Rack & Riddle Custom Wine Services, the #1 custom sparkling wine producer in the United States, is seeking an experienced QA/QC Laboratory Supervisor to add to our team.

The Laboratory Supervisor is responsible for Daily oversight of Laboratory operations, ensuring lab safety, cleanliness, and organization. The supervisor also supports the Quality Control department as needed and may work longer hours during harvest. Additional tasks and projects will be assigned as necessary. The Lab Supervisor must be quality oriented, must retain high level of accuracy and precision, and must be customer centric with high regard toward external and internal clients.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Day-to-day Supervision: Oversee daily activities of Healdsburg lab staff, including scheduling, task assignment, and performance monitoring.
Operations Management: Manage lab schedules and payroll for multiple North Coast locations.
Lab Safety and Organization: Maintain a safe and clean lab environment, ensuring compliance with Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and chemical safety standards.
Sample and Data Management: responsible for auditing lab processes to ensure all data is reported and recorded accurately. This role includes overseeing the accurate collection and analysis of wine and juice samples throughout the production process, from fermentation to bottling
Chemical Analyses: Perform and oversee wine analysis. Troubleshoot and resolve any analytical or instrument issues.
Staff Development: Train and onboard new lab technicians. Conduct performance reviews and ensure the team meets operational goals.
Equipment Maintenance: Conduct routine maintenance and calibration of lab instruments to ensure they remain in proper working order.
Quality Control (QC): Support the QC department by verifying that wines meet client specifications before bottling, performing QC checks during production, and ensuring compliance with quality standards.
Reviewing and Editing SOPs: The Laboratory Supervisor will be responsible for periodically reviewing and updating Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) to ensure they align with current industry practices and regulatory requirements. This includes editing existing SOPs for clarity, accuracy, and compliance, as well as developing new SOPs as necessary to improve lab efficiency and safety.
Regulatory Compliance: Ensure that all lab operations comply with federal and state regulations as well as company policies.


Requirements:

A minimum of 5 years of experience in a wine production laboratory with a degree.
Strong understanding of Good Laboratory Practices (GLP), Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP), and HACCP.
Ability to lead and manage a team, including scheduling, performance monitoring, and staff development.
Excellent organizational, problem-solving, and communication skills.
Ability to work independently and manage multiple tasks in a dynamic environment.


Summary

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. Four modern wineries located in Healdsburg, Geyserville and Lodi specialize in Méthode Champenoise, Charmat, and in-line carbonation solutions producing the best of all things sparkling. 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.