Quality Control Lab Technician

Job Title:

Quality Control Lab Technician

Job Description

The Quality Control Lab Technician performs routine laboratory testing and inspections to support the release of blends and tablet products, ensuring they meet established specifications and regulatory requirements. This role combines hands-on lab work, basic equipment calibration, and data management with physical inspection activities in a warehouse environment. The technician works closely with lab staff and warehouse colleagues to verify batches, confirm correct chemicals, and maintain accurate records that support high-quality, compliant production.

Responsibilities

+ Perform all steps of routine experimentation, including sample preparation, equipment setup and orientation, instrument control, data processing, and analysis.

+ Conduct basic calibrations of laboratory equipment and ensure instruments operate within required parameters.

+ Release blends and tablet products by performing required tests and inspections, verifying that batches meet specifications before approval.

+ Verify work in preset inspection zones, ensuring pallet batches match documentation and confirming that the correct chemicals are included in each batch.

+ Partner with colleagues who weigh products, and assist with handling buckets and materials, including lifting items in the 30-50 pound range and managing multiple batches and containers as needed.

+ Conduct product performance and field testing to evaluate how products perform under specified conditions.

+ Approve, place on hold, or reject products based on laboratory analysis compared with established specifications.

+ Ensure compliance with current regulatory requirements and follow Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) guidelines for data reporting, validation protocols, raw data generation, and final report preparation.

+ Accurately maintain and update laboratory databases by transferring critical information from physical lab notebooks to digital systems, ensuring data integrity and consistency.

+ Reexamine borderline or atypical test results, research relevant technical literature, and communicate opportunities for process improvements.

+ Manage multiple projects simultaneously and prioritize tasks to meet various completion deadlines.

+ Recommend testing parameters and complete experiments and project work as assigned by senior staff or project leads.

+ Provide analytical and technical support for quality-related product investigations, including root-cause analysis and corrective actions.

+ Review data for out-of-specification test results and prepare statistical process control (SPC) charts using historical results.

+ Identify, recommend, and help implement laboratory improvements that support 5S initiatives and promote an organized, efficient workspace.

+ Perform general lab activities such as pH testing, spectroscopy, wet chemistry, and physical testing of products.

+ Use laboratory tools and equipment such as scales, pipettes, analytical balances, force gauges for breaking tablets, pH meters, calipers, and near-infrared spectroscopy instruments.

+ Document all testing, inspections, and results accurately and in a timely manner, following quality control and documentation standards.

+ Relay information clearly and accurately to supervisors, colleagues, and cross-functional partners, and escalate issues when necessary.

+ Work independently within established procedures while collaborating effectively with lab technicians and warehouse staff.

+ Support ISO 9001-related activities and quality system requirements as needed.

+ Perform other duties as assigned to support laboratory and quality control operations.

Essential Skills

+ General laboratory skills, including pH testing, spectroscopy, and wet chemistry techniques.

+ Strong documentation skills with the ability to maintain accurate, detailed records in both physical and digital formats.

+ Quality control experience or knowledge, including physical testing and inspection of products.

+ Basic chemistry knowledge, including safe handling of chemicals and use of personal protective equipment (PPE).

+ Ability to operate laboratory equipment such as scales, pipettes, analytical balances, force gauges, pH meters, calipers, and near-infrared spectroscopy instruments.

+ Familiarity with data management practices and transferring information from lab notebooks to electronic databases.

+ Ability to relay information accurately and communicate clearly with team members and leadership.

+ Capability to work independently while following established procedures and quality standards.

+ Comfort with lifting and handling materials in the 30-50 pound range as part of routine duties.

+ 0-1 years of laboratory experience; experience in a chemical manufacturing environment is a plus.

+ Experience or exposure to working in a quality control lab or with sample labeling is a plus.

+ Experience working with or supporting ISO 9001 regulations is a plus.

Additional

Skills & Qualifications

+ Bachelor of Science (BS) or…