Quality Control Laboratory Technician Actalent
Overview
Quality Control Laboratory Technician at Actalent in New York City leads quality and food safety initiatives ensuring compliance with SQF GMP Kosher and FDA standards. The technician collects tests evaluates samples approves blends performs QC activities maintains documentation coordinates third party labs and provides quality oversight during second shift operations. This newly created role offers hands on experience in production and laboratory settings while shaping food safety culture.
What You'll Do11
- 1Support quality and food safety initiatives within a food manufacturing environment while ensuring compliance with SQF GMP Kosher and FDA standards
- 2Collect test and evaluate product samples retaining to verify conformance to specifications
- 3Approve blends for production and packaging based on established quality and safety criteria
- 4Perform laboratory quality control activities including routine and specialized QC testing
- 5Maintain accurate and organized testing documentation and quality records
- 6Coordinate product and ingredient samples sent to third party laboratories for additional testing
- 7Investigate quality concerns and nonconformances assisting with root cause analysis and corrective actions
- 8Assist with product holds and retesting efforts to ensure only compliant products are released
- 9Communicate quality deviations and test results clearly and promptly to production and management teams
- 10Support employee training programs related to SQF food safety GMPs and quality procedures
- 11Provide independent quality oversight during second shift operations after day shift quality staff leave
Requirements11
- 15+ years building ETL pipelines with Spark and Airflow
- 2SQF certification experience required
- 3HACCP experience and familiarity with hazard analysis and critical control point principles
- 4Practical experience in quality control testing within a laboratory or food production environment
- 5Working knowledge of food safety principles and regulatory expectations for food manufacturing
- 6Understanding of GMP Good Manufacturing Practices in a food manufacturing setting
- 7Basic chemistry knowledge applied to food quality testing and analysis
- 8Background or coursework in food science or a related technical discipline
- 9Ability to work independently and make sound decisions during second shift operations
- 10Strong communication skills to relay test results deviations and quality concerns to production and leadership teams
- 11Comfort maintaining detailed documentation and following established procedures and protocols
Salary Insight
$48 - $54k per year
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