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Quality Control Technician

Pride Health & Russell Tobin
Cottage Grove, MN Other
POSTED ON 9/23/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 10/22/2026
Russell Tobin is partnering with a materials science organization to identify a Quality Control Technician for an opportunity near Cottage Grove, MN.
 
Important Details:
  • 12-month contract with the possibility to extend
  • Cottage Grove, MN– fully onsite
  • Shift: Rotating schedule (This role follows a 12-hour rotating shift schedule (6:00 AM - 6:00 PM).
  • Pay range: $22-25/HR, depending on experience
Responsibilities:
  • Quality Control Technician will work in an analytical chemistry laboratory, responsible for ensuring the quality of materials coming from both a major chemical factory and a chemical pilot plant.
  • Testing will be done on incoming raw materials, in-process samples, and final samples that are tested as part of product release.
  • Perform and report the results of analytical testing for quality control purposes on manufactured products and their input raw materials
  • Perform other quality control activities including calibrating analytical instrumentation, evaluating new test methods for R&D teams, and conducting measurement systems analyses
  • Be responsible for independently prioritizing incoming testing and other quality control needs
  • Collaborating with manufacturing engineers, chemists, and other technicians to communicate the status of testing, any challenges encountered in testing, and any out-of-specification results
  • May perform minor troubleshooting on equipment and instrumentation to resolve anomalies and may escalate these challenges to conduct troubleshooting alongside other staff
  • Will likely work a rotating schedule that includes overnight shifts
Minimum candidate qualifications and experience:
  • High school diploma/GED or higher required
  • Experience in systems for the reporting and analysis of data in laboratory settings
  • Proficiency with the following analytical technical skill sets and the sample preparation techniques required for each: titrations, gas chromatography, and liquid chromatography
  • Proficiency with the Microsoft 365 software platform including Excel, Word, Outlook, and Teams
  • Basic understanding of statistical principles relevant to quality control
  • Ability to prioritize work in a fast-paced environment
  • Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States.
Preferred qualifications and experience:
  • Bachelor's degree in the physical sciences, biology, or engineering preferred
  • Proficiency with one or more of the following analytical technical skill sets and the sample preparation techniques required for each: inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectroscopy, FTIR spectroscopy, viscometry/rheology
  • ASQ certification as a quality technician

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Russell Tobin is a professional recruitment and staffing advisory firm that connects job seekers and employers across various industries.  We are a staffing arm of Pride Global.  Affiliates include Russell Tobin, Pride health, Pride Now and Pride One.

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Equal Employment Opportunity
PrideGlobal and it's affiliates are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of the race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, reproductive health decision making, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, sexual orientation, veteran or military status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

Fair Chance Employment
PrideGlobal and it's affiliates are a Fair Chance employer. We consider all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with applicable state and local Fair Chance laws and ordinances, including, the California Fair Chance Act and all applicable local Fair Chance ordinances.

Accommodations
We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations to applicants and employees with disabilities. If you require a reasonable accommodation to participate in the application or interview process, or to perform the essential functions of this role, please contact us.

Only applicable for San Francisco Candidates: Under the San Francisco Lactation in the Workplace Ordinance, we will provide written notice of lactation accommodation rights, and this notice will automatically be given upon hiring, any inquiry of parental leave or lactation accommodation.

Only applicable for Kentucky positions: For this type of employment, state law requires a criminal record check as a condition of employment. This applies to direct care staff (Examples: RN, LPN, Nurse Aides, Therapists) referred to Kentucky nursing facilities, assisted living communities, or long-term care facilities, in accordance with KRS 216.793.

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