Quality Control Lab Technician

We are all just so excited to be doing what we do. None of us imagined that personal care manufacturing was our future, but this exciting market has helped us create a team that we love. We get to create fun products, dream up new ideas, solve problems, and work as a team each day. When we’re done, we’ve made something we can actually hold in our hand and be proud of.

• Inc 5000 fastest growing company
• Friendly Team Environment
• Opportunity for Career Growth
• Performance Bonus Opportunities

Merit is a contract manufacturer that makes personal care products, cleaning products, and much more. We formulate, mix, bottle, and ship products for nationwide brands.

In just 3 years, we’ve growth Merit into an Inc 5000 (#139) business by focusing on the personal growth of our team and taking responsibility for the success of our customers.

Merit is located in Sterling Heights, Michigan, where we have two facilities less than a mile apart. We’ve poured over 15 million products and served over 13 million end users. Our continued growth has forced us to move locations 3 times in the last 3 years, and while we don’t expect to need a new warehouse soon, we aren’t planning to slow down.

Merit is going to keep growing and this is your chance to be a part of that success story.

The majority of our customers are ecommerce entrepreneurs who have built successful brands by partnering with Merit. We take personal responsibility for our customers’ success, but we also believe that mentality should extend to our employees. Merit is an opportunity for you to expand your knowledge and ability and create an all-new career path for yourself through hard work and a willingness to learn.

The Quality Control Technician is responsible for ensuring all raw materials, in-process products, and finished goods meet company quality standards and customer specifications. This position performs inspections, testing, documentation, and quality verification throughout the manufacturing process while supporting Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP), safety standards, and continuous improvement initiatives.

The ideal candidate has strong attention to detail, enjoys problem-solving, and takes pride in ensuring products meet the highest quality standards.

• Perform incoming, in-process, and final product inspections.
• Verify products meet customer specifications, work instructions, and quality standards.
• Collect product samples for testing and retain samples as required.
• Perform visual inspections for defects including appearance, fill levels, labeling, coding, packaging, and workmanship.
• Measure product characteristics using quality inspection equipment such as calipers, scales, gauges, rulers, and other measuring devices.
• Complete inspection reports, quality documentation, and production records accurately.
• Identify, document, and quarantine non-conforming materials or products.
• Communicate quality concerns promptly to Production, Compounding, and Management.
• Assist with root cause investigations and corrective actions (CAPA).
• Verify production changeovers and line clearances before startup.
• Ensure compliance with GMP, SOPs, customer specifications, and company policies.
• Maintain a clean, organized, and audit-ready work environment.
• Support internal audits, customer audits, and regulatory inspections as needed.
• Assist with continuous improvement initiatives focused on reducing defects and improving product quality.
• Perform additional quality-related duties as assigned.

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Associate degree in Quality, Manufacturing, Science, or related field preferred.
• 1-3 years of quality control or manufacturing experience preferred.
• Experienc…