Lab Tech Associate
Modesto, California, United States of America
Full Time
23 hours ago
$46,000 - $62,000 USD
Key skills
Decision Making
About this role
Job Req ID: 106918
Job Type: Full-time
Work Category: Onsite
Application Close Date: 03/15/2026
Sponsorship: Not Available
Compensation: $23.08 - $31.15
We are GALLO
We’re a family-owned company with a 90+ year legacy, that’s consistently recognized as a Glassdoor “Best Places to Work.” We have 130+ 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.
View our Corporate Values and Mission Statement here.
A Taste of What You’ll Do
As a Lab Tech Associate, you will play an important role in supporting the production of high‑quality winery products by performing physical and chemical analysis on grapes, grape products, alcoholic beverages, water, and related materials. You’ll help ensure that winemakers and operational teams receive accurate, timely data that directly contributes to product quality and consistency.
In this role, you’ll support microbiological functions including plate reading, sample plating, sanitation monitoring, and media preparation. You’ll maintain a clean, organized, and safe laboratory environment while adhering to established safety practices. Your day-to-day work will also involve preparing standard solutions, collecting and delivering samples from production areas, maintaining timely and accurate data entry in the laboratory information management system, and assisting with routine reporting.
You will collaborate closely with laboratory and production partners and contribute ideas that help strengthen lab practices. This is a hands-on role for someone who enjoys working in a fast‑paced environment, embraces learning, and takes pride in supporting high-quality winemaking operations.
What You’ll Need
- Bachelor's Degree OR High School diploma or State-issued equivalency certificate plus 3 years GALLO experience OR High School diploma or State-issued equivalency certificate plus 3 years winery or vineyard experience.
- Experienced in reading and comprehending simple instructions, correspondence, and memos.
- Experienced in writing simple correspondence and procedures.
- 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 lift and move equipment weighing up to 50 pounds.
- Required to stand for long periods of time.
- Required to be at least 21 years of age.
- 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.
How You’ll Stand Out
- Bachelor's degree in Chemistry, Microbiology, Food Science, or Biochemistry plus lab support or quality assurance experience in a manufacturing environment.
- Experience maintaining and troubleshooting lab equipment.
- Experience operating machines and equipment such as a manual-shift motor scooter, computer and various meters and testing devices.
- Skilled in the use of MS Word and Excel
- Strong verbal, written, analytical and interpersonal skills.
- Experience reading and interpreting documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions and procedure manuals.
To view the full job description, please click here.
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.
Gallo will comply with state and local laws prohibiting discrimination for lawful out-of-work behavior, such as off-duty use of cannabis away from the workplace (subject to federal and state law exceptions), the existence of non-psychoactive cannabis metabolites in hair, blood, urine, or other bodily fluids as determined by a drug screening test (subject to federal and state law exceptions).
We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law. Gallo is committed to providing reasonable accommodation for candidates with disabilities in our recruiting process. If you need any assistance or accommodation due to a disability, please let us know at 209.341.7000.
Gallo is enrolled in the Department of Homeland Security's E-Verify program and will use the program to verify the employment eligibility of all newly hired employees as required.
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