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Lab Lead

Rack & Riddle -
Healdsburg, CA

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Job Details

Full-time
$26 - $28 an hour
9 days ago

Qualifications

Food and beverage product quality management
Wine industry
Production data analysis
Defect resolution root cause analysis
Spreadsheets
Manufacturing facility experience
Food microbiology
SharePoint
Quality control experience within food and beverage industry
Manufacturing company experience
Data analysis software
Failure analysis

Full Job Description

Rack & Riddle Custom Wine Services, the #1 custom sparkling wine producer in the United States, is seeking to add a Lab Lead to our team.

The Lab Lead at Rack & Riddle is primarily responsible for overseeing laboratory operations while supporting still and sparkling wine quality control initiatives. This role combines hands-on analytical chemistry and microbiology with critical thinking to support root cause investigations. Acting as a key bridge between the lab, cellar, QC and bottling lines, this role ensures the absolute quality, data integrity, and compliance of millions of cases of premium client wines.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Laboratory Operations

Perform and oversee routine and non-routine laboratory analyses (e.g., chemical, physical, stability, and product quality testing).

Ensure accuracy, reliability, and timely reporting of lab data.

Maintain advanced laboratory equipment (e.g., Foss WineScan, auto-titrators, Alcolyzers, DMA), ensuring proper calibration schedules and strict documentation.

Uphold strict safety protocols, regulatory standards, and compliance guidelines within the laboratory environment.

Quality Control Support

Partner closely with the production QC team to monitor, audit, and verify product quality across all manufacturing lines.

Assist with quality verification activities to ensure materials, specifications, labeling, and production processes comply with client, regulatory, and company requirements.

Provide technical recommendations regarding product holds, product releases, line clearance decisions, and quality risk assessments.

Root Cause Investigation

Lead technical investigations for quality deviations, non-conformances, and out-of-specification (OOS) laboratory results, or bottling line packaging failures.

Apply structured problem-solving to trace anomalies back to raw materials (corks, glass, grapes), environmental factors, or automated equipment faults.

Collaborate cross-functionally with cellars, bottling lines, and winemaking teams to develop and execute Corrective and Preventive Actions (CAPAs).

Verify the effectiveness of corrective and preventative actions to ensure sustainable resolution and prevention of recurrence.

Process Improvement

Identify and execute opportunities to optimize lab efficiency, reduce sample turnaround times, and strengthen data integrity.

Support development and refinement of SOPs and best practices.

Help shift QC from reactive to proactive through data-driven insights.

Utilize quality data, production observations, and trend analysis to identify risks, drive preventative actions, and support continuous improvement initiatives.

Collaboration & Communication

Partner with winemaking, production, and compliance teams to ensure alignment between product specifications, labeling requirements, and production execution.

Act as a communication bridge between on-site lab and QC team, production managers and client-facing winemakers.

Clearly communicate findings, risks, and recommendations to management.

Provide technical leadership, coaching, training, and mentoring to QC technicians and production staff.

Requirements:

A successful candidate’s background will include:

Education: Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry, Biology, Food Science, or a related scientific discipline (or equivalent experience).

Experience: 3–5+ years of hands-on laboratory operations and/or quality control experience within a regulated manufacturing environment (food, beverage, wine, consumer goods, or pharma). Prior experience in high-volume custom crush facilities or dedicated wine production.

Ability to interpret data and translate it into actionable insights.

Problem-Solving: Proven ability to deploy critical thinking and structured root cause analysis techniques.

Technical Expertise: Proficient with high throughput laboratory instrumentation (FOSS WineScan, Admeo SPICA), data management systems (Vintrace, SharePoint), and Microsoft Excel for data analysis.

Knowledge Base: Foundational understanding of traditional Méthode Champenoise secondary fermentation chemistry, Charmat tank systems, and low/no-alc process.

Skills: Exceptional detail tracking, analytical logic, and the communication skills required to manage quality data across multiple production teams.

Working Conditions & Physical Requirements

Environment: Split between a climate-controlled laboratory environment and an active, wet production floor/cellar environment.

Physical Demands: Ability to stand and walk for extended periods, perform repetitive fine-motor lab tasks, safely handle laboratory chemicals, and lift/move up to 40 pounds (e.g., wine cases, chemical carboys).

Schedule: Full time. Must have flexibility to work extended hours, weekends, or alternative shifts during peak operations and the annual harvest season.

Established in 2007 in Northern California by wine industry veterans Rebecca Faust and Bruce Lundquist, Rack & Riddle was founded with the mission to craft superior sparkling wines. Through years of steadfast dedication and thoughtful expansion, Rack & Riddle has become the #1 custom sparkling wine producer in the United States with 3.5 million cases of capacity. An exceptional winemaking team dedicated to the mastery of sparkling wine supported by state-of-the-art technology, delivers turnkey grape-to-bottle, wine-to-bottle, and private label sparkling wine services with tank sizes ranging from 500 to 100,000 gallons. Our wineries, rooted in Sonoma County, specialize in Méthode Champenoise, Charmat, and in-line carbonation solutions producing the best of all things sparkling. The company’s cutting-edge Healdsburg facility also offers high capacity, fully automated still wine capabilities. The company prides itself on being an upstanding member of the communities in which it operates and is committed to operating fairly, ethically, and sustainably.

Rack & Riddle is a drug-free workplace and an Equal Opportunity Employer.

This role's compensation is anticipated to fit within the stated range. These figures represent what we reasonably expect to pay for this position, but the actual compensation offered will depend on numerous job-related factors, including but not limited to candidate skills, knowledge, and education.

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