Quality Control Lab Technician - 3-Month Temp

Brookside Flavors; Branchburg Township (NJ); On-site; USD 30,000 - 41,000; Full time

Job summary

Brookside Flavors is seeking a detail-oriented Quality Control Lab Technician for a roughly 3-month temporary assignment in our Branchburg, NJ facility. The role conducts quality control analyses on raw materials, intermediates, and finished products, ensuring compliance with specifications and food safety guidelines.

Responsibilities include operating and calibrating QC instrumentation, documenting results, and communicating issues to the Quality & Food Safety Manager.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a science-related field.
• Knowledge of basic chemistry and general science skills.
• Great attention to detail and good organizational skills.
• Excellent computer and math skills.
• Understand and follow SOPs, cGMPs, FSMA, and HACCP programs.

Responsibilities

• Perform analysis of finished products, intermediates and raw materials to check characteristics against specifications using AOAC and other approved methods.
• Calibrate and operate QC testing instrumentation safely and professionally.
• Notify QC Supervisor of unusual observations, OOS incidents, and results during analysis to identify and resolve issues prior to release.
• Maintain sample retention inventory according to procedures.
• Ensure all paperwork accompanies shipments of raw materials.
• Maintain an orderly and safe work area and retrievable quality documentation.
• Comply with SOPs, SQF guidelines, cGMPs, HACCP, and FSMA procedures.
• Participate in conducting monthly regulatory inspections and other required tasks.

Skills

Attention to detail

Organizational skills

Math skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a science related field

Tools

Excel

Word

Access

Outlook

Sage

Fishbowl

QuickBooks

Job description

Brookside Flavors is seeking a detail-oriented Quality Control Lab Technician for a roughly 3-month temporary assignment in our Branchburg, NJ facility. The role conducts quality control analyses on raw materials, intermediates, and finished products, ensuring compliance with specifications and food safety guidelines.

Responsibilities include operating and calibrating QC instrumentation, documenting results, and communicating issues to the Quality & Food Safety Manager.