Research Specialist
About the Role
Execute all activities within the Liquid Technology Center (LTC) production facility, including the testing and production of new liquids and ingredients, maintenance of production equipment, cleaning of the facility, calibration and verification of lab equipment, collaboration with internal partners, and maintaining documentation to ensure the safety and compliance of all activities.
Responsibilities
- Conduct production runs for the Liquid Technology Center.
- Oversee the testing and packaging of all liquid within the LTC, including beer, RTD, LRB, and spirits.
- Work with internal teams to scale up proposed formulations to small-scale batches, providing reports and sensory shipments.
- Maintain and own the equipment, lab instruments, master cleaning schedule, production schedule, and ordering/inventory for the LTC.
- Record and track all liquid movements in the LTC to stay TTB and BRC compliant, including maintaining SOPs, production records, and other critical documentation.
- Support key objectives of the LTC, including activities that focus on expanding capacity, reducing costs, mitigating risks, and transforming the business.
- Collaborate with the brewery and technical teams when implementing new recipes or optimizing equipment.
Key Metrics & Financial Targets
- LTC Utilization
- Right-First-Time (RFT) New Innovation
- Supplier and Technical Risk
- Additional Productivity Savings
Critical Relationships
- Quality Team: Support audit of current operations, suppliers, and new product innovation with quality information and data.
- Packaging & Brewing Technical Services: Collaborate on quality innovation, assurance, and audit tasks and decisions.
- Supply Chain: Solve production and quality concerns, test samples, validate specifications, and raise potential issues.
- Procurement: Collaborate on technical supplier decisions.
- Product Development: Collaboration for testing and analysis of innovation for sensory, analytical, and can warranty testing.
Requirements
- Degree or diploma in a related field (Brewing/Distilling, Engineering, Operations, Food Science, etc.).
- 2+ years of experience in a manufacturing environment, preferably within beer, dairy, or beverage industry.
- Experience operating or managing distilling, brewing, packaging, or other beverage equipment.
- Experience working with lab equipment.
- Knowledge of BRC Audit, GMP, and HACCP principles.
Benefits
- Competitive annual salary from $63,000 to $79,000 (based in Columbia, SC).
- Bonus plan designed to recognize company performance and individual contributions.
- Comprehensive health and welfare benefits.
- Company matching 401(k) contributions.
- Paid time off, including annual leave, paid sick time, and holidays.
- Extensive opportunities for training, development, and career growth.
About Mark Anthony Group
Mark Anthony Group is an entrepreneurial drinks company rooted in family values, a bold vision, and relentless determination to continuously raise the bar and make a positive difference in consumers' lives. Founded in 1972, we’ve grown from a one-person import wine business into an international drinks company with a portfolio of luxury wineries and iconic beverage brands, including White Claw® Hard Seltzer, Mike’s Hard Lemonade, and Cayman Jack.
We exist to Unearth the Extraordinary, a purpose that drives our global organization across all business units, roles, and locations. Our core values include:
- Best in Our Craft: We set the standard with a pursuit of excellence in our products, processes, plants, and people.
- Ambitiously Curious: We stay curious, dreaming big and navigating the unknown with an enduring belief in better.
- Made With Humility: We bring humility, authenticity, fun, and support to every collaboration and celebrate wins as a team.
- Daringly Disruptive: We disrupt the status quo, moving fast to seize opportunities and acting scrappy to stay ahead of industry giants.