COOP Research & Development Quality SABB

We are currently hiring a Quality Assurance Lab and Brewing COOP for our Research & Development Team at the Sam Adams Boston Brewery (SABB) in Jamaica Plain, MA*. This position is from July-December.

*This role is full time on site, which requires that our coworkers reside within commuting distance to be onsite 5 days per week.

Here at The Boston Beer Company, we are always eager to find competitive, motivated, hardworking people who love beer and want to join our team. We work hard and we play hard. We are offering current college students exposure to a dynamic, growth organization that helps to solidify their career aspirations. This CO-OP program is designed to cultivate talent in a truly immersive experience. This position is from July-December 2025.

BBC will provide CO-OPs with meaningful learning, social, and networking experiences, exposure to real life business challenges, platform for creative thinking, and opportunity to work alongside and learn from BBC coworkers cross functionally.

By the end of CO-OP, students will have learned and gained core project management skills, marketing, and core business acumen, built relationships with our teams, have exposure to customer and consumer feedback, develop product launch support and marketing campaigns, and develop other marketing functional skills (depending on department placement).

This position is responsible for assisting the Brewing and Quality Laboratory teams in meeting the daily requirements of the Samuel Adam's R&D brewery and quality lab.

This position is shared between the brewing and quality lab teams. The responsibilities include daily analytical testing, brewing operations, and ensuring safe and sanitary working conditions at all times. Time management skills and ability to prioritize tasks are essential.

This position reports to Quality Assurance Manager and has functional accountability to SABB Brewer.

This is a full-time position and the brewing team hours are 6:30am-2:30pm Monday thru Friday. May require overtime as needed.

What You'll Brew:

Quality:

• Cell counting and fermentation tracking
• Pull daily samples
• Chemical analysis on in-process beers and blended products, finished products, bottles and cans
• Assist with data entry in QA databases
• Maintain overall cleanliness and sanitation of lab
• Review and understand SOPs
• Participate in monthly GMP audits

Brewing:

• Assist in daily brewery operations
• Cleaning & sanitation of fermentation tanks
• Maintain CIP/cleaning procedures for all process equipment
• Collect and maintain all records for processing, CIP, cleaning and servicing of equipment
• Fill kegs and maintain CIP and sanitation for the keg filler
• Assist with canning line operations
• Collect and compile data for projects

Shared Responsibilities:

• Promotes high product quality achievement within a professional work environment
• Understanding of and compliance with Good Manufacturing Practices and overall brewery sanitation and safety
• Ability to be on your feet and in motion for a majority of the day
• Ability to lift at least 40 lbs
• Term project (design and complete) per review by QA Manager and Brewing Team
• Other duties as required by brewery needs

Minimum Qualifications

• Must be 21 years of age or older
• Must be a student currently enrolled studying Chemistry, Biology, Food Science, Microbiology, Chemical Engineering, or brewing program
• Must have previous co-op or coursework focused on wet lab skills
• Must not require sponsorship to work in the United States, now or in the future
• Must be able to commit to a 6-month Co-Op Cycle
• Must be able to commute daily to the Boston Brewery in Jamaica Plain, MA.
• Must not require sponsorship to work in the United States, now or in the future

Preferred Qualifications

• Ability to work in a flexible and changing schedule
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Ability to be attentive to all aspects of the manufacturing environment while working
• Is self-motivated, with a constant focus on raising the bar and a high sense of urgency
• Identifies problems, evaluates several options and recommendations, and supports a solution
• Ability to see the larger picture and keeps this in mind when making decisions
• Professional attitude and demeanor, and follows up on commitments
• Homebrewing experience a plus

This job role is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of a coworker and are subject to change.

In accordance with pay transparency laws the pay range for this role if hired is $18 - $20 per hour. However, it's important to note that where the person hired starts in this range is dependent on their related experience, skillset and location.

Some perks:

When candidates join Boston Beer's Early Talent Program, Brew Your Future, our early talent coworkers are empowered with impactful projects and learning sessions that contribute to real business outcomes, in addition to an inclusive, welcoming experience. There are many employee resource groups they can join and development training programs they can participate in. Our Early Talent program is made up of hands-on training in the office and at its breweries. Interns and Co-ops have the chance to meet with leaders at weekly lunch and learns to give them more insight into different parts of the business as well as skill building sessions. Each co-op and intern are encouraged to have weekly 1-on-1 check-ins with their manager to ensure their goals are aligned, and they are on the path to be successful at their time with Boston Beer. They are also required to do a final presentation that they present to the business leaders at the end of each cohort to demonstrate what they have learned.

Boston Beer Corporation is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to a diverse workforce. In order to help ensure reasonable accommodation for individuals protected by Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Vietnam Veteran's Readjustment Act of 1974, and Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, applicants who wish to request accommodation in the job application process can contact jobs@bostonbeer.com for assistance.