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Job Title: Quality Assurance Lab Technician
Role Overview
We are seeking a disciplined and safety-conscious Quality Assurance Lab Technician to join our production team. Operating on a stable Monday through Friday day shift, this role is a critical link between laboratory analysis and live plant operations. You will be responsible for preparing and testing process-stage and finished product samples using both wet chemistry and instrumental methods. Additionally, you will monitor real-time plant data, log information into a tracking system, and collaborate with operators to ensure overall product quality. The ideal candidate possesses strong mechanical curiosity, precise record-keeping skills, and a commitment to maintaining rigorous safety and regulatory standards.
Key Responsibilities
Analytical Testing & Process Monitoring
• Sample Testing: Prepare, process, and test raw material, in-process, and finished product samples using instrumental and wet chemistry procedures.
• Instrumentation Care: Operate, calibrate, and perform light maintenance on standard laboratory equipment (including pH meters, balances, and spectrophotometers).
• Plant Inspections: Conduct daily process monitoring tests throughout the production facility; compare equipment readouts against established standards to verify system accuracy.
• Operational Feedback: Promptly document all testing procedures and notify plant operations of any required adjustments to optimize product quality.
Data Integrity & Lab Administration
• LIMS Tracking: Enter, log, and report analytical data daily using a Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) and standard computer applications.
• Traceability: Maintain organized archive samples of tested products to confirm and verify test results whenever necessary.
• Inventory & Housekeeping: Monitor testing supply levels and notify supervisors when re-ordering is required; maintain a pristine, sanitized workspace (5S) and properly store all testing apparatus.
Compliance & Safety
• Regulatory Adherence: Maintain full awareness of and strictly adhere to FDA, GMP, EPA, OSHA, and company-specific environmental health and safety guidelines.
• Safety Certification: Complete all mandatory safety certifications and consistently utilize approved safety equipment on the production floor.
Qualifications & Requirements
• Education: A 2-year degree in a science discipline (Chemistry, Biology, Environmental Science) or equivalent technical experience is preferred.
• Technical & Math Skills:
oProven experience with standard lab documentation and basic calculations associated with laboratory testing.
oDemonstrated computer literacy using instrument operating programs and commercial software (MS Word, Excel).
• Physical Requirements:
oAbility to lift up to 40 lbs.
oAbility to stand and walk for extended periods within an active, multi-level industrial plant environment.
• Professional Attributes:
oExcellent history of attendance, punctuality, and workplace safety.
oStrong organizational, multi-tasking, and troubleshooting skills.
oAbility to communicate clearly and build effective relationships with cross-functional plant teams.
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For temporary assignments lasting 13 weeks or longer, AllSTEM Connections is pleased to offer major medical, dental, vision, 401k and any statutory sick pay where required.
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We also consider for employment qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements, including, if applicable, the City of Los Angeles' Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance. Pursuant to applicable state and municipal Fair Chance Laws and Ordinances, we will consider for employment-qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records, including, if applicable, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance. For Los Angeles, CA applicants: Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.
Additional Skills
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AllSTEM Representative Contact Info
Account Executive:
Nichols
Branch Phone:
(909) 244-1777
Location:
Ontario, CA