Production Assistant (Wine Jobs: Management & Administration)

Full Time

  White Labs

  San Diego, California

SUMMARY: Under direction of the Production Supervisor, the Production Assistant is trained on, and responsible for all aspects of the production cycle. Daily duties could include tasks in Pre-Production, Start Team or Harvest Team. It is the responsibility of the Production Assistant to follow all established SOPs and propagate yeast according to the production schedule.

Essential Functions & Duties

  • Utilizes autoclave to ensure required materials and equipment are sterilized and ready to use when needed.
  • Responsible for transportation of materials between the production and cold storage rooms.
  • Assembles and fills vessels in accordance with SOPs.
  • Samples, tests gravity and pitches yeast into vessels.
  • Participates in daily cleaning routine of production work space.
  • Performs steam sanitization of process piping (SIP).
  • Utilizes lab centrifuge in order to obtain accurate cell counts.
  • Calibrates and ensures accuracy of Clean Room equipment including scale and PH probe.
  • Operates the Harvest Sealer to remove propagation portion of vessel in addition to creating QC packs for testing.
  • Responsible for proper labeling and storage or finished harvested yeast.

Necessary Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

  • High School Diploma or equivalent required.
  • 1+ year of applicable experience.  Clean room experience a plus.
  • Knowledge of aseptic technique a plus.
  • Ability to read and follow SOPs required.

Physical Demands

Medium work:  Employee may, or may not, have a workstation or office.  Time spent conducting sedentary work is less than 25%.  Requires walking, standing and/or driving for more than 75% of the workday.  Lifting 50 pounds maximum with frequent lifting and/or carrying of objects weighing up to 25 pounds.  Work environment is wet/humid and position may encounter hot/cold conditions.

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