Laboratory Manager

Join Aztalan Bio as a Laboratory Manager and lead the quality assurance efforts at our growing, innovative biorefinery in Johnson Creek, WI. This full-time leadership role offers a competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, PTO, sick time, and more. In this role, you will oversee all laboratory operations, ensuring the accuracy and integrity of testing while maintaining compliance with industry standards and regulatory requirements. You will lead and develop the laboratory team, manage quality control systems, oversee laboratory equipment and procedures, and partner with operations, commercial teams, and external organizations to ensure products consistently meet customer specifications and the highest quality standards.

Aztalan Bio offers a competitive compensation and benefits package designed to support your health, well-being, and work-life balance. Benefits include:

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• 401(k) with Company Match
• Paid Time Off (PTO) and Paid Sick Time
• Paid Holidays
• Company-Paid Life and Disability Insurance
• Quarterly Bonus
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Duties and Responsibilities

• Lead laboratory testing and monitoring of fermentation, mash, beer, stillage, and other process streams.
• Monitor key fermentation parameters including alcohol, residual sugars, pH, yeast health, contamination, nutrients, and fermentation efficiency.
• Analyze laboratory and process data to identify trends, process deviations, yield losses, and opportunities for improvement.
• Partner with Operations and Engineering to troubleshoot fermentation issues and optimize yeast, nutrients, enzymes, and other process variables.
• Oversee quality testing for co-products such as distillers grains, corn oil, syrup, and other plant products.
• Ensure co-products meet customer, regulatory, and internal quality specifications and investigate out-of-specification results.
• Supervise, train, and develop laboratory technicians and ensure accurate, timely, and consistent testing and reporting.
• Maintain laboratory procedures, testing schedules, equipment, calibrations, supplies, and documentation.
• Ensure laboratory methods, records, and data meet quality, compliance, and traceability requirements.
• Support audits, root-cause investigations, corrective actions, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Promote a strong culture of safety, quality, accuracy, and continuous improvement throughout the laboratory.
• Maintain compliance with FSMA regulations through testing, reporting, and recordkeeping.