Quality Control Technician - Microbiology

Job Description

Job Description

Job Title: Quality Control Technician - Microbiology
Job Description

The Quality Control Technician – Microbiology supports a regulated QC laboratory by maintaining accurate documentation, coordinating sample management activities, and assisting with quality and compliance tasks in accordance with FDA 21 CFR Part 111, GMP requirements, and internal quality systems. This role requires strong attention to detail, excellent organizational skills, and a commitment to data accuracy while working in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and organize quality control records, logs, and documentation in accordance with GMP requirements and internal quality procedures.
• Review laboratory paperwork for completeness, accuracy, and compliance with Good Documentation Practices (GDP).
• Scan, file, archive, and retrieve QC documents, including Certificates of Analysis (COAs), QC laboratory worksheets, environmental monitoring records, testing documentation, and retain sample logs.
• Assist with issuance, reconciliation, and tracking of controlled documents and laboratory forms.
• Enter laboratory and quality data into electronic systems, spreadsheets, and databases with a high level of accuracy.
• Support preparation, organization, and retrieval of documentation for audits, inspections, and internal reviews.
• Assist with logging, labeling, tracking, and organizing incoming raw material, in-process, finished product, and retain samples.
• Coordinate sample transfers between departments and external laboratories, ensuring proper chain of custody and documentation.
• Maintain sample inventory and storage organization within the laboratory and retain sample areas.
• Monitor sample hold times and assist with disposition tracking and related documentation.
• Assist with routing of documentation, including scanning, organization, and filing of quality and laboratory records.
• Maintain laboratory supply inventory and assist with ordering office and laboratory consumables.
• Schedule and coordinate calibration, maintenance, and service documentation for laboratory equipment, ensuring records are current and complete.
• Maintain cleanliness and organization of QC office, documentation areas, and related workspaces.
• Communicate effectively with Quality Control, Quality Assurance, Warehouse, Production, and external laboratories to support timely testing and documentation flow.
• Perform other administrative, microbiology-related, and quality support duties as assigned to support overall QC operations.

• Strong microbiology skill set, including familiarity with environmental monitoring, swabbing, plating, and related microbiological techniques.
• Experience working with environmental monitoring (EM) records and sample records in a regulated laboratory setting.
• Proficiency in reviewing and maintaining testing documentation, Certificates of Analysis (COAs), equipment logs, batch records, and other QC records.
• Working knowledge of Good Documentation Practices (GDP) and GMP principles, particularly FDA 21 CFR Part 111 requirements.
• Demonstrated ability to manage sample documentation, including sample management and retain sample logs.
• Experience supporting audit preparation through organization and retrieval of quality and laboratory documentation.
• Strong attention to detail, organization, and data accuracy in a fast-paced environment.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills for cross-functional interaction with QC, QA, Warehouse, Production, and external laboratories.
• Ability to use electronic systems, spreadsheets, and databases for data entry and record management.

• Experience with technical writing, including creation and revision of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
• Familiarity with quality control processes in a manufacturing or contract manufacturing environment.
• Comfort working with controlled documents and document control systems.
• Ability to prioritize multiple tasks and meet deadlines in a regulated environment.
• Interest in a contract-to-hire opportunity with potential for long-term growth in quality and microbiology.

This role is based in a Quality Control laboratory within a supplement manufacturing environment that operates under FDA 21 CFR Part 111 and GMP requirements. The position supports a fast-paced, highly regulated setting where accuracy, documentation integrity, and compliance are critical. You will work closely with QC, QA, Warehouse, Production, and external laboratories, using laboratory equipment, electronic systems, and documentation tools on a daily basis. The environment emphasizes organization, cleanliness, and adherence to established procedures and quality systems.

Job Type & Location

This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Valencia, CA.

The pay range for this position is $35.00 - $38.00/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)

This is a fully onsite position in Valencia,CA.

This position is anticipated to close on Jun 9, 2026.

About Actalent

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