QA Technician

ACTalent; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 32,000 - 37,000; Full time

Job summary

Actalent in San Diego is seeking a dedicated Quality Assurance Technician to support lot-release and manufacturing quality activities in a regulated medical device environment. This onsite role focuses on ensuring products meet quality standards, documentation requirements, and acceptance criteria.

Responsibilities include in-process and final inspections, record review, GMP compliance, audits, nonconforming material handling, and cross-functional collaboration with Quality, Manufacturing,

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Approximately 2 to 3 years of relevant quality, inspection, or manufacturing experience preferred.
• Experience with Good Documentation Practices and GMP.
• Experience with quality inspection, manufacturing documentation, and quality processes.
• Familiarity with NCMRs or nonconforming material processes.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Word and Excel.
• Ability to make sound decisions regarding quality issues and requirements.
• Ability to distinguish between specified colors and pass an annual color vision test.

Responsibilities

• Perform in-process and final product inspection and documentation review.
• Review records for accuracy, completeness, signatures, dates, and adherence to Good Documentation Practices.
• Ensure documentation complies with current Good Manufacturing Practices.
• Conduct in-process manufacturing quality audits.
• Support nonconforming material and NCMR activities.
• Perform product inspection and testing for clinical products.
• Review shipping documentation for order accuracy.
• Generate reports and graphs using Microsoft Word and Excel.
• Work cross-functionally with Quality, Manufacturing, Operations, Engineering, and R&D.
• Assist with training and help identify and resolve quality-related issues.

Skills

Quality inspection

Good Documentation Practices

Color vision

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Quality Assurance Technician

We are seeking an experienced Quality Assurance Inspector to support lot-release and manufacturing quality activities within a regulated medical device environment. This onsite role in San Diego will be responsible for ensuring commercial and clinical products meet established quality standards, documentation requirements, and product acceptance criteria.

Responsibilities:

• Perform in-process and final product inspection and documentation review.

• Review records for accuracy, completeness, signatures, dates, and adherence to Good Documentation Practices.

• Ensure documentation complies with current Good Manufacturing Practices.

• Conduct in-process manufacturing quality audits.

• Support nonconforming material and NCMR activities.

• Perform product inspection and testing for clinical products.

• Review shipping documentation for order accuracy.

• Generate reports and graphs using Microsoft Word and Excel.

• Work cross-functionally with Quality, Manufacturing, Operations, Engineering, and R&D.

• Assist with training and help identify and resolve quality-related issues.

Qualifications:

• High school diploma or equivalent required.

• Approximately 2 to 3 years of relevant quality, inspection, or manufacturing experience preferred.

• Experience with Good Documentation Practices and GMP.

• Experience with quality inspection, manufacturing documentation, and quality processes.

• Familiarity with NCMRs or nonconforming material processes.

• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.

• Proficiency with Microsoft Word and Excel.

• Ability to make sound decisions regarding quality issues and requirements.

• Ability to distinguish between specified colors and pass an annual color vision test.

Work Environment:

This is an onsite, hands‑on quality position supporting medical device manufacturing and lot release in San Diego. The role combines documentation review, quality auditing, product inspection, testing, and cross-functional collaboration. The schedule is approximately 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM, 40 hours per week, with possible overtime. The assignment is expected to last up to one year and may be extended.

Job Type & Location

This is a Contract position based out of San Diego, CA.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $23.00 - $27.00/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)

Job Type & Location

This is a Contract position based out of San Diego, CA.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Nov 20, 2026.

Workplace Type

This is a fully onsite position in San Diego,CA.

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.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

If you would like to request a reasonable accommodation, such as the modification or adjustment of the job application process or interviewing process due to a disability, please email [e-mail] for other accommodation options.

San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance: Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, for all positions located in the city and county of San Francisco, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Massachusetts Lie Detector: It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.

Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI): We may use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to support parts of our hiring process, including sourcing, screening, and evaluating candidates. AI helps assess applications and qualifications, but final decisions are made by our hiring team. By applying, you acknowledge and agree that your application may be reviewed using AI tools.