Tropical Labs is a fast growing US contract manufacturer of beauty, personal care, pet care, household products and ingestibles.

As a small boutique manufacturer, we are looking for an experienced QC Lab Tech/R&D Lab Tech that is interested in creating and managing systems and processes in the personal care/OTC space and taking us well into the future of a fast growing company.

The QC Lab Tech will work with our QA/QC Manager.

• Incoming Raw Material: Sampling/testing/documentation. Inspect and release.
• In-Process: Sampling/testing/documentation. Inspect and Release.
• Finished Product: Sampling/testing/documentation. Inspect and Release.
• Create C of A
• Perform compounding and packaging lab clearance.
• In-process lab checks.
• Experience with FTIR a plus.
• Will also be responsible for collaborating with other members of management to develop new product standards, manufacturing and training methods.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Develops and creates structure for department.
• Establishes quality and reliability standards by studying product and consumer requirements with other members of management and with production operators and technicians
• Develops raw material standards by studying manufacturing and engineering requirements, conferring and negotiating with suppliers, and devising testing methods and procedures.
• Provide quality certificates for shipments as required.
• Perform special tests as required for raw materials and disposition of returned products as requested by marketing or customer service.- Maintain operator test facilities and supplies and assist in operator training as necessary to assure accurate, reproducible in-process test results.
• Establishes standards for the disposition of finished product by devising evaluation tests, methods, and procedures.
• Institutes rework standards by devising inspection and physical testing methods and procedures.
• Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• Health insurance
• Paid time off

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift

Work Location: In person