Cosmetics Laboratory Technician

Kelly Services; Clark (NJ); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Telemedicine

Life insurance

Short-term disability

Retirement plan

Paid holidays

Transit benefit

Paid sick leave

Job summary

Kelly Services is seeking a QC Associate in Clark, NJ to support packaging materials quality, inspection, and testing.

The role focuses on documenting results, ensuring regulatory alignment, and maintaining controlled records in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

Ideal candidates hold a science/engineering degree with 3–5 years of QA inspection experience and familiarity with FDA/ISO standards. On-site role with comprehensive benefits is offered.

Qualifications

• Associate’s or bachelor’s degree in a science or engineering discipline, or equivalent manufacturing experience with a strong emphasis on quality.
• Approximately 3–5 years of experience inspecting packaging materials.
• Experience with statistical sampling and testing packaging components, bulk materials, and finished goods.
• Familiarity with FDA and ISO requirements, SOPs, audits, and documentation practices is highly desirable.
• Experience with document management, SOP and records review, and related administrative tasks.

Responsibilities

• Inspect and test packaging components, bulk materials, and finished goods against established requirements.
• Apply statistical sampling methods and document inspection and test results.
• Provide technical quality support to production units, outside vendors, and quality laboratories. Review and maintain SOPs, records, and other controlled documentation.
• Support compliance with applicable FDA and ISO requirements, including documentation and audit-related activities.
• Complete document-management and administrative tasks that support quality operations. Communicate quality findings and support follow-up as needed.

Skills

Quality assurance

Statistical sampling

Documentation practices

FDA/ISO knowledge

SOPs & records review

Education

Associate's or Bachelor's in science/engineering

Tools

Document management systems

Job description

QC Associate- Clark NJ

Position Overview

Provides technical quality support to production units, outside vendors, and quality laboratories to help ensure packaging materials and products meet applicable quality-system and regulatory requirements. The role focuses on packaging inspection and testing, documentation, and support for manufacturing quality processes.

Key Responsibilities

• Inspect and test packaging components, bulk materials, and finished goods against established requirements.
• Apply statistical sampling methods and document inspection and test results.
• Provide technical quality support to production units, outside vendors, and quality laboratories. Review and maintain SOPs, records, and other controlled documentation.
• Support compliance with applicable FDA and ISO requirements, including documentation and audit-related activities.
• Complete document-management and administrative tasks that support quality operations. Communicate quality findings and support follow-up as needed.

Qualifications

• Associate’s or bachelor’s degree in a science or engineering discipline, or equivalent manufacturing experience with a strong emphasis on quality.
• Approximately 3–5 years of experience inspecting packaging materials.
• Experience with statistical sampling and testing packaging components, bulk materials, and finished goods.
• Familiarity with FDA and ISO requirements, SOPs, audits, and documentation practices is highly desirable.
• Experience with document management, SOP and records review, and related administrative tasks.

Preferred Qualifications

• Color-matching experience.
• Background in general manufacturing and packaging quality.

Benefits

The following benefits reflect Kelly's general offerings. Eligibility may vary by assignment, location, and job type.

Kelly offers eligible employees voluntary benefit plans including medical, dental, vision, telemedicine, term life, whole life, accident insurance, critical illness, a legal plan, and short-term disability.

As a Kelly employee, you will have access to a retirement savings plan, service bonus and holiday pay plans (earn up to eight paid holidays per benefit year), and a transit spending account.

In addition, employees are entitled to earn paid sick leave under the applicable state or local plan.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Kelly is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants regardless of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, age, marital status, pregnancy, genetic information, or any other legally protected status, and we take affirmative action to recruit, employ, and advance qualified individuals with disabilities and protected veterans in the workforce. Requests for accommodation related to our application process can be directed to the Kelly Human Resource Knowledge Center. Kelly complies with the requirements of California’s state and local Fair Chance laws. A conviction does not automatically bar individuals from employment. Kelly participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S.

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