Chemical Technician-1st Shift

Actalent; SOUTH PLAINFIELD (NJ); On-site; USD 66,125,000 - 74,390,000; Full time

Job summary

Actalent is seeking a Chemical Technician for the 1st shift in South Plainfield, NJ. The role ensures product quality and safety compliance, performing wet chemistry testing and maintaining ISO 9001 standards across materials and finished goods. You’ll manage specs in the QMS, support lab-production collaboration, and contribute to continuous improvements.

The position is contract to hire, onsite in a lab environment with 6:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

Qualifications

• Experience in GMP environment with quality and documentation procedures.
• Hands-on chemical testing in a laboratory setting.
• Strong wet chemistry techniques and raw material testing methods.
• Ability to maintain data in a QC database and quality management system.
• Attention to detail in labeling, recording test results, and validating specs.
• Ability to identify errors and take corrective actions.
• Strong communication to convey safety topics and quality issues.
• Ability to lead weekly safety meetings.

Responsibilities

• Prepare safety topics and lead weekly safety meetings in the lab.
• Ensure product quality and ISO 9001 adherence in testing and documentation.
• Perform chemical testing and cover additional lab areas when needed.
• Monitor QC database and release test results promptly and accurately.
• Identify personnel-related issues and communicate resolutions to leadership.
• Retrain team members to address lab and production errors and mislabeling.
• Recommend corrective actions to prevent recurring sampling/testing errors.
• Enter new customer and product specs into the QMS and maintain specs.
• Validate C of A releases and ensure correct specifications are in place.
• Initiate spec requests when none exist for a product/customer.
• Monitor raw materials in quality inspection and release materials timely.
• Resolve raw material specification issues with stakeholders.
• Collaborate with production to support blending and testing.
• Maintain records for testing, inspections, and spec changes per GMP.

Skills

GMP environment

Wet chemistry

QC database

Documentation

Attention to detail

Data validation

Communication

Safety meetings

Tools

Quality Management System

Job description

Job Title: Chemical Technician 1st Shift

The Chemical Technician 1st Shift plays a key role in ensuring product quality and laboratory safety by performing chemical testing, maintaining adherence to ISO 9001 standards, and supporting quality control processes across raw materials and finished products. This position actively participates in safety initiatives, manages product and customer specifications within the quality management system, and helps resolve quality and process issues between the laboratory and production.

Responsibilities

• Prepare safety topics and lead weekly safety meetings to promote a strong safety culture in the laboratory.
• Ensure the quality of products and maintain strict adherence to ISO 9001 standards in all testing and documentation activities.
• Perform chemical testing and cover any area of testing required in the lab when needed or requested.
• Monitor sample status in the QC database and close and release product test results in a timely and accurate manner.
• Identify personnel-related issues within the lab, communicate them appropriately, and recommend resolutions to leadership.
• Identify, communicate, and retrain team members to address errors made by both the lab and production, such as missing labels on sample cups, incorrect product or customer information on sample labels, missing test results, or erroneous data.
• Recommend and support corrective actions to prevent recurring errors in sampling, testing, and data recording processes.
• Enter all new customer and product specifications into the quality management system and maintain accurate, up-to-date specifications.
• Validate Certificates of Analysis (C of A) first released from the quality management system and ensure that correct specifications are in place.
• Initiate specification requests when no existing specifications are available for a product or customer.
• Monitor raw materials in quality inspection, perform necessary testing, and release materials in a timely manner.
• Resolve raw material specification issues by coordinating with appropriate stakeholders and ensuring compliance with quality requirements.
• Collaborate with production and other departments to support blending and related processes through accurate testing and specification management.
• Maintain accurate records and documentation for all testing, inspections, and specification changes in accordance with GMP and quality procedures.

Essential Skills

• Experience working in a GMP (Good Manufacturing Practice) environment and following established quality and documentation procedures.
• Hands-on experience with chemical testing in a laboratory setting.
• Strong knowledge of wet chemistry techniques and raw material testing methods.
• Ability to work with and maintain data in a QC database and quality management system.
• Attention to detail in labeling samples, recording test results, and validating specifications.
• Ability to identify errors and inconsistencies in test data, sample information, and specifications and take corrective action.
• Strong communication skills to clearly convey safety topics, quality issues, and corrective actions to team members.
• Capability to lead and chair weekly safety meetings and promote safe work practices.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Familiarity with ISO 9001 quality standards and their application in a laboratory and production environment.
• Ability to manage and update customer and product specifications within a quality management system.
• Experience validating Certificates of Analysis (C of A) against established specifications.
• Problem-solving skills to resolve raw material specification issues and support continuous improvement.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with laboratory and production teams to ensure accurate testing and blending processes.

Work Environment

This is a 1st shift position with working hours from 6:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. The role is based in a laboratory and production support environment that emphasizes safety, GMP compliance, and adherence to ISO 9001 standards. Work involves routine chemical testing, wet chemistry procedures, and interaction with a QC database and quality management systems. The environment is structured and process-driven, with regular safety meetings and close collaboration between quality, lab, and production teams. If you are looking for 2nd or 3rd shift we do have openings there too!

Job Type & Location

This is a Contract to Hire position based out of South Plainfield, NJ.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $24.00 - $24.00/hr. Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors. Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following:

• Medical, dental & vision
• Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
• 401(k) Retirement Plan Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
• Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
• Short and long-term disability
• Health Spending Account (HSA)
• Transportation benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

Workplace Type

This is a fully onsite position in South Plainfield,NJ.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Oct 22, 2026.

About Actalent

Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 20,000 consultants and 5,000 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500. We are proud to be an Engineering News-Record (ENR) Top 500 Design Firm for our engineering design services and a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing® winner for both client and talent service.

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