Lab Technician

Job Req ID:106793

Job Type:Full-time

Work Category:Onsite

Application Close Date: 02/08/2026

Sponsorship:Not Available

Compensation: $24.12 - $32.52

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We're a family-owned company with a 90+ year legacy, that's consistently recognized as a Glassdoor "Best Places to Work." We have130+ brands in our total alcohol beverage portfolio including wine, malt, spirits, and ready-to-drink beverages. We're home to the #1 wine and spirits brands in the U.S. - Barefoot Wine & High Noon and are the official sponsors of the NFL, NHL, UFC, and PGA of America.

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A Taste of What You'll Do

At Gallo, science meets craftsmanship - we're looking for a detail-oriented Laboratory Analyst to support quality control, winemaking, and environmental monitoring through physical, microbiological, and chemical analysis. Working under general supervision, you'll analyze alcoholic beverages, grapes, grape products, water, incoming materials, and other samples that keep our operations safe, consistent, and innovative. Your work will help guide production decisions, verify product quality, and support continuous improvement across the winery.

In this hands-on role you'll perform a range of analyses using distillation, titrimetric, colorimetric and instrumental methods, operating tools like auto-titrators, refractometers, densitometers, GC, IR analyzers, and spectrophotometers. You'll support microbiological tasks including sampling, bottling-line monitoring, media prep, and sterilization, and you'll prepare standard solutions, calibrate instruments, and complete preventative maintenance to ensure reliable results. Accurate recordkeeping in LIMS, timely data reporting, and thoughtful evaluation of QC data are essential; you'll identify deviations, follow response plans, and collaborate on troubleshooting and corrective actions.

We value team members who contribute ideas to improve lab practices, support method development, and maintain a clean, safe workspace consistent with our ISO 17025-aligned quality management system. Successful candidates demonstrate strong attention to detail, good communication, a commitment to safety and quality training, and the ability to prioritize and meet deadlines. If you want to bring your analytical skills to a place where results matter and people are respected, join us at Gallo to help ensure every bottle meets the high standards our customers expect.

What You'll Need

• Bachelor's degree with a combined 20 college coursework units of chemistry, biology, and/or microbiology; OR High school diploma or State-issued equivalency certificate plus 4 years or 4 seasons of paid laboratory experience reflecting increasing levels of responsibilities; OR High school diploma or State-issued equivalency certificate plus 20 college coursework units of chemistry, biology, and/or microbiology plus 2 years of chemistry/microbiology laboratory experience.
• Skilled in writing simple correspondence.
• Skilled in adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing using whole numbers.
• Required to maintain 3 shift availability (day, swing, and graveyard); required to work overtime when necessary; required to work weekends when necessary
• Required to travel to company offices, sites, and/or meeting locations for onboarding, training, meetings, and events for development, department needs, and business delivery up to 5% of the time, with or without reasonable accommodation. This may be in addition to travel requirements, if applicable, as listed in this job description.
• Required to be 18 years or older. This may be in addition to other age requirements, if applicable, as listed in this job description.

SHIFT: Days, Monday - Friday

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Our Benefits & Perks

We are committed to providing competitive compensation, perks, and a culture that supports your well-being. Benefits depend on your work category and may include medical and dental coverage, 401k plans, profit sharing, pet insurance, company holidays, access to an employee wine shop, and more! Additional information will be provided before your first interview.

The Fine Print

• The Company does not sponsor for employment-based visas for this position now or in the future.
• Actual compensation paid within the range will be determined by factors such as the education, experience, knowledge, skills and abilities of the applicant, internal equity, and alignment with market data.In addition to the salary, this position may be eligible for bonuses, incentive plans, or participate in tasting room tip pools, as applicable.
• This position will be based in the location(s) specified in the job posting and requires working on-site with no telecommuting option. You will be expected to live within a commutable distance.
• It is the Company's policy for job postings to be open to internal candidates for a minimum of 5 days and to external candidates, if applicable, for a minimum of 3 days.

Gallo's policy is to afford equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees and not to discriminate on the basis of race, traits associated with race, including but not limited to, hair texture and protective hairstyles (such as braids, locks, and twists), color, national origin, ancestry, creed, religion, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition as defined by applicable state law (including cancer and predisposing genetic characteristics), genetic information, marital status, familial status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation (actual or perceived), transgender status, sex stereotyping, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, reproductive health decision making, age, military or veteran status, domestic violence or sexual assault victim status, or any other basis protected by applicable law. Nor will Gallo discriminate based on a perception that an individual has any of the foregoing characteristics or is associated with a person who has, or is perceived to have, any of those characteristics.

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