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Job Title: Quality Technician

Shift: 6 PM - 6:30 AM

OVERNIGHT ROLE

Job Description

This Quality Technician role supports a quality control laboratory within a manufacturing environment, ensuring that products meet established standards and customer expectations. The position focuses on performing quality tests, maintaining accurate documentation, and supporting production and distribution with timely quality information. The role offers the opportunity to work with experienced team members, develop technical skills in testing and chemistry, and contribute to a stable, long-term career path.

Responsibilities

• Execute and adhere to all Environmental, Health, and Safety (EHS) requirements, maintain a safe work environment, and follow internal safety rules and procedures, including wearing appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE).
• Participate actively in the general housekeeping and cleanliness of the laboratory area to maintain an organized and safe workspace.
• Enter and back up all quality assurance (QA) test results in SAP accurately and in a timely manner.
• Maintain critical laboratory equipment and inventory of supplies to support continuous and uninterrupted QA laboratory operations.
• Manage obsolete, off-spec, rejected, expired, damaged, and returned materials in the storage area for finished products to minimize waste generation.
• Ensure that all customer complaints are investigated and checked within 48 hours and reported promptly to management.
• Comply with all company policies, procedures, and quality standards in daily work activities.
• Collect time-sensitive samples and retain inventory for raw materials and finished products as required.
• Provide timely and accurate QA information to production and distribution, including proper documentation, communication of released materials, and labeling of rejected pallets.
• Complete, maintain, and process all pertinent paperwork and records related to quality control and laboratory activities.
• Immediately notify all affected personnel of any rejected batch or lot number prior to the release of material.
• Act proactively in supporting quality, safety, housekeeping, and waste minimization initiatives.
• Communicate all critical issues and problems related to QA, test equipment, schedule changes, and assignments to the facility technical manager.
• Collaborate as a team player by volunteering to help where needed to complete work and enhance skills.
• Work with direction and supervision from sr lab technicians and the facility technical manager while demonstrating increasing independence over time.
• Perform testing related to chemistry, viscosity, color, adhesives, titration, and other quality control measurements as required for the production environment.

Essential Skills

• At least 1 year of experience working in a manufacturing environment.
• High school diploma or GED.
• Experience in manufacturing, quality control, testing, quality assurance, and quality inspection.
• Ability to complete documentation accurately and correctly.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Comfort working in a quality control laboratory within a manufacturing setting.
• Ability to use or learn systems such as SAP for entering and backing up QA test results.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to follow established procedures and safety rules.
• Capability to work independently during assigned shifts while maintaining communication with the team.
• Willingness to work a 12-hour night shift on a 2-2-3 schedule.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Laboratory experience is a plus.
• Experience with testing related to chemistry, viscometers, color measurement, adhesives, titration, and chemical quality control is beneficial.
• Strong mathematics skills, with the ability to pass a math test during the interview process.
• Interest in developing long-term skills in quality assurance and laboratory testing.
• Motivation to learn from tenured team members and grow within a stable organization.

Work Environment

The role is based in a quality control laboratory within an adhesive manufacturing facility. You will work primarily in a lab environment that supports production operations, using testing equipment such as viscometers and other analytical tools to evaluate chemical and adhesive products. The position follows a 12-hour night shift from approximately 6:00 p.m. to 6:30 a.m. on a 2-2-3 schedule, which includes working every other weekend. During these shifts, you will often work independently in the lab while coordinating closely with production, distribution, and technical staff. The company offers a stable and established environment with long-tenured employees, a pleasant and collaborative culture, and opportunities to learn from experienced team members. Proper PPE is required, and adherence to safety procedures and housekeeping standards is expected at all times.

This is a Contract to Hire position based out of TUCKER, GA.

The pay range for this position is $18.00 - $20.00/hr.

Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors.

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 TUCKER,GA.

This position is anticipated to close on Sep 1, 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 20,000 consultants and 5,000 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500. We are proud to be an Engineering News-Record (ENR) Top 500 Design Firm for our engineering design services and a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing® winner for both client and talent service.

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