We are looking to hire a 2nd Shift Quality Control Technician to join our Lux Row team in Bardstown, KY. This individual will work closely with all distillery staff. Working with Distillers and barrel fillers to ensure distillation and barrel filling is conducted in a quality manner while ensuring government regulations and internal specifications are met.What will you do?Lab Operations
- Perform all laboratory analyses of all samples submitted to QC Lab to ensure internal specifications and government regulations are met.
- Perform beverage laboratory testing, including distillation, titration, specific gravity and proof checks, brix determination, pH testing and organoleptic analysis.
- Effectively operate HPLC and GC instrumentation for analyzing raw distillate, operate and calibrate pH lab instrumentation.
- Perform Reverse Osmosis system daily to ensure internal specifications.
- Complete all other duties assigned by the Quality Control Supervisor.
Communication
- Produce Logs and Reports based on findings from all testing on periodic basis.
- Perform accurate and timely data entry and record-keeping in Quality Control systems
Equipment Maintenance
- Responsible for troubleshooting equipment issues and ensuring all equipment is always running properly.
What do you need to bring to the table?
- Minimum of a two-year science degree .
- A degree in Chemistry, Biology, or Environmental Sciences preferred.
- Laboratory and/or quality control experience in food and beverage industry is preferred.
- 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.
What will we provide you with.
- Medical
- Dental
- Vision
- Short-term/long-term disability
- Life insurance
- 401(k) / 401(K) Matching
- PTO
Who are we? MGP Ingredients is a leading supplier of premium distilled spirits and food ingredient solutions. Its Distilling Solutions segment provides bourbons, whiskeys, ryes, gins and vodkas to craft and multinational brands. MGP's own Branded Spirits business is growing following the 2021 acquisition of Luxco, a top spirits producer, bottler, supplier, and importer. Ingredient Solutions delivers nutritional, functional wheat- and pea-based ingredients aligned with consumer trends. The company operates in locations across the Midwestern U.S., and overseas in Northern Ireland and Mexico.