Quality Associate

Job Title: Quality Associate
Job Description
We are seeking a dedicated Quality Associate to perform frequent quality inspections on production lines, ensuring compliance with GMPs, SOPs, safety policies, and quality standards. This role involves working hands-on in a manufacturing environment, monitoring processes, raw materials, and finished products.
Responsibilities

• Conduct frequent quality inspections on production lines.
• Monitor processes, raw materials, and finished products.
• Identify and communicate quality issues, errors, and deviations.
• Ensure compliance with GMPs, SOPs, safety policies, and quality standards.
• Complete quality documentation accurately and on time.
• Verify label accuracy, product codes, and product samples.
• Participate in quality line audits.
• Perform ATP swabbing to verify sanitation requirements.
• Assist with the sample retain program.
• Calibrate quality monitoring equipment as needed.
• Ensure samples are delivered to the laboratory according to established sampling plans.
• Work directly with production employees and team leaders to resolve basic quality issues.

Essential Skills

• Quality Assurance
• Quality Control
• Quality Inspection
• CAPA
• Quality documentation
• Compliance
• Packaging

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Hands-on experience in manufacturing, warehouse operations, quality, or regulated production environments.
• GMP/regulated manufacturing experience is a strong plus.
• Comfortable with the 3rd shift schedule.
• High School Diploma/GED required; Associate degree preferred.
• Minimum 3 years of related experience, preferably in a warehouse, manufacturing, quality, safety, or regulated production environment.

Work Environment
This position is on a 3rd shift schedule. Candidates should be comfortable with a physically demanding role in a fast-paced manufacturing environment. The role requires significant time on the production floor, performing inspections and completing documentation.
Job Type & Location
This is a Permanent position based out of Gurnee, IL.
Pay and Benefits
The pay range for this position is $38000.00 - $40000.00/yr.
Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors.
medical, dental, 401K - full time benefits offered through VP.
Workplace Type
This is a fully onsite position in Gurnee,IL.
Application Deadline
This position is anticipated to close on Sep 25, 2026.
About Actalent


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