We are seeking a detail-oriented and precise Premix Technician to join our liquid food and beverage manufacturing facility in Houston. In this key role, you will be primarily responsible for measuring, compounding, and preparing our high-concentration vitamin stock solutions and liquid premixes for production. You will work directly with raw ingredients, master recipes, and digital scales while performing basic quality control checks to ensure every batch meets our strict FDA and cGMP standards.
Responsibilities
- Primary Function: Accurately measure, scale, and compound high-concentration 10X vitamin stock solutions and raw liquid premixes (including syrups and xylitol solutions) according to master batch records.
- Precision Batching: Operate digital scales, mixing tanks, and liquid handling tools to blend ingredients with zero tolerance for measurement errors.
- Quality Control Checks: Conduct routine physical and chemical checks (such as Brix, pH, and density testing) on raw materials, stock solutions, and in-process liquids.
- Sanitation & Tool Care: Clean, sanitize, and prepare all secondary containers, spray bottles, and mixing equipment using facility-approved SOPs (including required chlorine dioxide chemical flushes).
- Batch Documentation: Complete and initial daily batch records, raw material logs, and inventory tracking forms to maintain full audit readiness.
- Quality Assurance Support: Assist the QA team with collecting production samples, preparing standard 1:9 dilutions, and supporting routine environmental swabbing procedures.
Skills & Qualifications
- Education: High School Diploma or GED required. (No college degree required).
- Math Skills: Solid basic math skills required for reading digital scales, calculating ingredient ratios, and working with metric measurements (grams, kilograms, liters).
- Experience: Previous experience in liquid compounding, batch making, commercial kitchen prep, or food/beverage manufacturing is highly preferred.
- Quality Standards: Basic familiarity with Current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP), FDA human food safety rules, or cleanroom/sanitation procedures.
- Attention to Detail: Meticulous work ethic with a strong focus on following written recipes and instructions without cutting corners.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $16.00 - $19.00 per hour
Expected hours: 40.0 per week
Work Location: In person
