Quality Assurance Technician

Job Title: Quality Assurance Technician

Job Description

As a Quality Assurance Technician, you will be responsible for ensuring the highest standards of quality and safety in our production processes. You will play a key role in reviewing and approving incoming raw materials and ingredients, conducting compliance walkthroughs, and managing supplier documentation. Your expertise will help maintain our commitment to GMP, SQF, FDA, Kosher, and Organic standards.

Responsibilities

• Review and approve incoming raw materials and ingredients, including COA verification and organoleptic evaluations.
• Conduct daily plant walkthroughs to ensure compliance with GMP, SQF, FDA, Kosher, and Organic standards.
• Collect, maintain, and manage supplier documentation, ingredient files, and quality records.
• Investigate quality issues on the production floor and communicate findings cross‑functionally.
• Reject non‑conforming materials, document issues, and ensure materials are properly placed on hold.
• Maintain ingredient reference samples, databases, and inventory accuracy.
• Support micro sampling schedules and quality lab functions as needed.
• Assist with customer quality inquiries and documentation requests.
• Work closely with QA, Operations, Purchasing, Inventory, R&D, and Customer Service teams.

Essential Skills

• Hands‑on experience with raw material and incoming ingredient inspection and approval.
• Ability to review, verify, and obtain COAs from suppliers and vendors.
• Working knowledge of GMP and SQF standards and enforcing compliance on the plant floor.
• Experience in a documentation-heavy role: collecting, maintaining, and updating supplier, ingredient, and quality records.
• Comfortable walking the production floor, investigating issues, and interacting cross‑functionally with operations, inventory, and QA.
• Quality Assurance / Quality Control experience in food, ingredient, or regulated manufacturing environments.
• Strong attention to detail and follow-through, especially with approvals, rejections, and material holds.
• Ability to taste and smell ingredients/food products as part of evaluations.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• SQF certification or prior SQF audit exposure.
• Experience with ingredient‑focused QA roles (seasonings, flavors, food ingredients, raw materials).
• 1–5 years of QA/QC experience in food, CPG, personal care, fragrance, cosmetics, or pharma manufacturing.
• Experience in Food Science, Biology, Chemistry, or related science.
• Familiarity with Kosher and Organic programs (documentation, approvals, certifications).
• Experience supporting or backing up Quality Lab / Micro sampling activities.
• Comfortable working in a fast‑paced, hands‑on plant environment with frequent floor interaction.
• A 'student mentality' — open to training, certifications, and long-term growth in QA.

Work Environment

This position operates in a fast-paced plant environment with frequent interactions on the production floor. The work schedule is Monday through Friday, with hours from 7am to 3pm or 8am to 4pm.

This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Oakland, NJ.

The pay range for this position is $23.00 - $25.00/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)

This is a fully onsite position in Oakland,NJ.

This position is anticipated to close on Jun 18, 2026.

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 process due to a disability, please email actalentaccommodation@actalentservices.com for other accommodation options.

San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance: Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, for all positions located in the city and county of San Francisco, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Massachusetts Lie Detector: It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.

Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI): We may use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to support parts of our hiring process, including sourcing, screening, and evaluating candidates. AI helps assess applications and qualifications, but final decisions are made by our hiring team. By applying, you acknowledge and agree that your application may be reviewed using AI tools.

Salary : $23 - $25