer drinkers for generations. 99 percent of the products we sell in the U.S are made in the U.S. with more than $700 million in high-quality ingredients sourced from American farmers and more than $7 billion in goods and services purchased from U.S. suppliers, and we have invested nearly $2 billion in our 100 facilities across the country over the past five years. Through these investments, and as a leading American manufacturer and the nation’s top brewer, we drive economic prosperity nationwide through investments in our people, facilities, and communities. We are the only brewer that invests in the U.S. at this scale.

Benefits

• Health benefits including Medical, Dental, Vision, Wellness and Tax-Advantaged Savings and Spending Accounts
• Life Insurance and Disability Income Protection
• Generous Parental Leave and FMLA policies
• 401(k) Retirement Savings options with a company matching contribution
• Chance to work in a fast-paced environment among a company of owners
• Free Beer!