What are the responsibilities and job description for the Quality Assurance Technician position at Brulin?
Quality matters. People matter. YOU matter. Join Brulin as a Quality Assurance Technician and make a real impact. Inspect, improve and innovate with a team that values excellence.
In this role, the Quality Assurance Technician ensures all incoming raw materials, bulk tankers, staged materials, batch production, filling operations, finished goods, and shipments meet established quality and regulatory requirements. This position acts as the on-the-floor QA authority for manufacturing, providing verification, documentation, troubleshooting, and continuous improvement support. The role is critical in preventing mislabeling, cross-contamination, off-spec product releases, and shipment errors while ensuring traceability from raw materials, to batching, to finished goods, and final shipment.
CORE RESPONSIBILITIES
Incoming Raw Material Quality Assurance
- Verify raw materials against PO and internal specifications.
- Review supplier COAs and conduct/assist in required QC tests (pH, SG, viscosity, color, actives %, appearance).
- Ensure incoming materials are correctly processed through our ERP following internal SOP’s.
- Collect/store retain samples per SOP.
Tanker Receiving Oversight:
- Validate seal integrity, documentation, cleanliness, and material identity.
- Perform in-line or pre-transfer QC (SG, pH, clarity, contamination checks).
- Record receiving logs; release or quarantine materials.
- Initiate/assist in supplier nonconformance reports as needed.
Batch Manufacturing Quality Assurance
- Review batch tickets for completeness, accuracy, and proper WO/BOM alignment.
- Confirm staging accuracy: correct raw materials, correct internal lots, label placement.
- Verify equipment readiness (tank ID, cleanliness, hoses, pumps, rinsing, calibration).
- Conduct or assist in-process testing (pH, SG/density, viscosity, appearance, solids).
- Manage batch retain samples and post-filtering to storage verification.
Fill Line QA
- Confirm proper line rinsing, dedicated hose usage, and filtration setup.
- Conduct fill-weight/volume checks at established SOP frequencies (start/middle/end).
- Verify correct lot assignment and LP/traceability linkage.
- Oversee changeovers: cleaning logs, rinse logs, line-flush confirmation.
- Reject/document any off-spec packaging or filling defects.
Post-Fill & Shipping QA (100% Audit)
- Perform 100% audits post-fill before finished goods move to inventory/shipping.
- Confirm palletization, packaging, labeling, and LP/WO/date label accuracy.
- Conduct final visual inspection before pallet release.
- Validate BOL and shipping documents for accuracy.
Documentation, ISO Compliance & Continuous Improvement
- Maintain batch records, QA logs, retains, and calibration documentation.
- Support ISO 9001/14001 programs and internal audits.
- Update and improve SOPs related to batching, filling, raw material receiving, and QC testing.
- Provide operator training on quality-critical checkpoints.
Industry-Relevant Competencies
- Quality Systems & Compliance
- Inspection, Auditing & Verification
- Documentation & Data Integrity
- Safety & Environmental Awareness