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Quality Assurance Technician

Job Description

As a Quality Assurance Technician, you will be responsible for ensuring the quality and safety of our products through various testing methods. This includes quality testing, checking levels of variance, and stopping processes if they are not correct. You will perform viscosity, basic wet chemistry, pH, moisture, and fat tests. Detailed paperwork, including logging safety and metal checks every hour, is an essential part of the role. You will verify that processes are conducted correctly and safely, perform product tests on batches, check ingredients and recipes, and log results to correct any discrepancies. Additional duties include testing samples for color, size, and occasionally taste, while maintaining effective communication with key personnel and external contacts regarding ingredient specifications and raw materials.

Responsibilities

• Conduct quality testing and check levels of variance.
• Stop processes if they are not correct.
• Perform viscosity, basic wet chemistry, pH, moisture, and fat tests.
• Log safety and metal checks every hour.
• Verify that processes are conducted correctly and safely.
• Perform product tests on batches, check ingredients and recipes, and log results.
• Correct any discrepancies found during tests.
• Test samples for color, size, and taste as needed.
• Communicate with key personnel regarding ingredient status and product specifications.
• Maintain external contracts for raw material specifications.
• Provide support to other quality assurance functions as needed.
• Enter daily production data into the computer and complete reports.

Essential Skills

• Experience in quality assurance and quality control.
• Knowledge of GMP standards.
• Quality assurance experience in a food manufacturing facility.
• Ability to work independently.
• Proficient computer skills.
• Strong chemistry knowledge.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Experience in quality assurance and quality control.

Work Environment

You will work on a shift from Monday to Saturday, 7 am to 3:30 pm, in a busy environment with increased business activity. You will collaborate with the QA Supervisor on the first shift. This position is initially a minimum three-month contract, with the potential for extension and possibly becoming a full-time role.

This is a Contract position based out of Kansas City, KS.

The pay range for this position is $19.00 - $19.00/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 Kansas City,KS.

This position is anticipated to close on Jun 19, 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.

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