QC Lab Technician - Days

About the role

Join a dynamic team as a QC Lab Technician, where you will play a vital role in ensuring the quality and safety of products through rigorous testing and analysis. This position offers a balanced mix of laboratory and production‑floor responsibilities, providing valuable experience in both microbiological and chemical analysis.

Responsibilities

• Perform microbiological analysis of products, water, and environment to support sanitation and HACCP programs for food safety.
• Collect and test samples for products, including energy drinks and various water samples, ensuring the validity of each test.
• Conduct analytical testing on energy drinks and related products, including CO₂, air, volume, crimp, torque, pH, Brix, flavor, and seam checks.
• Analyze titratable acidity and perform HPLC analysis for caffeine and preservative levels.
• Conduct TOA assessments of finished products, evaluating taste, odor, and appearance.
• Pull finished‑goods samples from production for analytical and customer testing.
• Review labels and documents for the release of finished products.
• Perform a QA line check every four hours to ensure adherence to food safety standards and equipment calibration.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• 2 years of experience in food quality or an AA/BA/BS in a scientific discipline, or a bachelor’s degree in chemistry, biology, or a related field.
• Strong data and documentation skills.
• Excellent communication skills.

Work Environment

This position operates within a contract mixing and bottling manufacturing environment that includes a full brewery for contract brewing. The role works on a day shift from 5:45 am to 6:00 pm on a rotating schedule (typically 2 days on, 2 days off, then a 3‑day rotating weekend) as part of the Green or Yellow team. Duties are divided equally between floor and lab functions. The company has two manufacturing sites, each equipped with analytical and microbiology labs to ensure product quality.

Job Type & Location

Contract‑to‑Hire position based in Saint Cloud, MN. This is a fully onsite role.

Pay

The pay range for this position is $21.00 – $21.00 per hour. Compensation within this range will depend on qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent factors.

Benefits

• Medical, dental & vision coverage
• Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital insurance
• 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)

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on September 29, 2026.

About Actalent

Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. The company helps visionary organizations advance their engineering and science initiatives through specialized experts who drive scale, innovation, and speed to market. With a network of nearly 20,000 consultants and 5,000 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia, and Europe, Actalent serves many Fortune 500 companies. Actalent is an equal‑opportunity employer.