1st Shift QC Lab Technician - Microbiology & Chemistry Work

QC Laboratory Technician

Day Shift Hours | Excellent Hands On Experience | Offers Benefits

Job Description

As a QC Lab Technician, you will play a vital role in ensuring the quality and safety of our products through various laboratory and quality control functions. This position involves performing microbiological and analytical testing, supporting food safety programs, and ensuring accurate documentation and communication with production teams.

Responsibilities

• Perform microbiological analysis of products, water, and environment to support sanitation and HACCP programs.
• Accurately collect samples for product testing, including energy drinks and water samples.
• Conduct analytical testing on energy drinks, assessing factors such as CO2 levels, pH, brix, and more.
• Perform titratable acidity and HPLC analysis for caffeine and preservative levels in products.
• Ensure accuracy of measuring devices through proper calibration.
• Record and document results from product analyses meticulously.
• Validate batching sheets, ingredient labels, and specifications before sign-off.
• Communicate with production teams to support QA functions.
• Pull finished goods samples for analytical and customer testing.
• Perform QA line checks every four hours during the shift.
• Review GMPs and adherence to food safety standards in production.
• Check equipment temperatures and calibrations with supporting documentation.

Qualifications:

• Experience in biology and chemistry.
• 2 years experience in food quality or an AA/BA/BS in a scientific discipline.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $21.00 - $21.00/hr.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job

classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be

subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits

available for this temporary role may include the following:

• Medical, dental & vision
• Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
• 401(k) Retirement Plan - Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
• Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
• Short and long-term disability
• Health Spending Account (HSA)
• Transportation benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

Workplace Type

This is a fully onsite position in Big Lake,MN.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Jun 17, 2025.

About Actalent

Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 30,000 consultants and more than 4,500 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

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