Job Title: Laboratory Technician-Gusmer Fermentation Center Santa Rosa CA

Employment Status: Full-Time

Classification: Non-Exempt

Work Schedule: Day Shift, Monday-Friday with as-needed weekends

Travel: Required for training and execution of job duties

Reports to: Director of Technical Product Support and Development for Fermentation- Ivonne Dresser

Supervisory Responsibilities: No

Hourly Rate: $20.75-25.00

About: The Gusmer Fermentation and Innovation Center focuses on new product development through precision fermentation bioreactors and sophisticated analytical capabilities to support fermentation development by providing detailed analytical data and support.

Position Summary: Under general supervision, performs the routine set-up of fermentations, monitoring, and analysis of the fermentations. Also performs some chemical analysis of products, alcoholic beverages, and other related materials pertaining to the operation while observing the facility's safety practices, procedures, and quality system. The Laboratory Technician position requires significant laboratory effort and hands-on work; requires some tasting of alcoholic beverages for sensory evaluation purposes.

Essential Functions

• Laboratory: Maintain a clean and organized lab space. Order and maintain lab supplies as required. Support with preparation of experiments, collecting data and samples. Complete technical service requests (TSR's, application briefs). This includes but not limited to completing filtration, wine fermentation, brewing, enzymatic and process optimization experiments and writing results in a technical report.

• Collaboration and Support: Collaborate with customers, sale and product management for on-site trials and TSR's. Support R&D, QC and Manufacturing as required. Communicate test results to supervisor and research scientists on staff.

• Standard Operating Procedures: Responsible for following re writing and revising standard operating procedures (SOP). Documents fermentation experimental designs and data through concise reports and SOP's. Responsible for SOPs including but not limited to the operation of Eppendorf 1.5L bioreactors, Flow Cytometer, and good laboratory practices.

• Maintenance and Customer Technical Support of Laboratory Equipment: Responsible for maintaining lab equipment, preventative maintenance, and current with lab safety equipment. Work with product managers to connect with customers for their troubleshooting of assigned lab equipment.

Other Duties

• Attend and participate in trade shows and conferences as required.

• Participate and support hands on product training efforts as required

• Participate and support with any other technical services initiatives as required.

• Other duties as assigned.

This is not meant to be a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, and responsibilities. These items may change or new items may be assigned with or without notice.

Experience and Education Requirements

• Bachelors in enology, biology, microbiology, food science, or related fields with hands on laboratory experience.

• Two or more years prior industry experience with winemaking, brewing, or other food related industry is preferred.

• Understanding of common microbiological techniques, setting experiments, and data collection.

• Experience in working with product areas such as wine, distilled spirits, beer, and juice is preferred.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSA's) Required

• Ability to write scientific reports.

• Ability to work without direct supervision.

• Knowledge of experimental design, laboratory equipment handling, troubleshooting and maintenance

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

• Ability to maintain a high attention to detail is required.

• Excellent organizational abilities and the ability to manage a variety of projects and assignments.

• Ability to use Microsoft Office, other computer programs, and technology.

Physical Requirements

The physical demands listed are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully

perform the essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified

individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Modified “light duty” restrictions may be arranged

as needed and when available for job-related injuries or illnesses.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to walk on normal and

uneven surfaces and sit; use hands for writing and keyboarding; lift and/or move up to 10 pounds.

The employee is occasionally required to lift, carry, and push up to 25 pounds; stand, stoop, and bend.

Specific vision abilities required by this job includes close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Acute hearing is necessary for telephone and in-person communication with customers and fellow employees, and visual acuity sufficient to read a computer screen and paper documents.

Working Conditions

This position typically functions in a business environment with occasional trips into the warehouse. There will be exposure to moderate noise levels, fumes, dust, chemicals, heat/cold and allergens especially in warehouse environment.

EEO Policy Statement:

Gusmer Enterprises, Inc. provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. Gusmer will also consider requests for reasonable accommodations made by applicants and employees on an individualized basis, including those based on disabilities and sincerely-held religious beliefs, where such accommodations do not impose an undue burden on the business. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.