Part-Time Quality Technician

About Spindrift

At Spindrift, we’re making every beverage a positive force of nature. Founded in 2010, we believe the best flavors come directly from nature. That’s why every Spindrift beverage is made the hard way—with real squeezed fruit, never from concentrate. From sourcing the best-tasting fruit globally to maintaining a carefully honed manufacturing process, we believe in doing things the hard way, the intentional way, the better albeit more challenging way, the right way – because, in the end, it's worth it. Spindrift® sparkling water is available nationwide, and Spindrift Spiked® and Spindrift SODA is available in select markets. We are also a proud member of 1% for the planet, donating to environmental causes. Spindrift is headquartered in Newton, MA.

The Quality Technician Role

The Quality Technician will be responsible for supporting the Spindrift quality program across Spindrift’s beverage portfolio, assist with maintenance of the retain library, assistance with recruiting and training internal sensory panelists, assist with collecting, synthesizing and archiving data as it relates to quality initiatives. Responsibilities include:

• Assisting the Sensory Analyst with managing the Spindrift sensory program by supporting new panelist onboarding and training, product retain tastings onsite, raw material evaluations, and standard production retains
• Assisting with managing the Product Retain Library to ensure it is neatly organized at all times, including maintaining an orderly process of receiving/processing product retains into the library upon arrival and the disposal/removal of out-of-date code samples
• Supporting the creation and organization of quality documentation (i.e. SOPs, protocols, training documents and more as needed)
• Collaborating with various teams within operations on the following activities:
• Finished product releases as needed, including review of finished micro reports and sensory evaluations
• Production holds as needed, including performing sensory evaluations on finished product and communicating results to relevant parties
• Assist with qualification of new suppliers, including performing required sensory evaluation of raw materials to determine acceptability for use
• Data entry and approval for specified raw materials into quality management system
• Assist with consumer complaint process, to include but not limited to: data entry, sample collection, investigation support

• Previous food safety experience, with experience in HACCP, GMP, USDA, or FDA preferred.
• Previous experience with SQF, ISO, GFCO, and/or FDA audits desirable
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Thrives in an entrepreneurial environment and considers no task too small nor too large
• Consistently demonstrates accuracy, thoroughness and dependability
• Establishes and maintains effective channels of communications with internal and external contacts
• Adjusts tasks and focus in accordance with changing deadlines and priorities
• Available to travel up to 10%
• Able to work in the Newton, MA office

Hourly rate for this part-time position is $22 - $25 / hour, 24-32 hours per week.