Quality Assurance Technician - FIRST Shift

Quality Assurance Technician I - FIRST Shift - $2,000 Sign On Bonus

Job Category: Quality Assurance

Requisition Number: QUALI
001501

• Posted :
  August 26, 2026
• Full-Time
• On-site
• Rate : $18.50 USD per hour

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Who We Are

Alene Candles LLC & Midwest is a private label, contract manufacturer that produces high-quality candles for some of the world’s most recognized retail, boutique, and cosmetic brands. With our headquarters in New Hampshire and locations in Ohio, we’ve been in business for over 25 years. We are passionate about making the best products in the world, making safety our number one priority, and being an insanely great place to work.

We have been selected as a "Best Company to Work For" in 2020 and 2021 and
2023 Business of the Year for Manufacturing.

The Hours

The hours for this position are 5:00 am-3:00 pm, although that can change slightly depending on the needs of the business. During our busy season we anticipate there being some Overtime available. Busy season is happening now and we anticipate it running through October. The final two weeks of the year, we are shut down for the holidays and inventory. During this time we cannot guarantee full time hours for our employees.

The Pay

The Quality Assurance Technician I position pays $18.50/hour.

In addition, we are offering a $2,000 sign on bonus, split into two payments. The first payment of $1,000 will be included in your first paycheck, and the final $1,000 payment will be paid in your first check after completing 90 days of service.

The Location

We are located at 51 Scarborough Lane, Milford, NH. This position is onsite.

Role and Responsibilities

• Supports the supervisor with quality related items in a manufacturing process environment with respect to candles and home fragrance products.
• Monitors and helps verify corrective and preventive actions are effective and sustainable while maintaining product quality.
• Evaluate efficiency standards and measure performance to targets.
• Tracks, reports, conducts root cause analysis, and supports corrective actions as defined by the supervisor to maintain and improve efficiencies.
• Responsible for the BME & EU testing process, logging samples into database, and printing testing forms and .
• Preps samples according to customer requirements, sets up distribution to various testing facilities (internal, customer, 3 rd party), and communicates the sample distribution list with various customer reps daily.
• Ensures a safe work environment by communicating safety requirements, auditing, tracking, and providing feedback and corrective actions to employees and management.
• Will collect data, maintain metrics, monitor trends, and report to supervision on the health and well-being of manufacturing.
• Perform process, line and procedural audits while challenged with improving efficiencies of line production.
• Provides additional support where needed and serve as backup coverage for senior technicians and supervisors.
• Own the WIP and Quarantine stored at site location

Education required:

Range of

Experience:

• 1-2 years as a quality inspector or similar position in a manufacturing environment in which the individual was required to monitor and report on quality attributes of some product and/or process.

Preferred

Skills:

• Associates Degree preferred
• Will be expected to be a team member of the supervisory and management staff, chairing meetings, offering opinions, supporting initiatives, and treating co-workers with mutual respect.
• Ability to use various machines and practical skills.
• Good communication skills to deliver valuable teamwork.

Physical Demands & Work Environment:

The physical demands and environmental characteristics described here represent those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made for individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use fingers and hands to keyboard data, handle or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand. The employee is occasionally required to walk and stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. The employee may occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.

Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to fumes or airborne particles. The employee is occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts. The noise level I the work environment is usually moderate.

Alene offers a host of competitive benefits for full-time employees, some of which include:
Medical, Dental, and Vision with a Healthcare Reimbursement Account, 401(k) with company match, Basic Life Insurance (100% company paid), Employee Assistance Program, Flexible Spending Account, Paid Holidays, Paid Time Off, Paid…