QA Sampler

Job Title: QA Sampler

Contract: W2 – Candidates must be authorized to work in the U.S. on a W2 basis. We cannot accept candidates requiring sponsorship or those from C2C vendors.

Duration: 6 months with possible multi-year extension.

Pay: $19 per hour on W2.

Location: Grand Rapids, MI;
Considering local candidates only.

Clover Consulting has a direct client in Grand Rapids, MI in need of a QA Sampler for a 6‑month contract with the potential to go 3 years or perm. This is an ON‑SITE role.

Valid Driver's License required. Will drive across campus and between manufacturing locations.

We are looking for a Quality Technician to be the first line of defense for the quality of our packaging. In this hands‑on role, you will be responsible for initial visual inspection for our packaging components, and for transporting packaging samples to the lab for logging, testing, and analysis. Your workday will be active and take place primarily on our manufacturing floor.

You’ll partner with our warehouse team to access and sample various packaging components, including cartons, cardboard, jars, labels, and pumps. You’ll then use a checklist on a mobile computer to conduct on‑the‑spot visual quality inspections, and bring samples back to our lab for final logging. A key part of your role will involve driving a company or personal vehicle to travel between our local facilities.

Your performance in this role will be graded on your timely delivery of the samples to the lab, and the accuracy of your initial visual inspections. This position offers a path for growth, with the opportunity to indirectly lead the group of contract samplers by providing daily direction, priority, and collaborating to optimize the sampling processes currently in place.

• Perform initial visual inspection of packaging components.
• Transport packaging samples to the laboratory for logging, testing, and analysis.
• Access and sample various packaging components (cartons, cardboard, jars, labels, pumps) with the warehouse team.
• Use a checklist on a mobile computer to conduct on‑the‑spot visual quality inspections.
• Bring samples back to the laboratory for final logging.
• Drive a company or personal vehicle between local facilities.
• Ensure timely delivery of samples and accuracy of inspections.
• Support and potentially lead the group of contract samplers by providing daily direction, priority, and collaborating to optimize sampling processes.

• Preferred minimum 2 years of experience in a manufacturing facility performing visual inspections of components or products.
• High School Diploma or GED.

• Demonstrated high attention to detail.
• Ability to legally drive a company or personal vehicle.
• Ability to use simple tools and pallet jacks.
• Ability to lift up to 25 pounds regularly.

The Incoming and Packaging QC team is responsible for the assessment and disposition of raw materials, components, and finished goods that are received at various manufacturing and warehousing branch plants. The team is comprised of 11 full‑time employees and 16 contractors who work in the lab to help support Supply Chain in their goal of the timely delivery of products. The team consists of scientists and contractors who are involved in sampling raw materials and components and delivering them to the labs for testing.

In addition, the team is responsible for releasing raw materials, components and finished products in electronic inventory systems for shipment around the world. The team is a highly independent, self‑driven group of professionals that are passionate about product quality and all the aspects that go into ensuring our customers get the highest quality product.