Quality Control Lab Technician - 3-Month Temporary Assignment

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

Our people are the foundation of our business. We seek out innovative, industry experts and service-minded individuals, to support our commitment to improving the lives of people, planet, and communities.

We all have one common goal: Make everything we touch better.

Position:Quality Control Lab Technician - 3-Month Temporary Assignment

Location: Branchburg, NJ

Job Id:167

# of Openings:1

Position Summary:

We are seeking a detailed-oriented Quality Control Lab Technician for an approximately 3-month temporary assignment within our Quality Control department.

The QC Lab Technician is tasked with conducting quality control laboratory analysis on incoming raw materials, manufactured intermediates and finished product. This position is responsible for the testing of each lot, responsible for correctly identifying issues and notifying the Quality & Food Safety Manager.

Job Responsibilities:

• Perform analysis of finished products, intermediates and raw materials to check characteristics against specifications, utilizing AOAC and other approved methods to assure product quality and food safety.
• Calibrate and operate QC testing instrumentation in a safe and professional manner
• Notify QC Supervisor of unusual product observations, OOS Incidents, and analytical results during analysis to assure potential quality and food safety issues are identified, reviewed, and resolved prior to releasing product
• Maintain sample retention inventory according to procedures.
• Ensure all appropriate paperwork accompanies shipments of raw materials
• Maintain an orderly and safe work area
• Maintain retrievable and traceable system of quality documentation
• Comply with SOP’s, SQF guidelines, cGMP’s HACCP, and FSMA procedures
• Participate in conducting monthly regulatory inspections and other required tasks.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in a science related field
• Knowledge of basic chemistry and general science skills
• Great attention to detail
• Good organizational skills
• Excellent computer and math skills
• Understand and follow SOP’s cGMP’s FSMA, and HACCP Programs
• Reports any food safety problems to personnel with the authority to initiate actions
• This position is the back up to the Quality Specialist
• Ability and willingness to work overtime and/or weekends if necessary
• Good working knowledge of Excel, Word, Access, Outlook, and a comfort level of learning new systems
• Sage, Fishbowl and QuickBooks experience a plus
• Comfortable with the use of web-based systems.

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