What are the responsibilities and job description for the 1st Shift - Quality Assurance Technician position at Actalent?
Description:
- Prepare shift reports as directed by the Quality Assurance Supervisor.
- Perform line inspections and raw material verifications prior to production after a changeover or at the start of production for the week.
- Validate sanitation effectiveness and complete Post-OP or Pre-OP sanitation inspection report.
- Constantly inspect product as it is being produced to ensure it meets the benchmark standard and customer expectations and stop production immediately if out of tolerance deviation occurs.
- Verify all on line inspection sheets and production documents prior to and during production. Sign off on all changeover check sheets as quickly as possible to verify all details are correct or to minimize the amount of product to be put on hold.
- Place all out of specification products and/or raw materials on hold using an orange QC Hold tag.
- Conduct and report daily GMP audits and corrective measures on designated shift. Perform a walkthrough with the shift supervisor at least once per week.
- Assist in maintaining retained production samples for each product produced.
- As needed, assist with training of new employees and refresher training of existing employees in GMP, HACCP and other certifications as needed.
- As needed, assist with customer complaints investigations.
- As needed, assist with sample preparation and shipping.
- As needed, assist in keeping Process Sheets up to date with production notes and speeds.
- As needed, assist with required Quality Assurance reports.
- As needed, conduct taste tests to ensure production run matches previous runs/samples.
- As needed, assist with R/D tasks and production sample runs/trials and report.
Skills:
Quality assurance, Quality control, Laboratory, Quality inspection, haccp, pcqi, food safety
Top Skills Details:
Quality assurance,Quality control,Laboratory,Quality inspection
Additional Skills & Qualifications:
Ideally looking for a candidate with HACCP and PCQI certifications
Experience Level:
Intermediate Level
Job Type & Location
This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Lititz, PA.
Pay and Benefits
The pay range for this position is $19.00 - $22.00/hr.
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)
Workplace Type
This is a fully onsite position in Lititz,PA.
Application Deadline
This position is anticipated to close on Nov 14, 2025.
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 30,000 consultants and more than 4,500 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500.
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 due to a disability, please email actalentaccommodation@actalentservices.com for other accommodation options.
Salary : $19 - $22