Jobs · Quality Assurance · California

QC Tech

Actalent · Los Angeles, CA · 1 mo ago
On-siteQuality Assurance$20/hrContract
We need to output HTML fragment with sections: headings

for sections like About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Use
  • for any list of duties/requirements/benefits, and

    for prose. Do NOT repeat job title as heading. Do NOT put Job ID/requisition numbers as headings. Remove boilerplate, navigation, legal, EEO, equal-opportunity, scam-warning, duplicated lines, application instructions. Include a section only when posting has real, specific content for it — never emit heading followed by filler/placeholder text (e.g., "commensurate with experience", "not specified", "N/A", "varies", "TBD") and never create Pay/Schedule/Benefits sections unless posting actually states them. We need to preserve all substantive information. Let's parse the posting. Job Title: QC Technician (not used as heading) Job Description paragraph: "The QC Technician plays a key role in ensuring food safety and product quality by performing laboratory and line testing, monitoring production processes, and maintaining accurate documentation. This position focuses on qualitative and quantitative analysis of in‑process and finished products, calibration of lab and line equipment, and strict adherence to Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP), HACCP plans, Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), and other food safety and quality programs." That's prose. Responsibilities: a long list of bullet-like sentences. We'll need to put them in

    • . The list includes many items. We'll extract each bullet. Responsibilities list: - Ensure all parameters of food safety and product quality are consistently adhered to and maintained in the laboratory and designated production areas. - Calibrate laboratory and production line equipment to ensure accurate and reliable test results. - Collect in‑process and finished product samples for standardized qualitative and quantitative testing to verify that products meet specifications. - Perform and record product evaluation tests in accordance with HACCP plans, SOPs, and other food safety and quality programs. - Accurately document and record all required information in the computer system in compliance with SOPs and company standards. - Conduct ATP testing as part of the allergen control program to verify sanitation effectiveness. - Perform microbiological testing on products and environmental samples as required. - Maintain and organize the retain sample library to ensure proper traceability and retrieval of product samples. - Recognize quality deficiencies, initiate appropriate follow‑up actions, and communicate findings to relevant personnel. - Identify and isolate product that does not meet established quality and safety standards. - Understand and comply with Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs), food safety regulations, and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs). - Perform QC tasks including product sampling, line monitoring, auditing, laboratory testing, and equipment calibration to ensure compliance with specifications. - Hold products that do not meet quality standards and determine appropriate dispositions in accordance with company guidelines. - Interpret and apply all information contained within product specification sheets. - Maintain thorough knowledge of the quality characteristics and requirements for each product packaged. - Conduct laboratory testing procedures such as brix, refractive index, pH, density, sensory evaluations, weights, and moisture testing. - Operate laboratory instruments including pH meters, viscosity meters, gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GCMS), UV‑visible measurement equipment, and related food science and chemistry testing tools. - Support production operations across multiple days and shifts, including weekend coverage as needed to align with production schedules. That's responsibilities. Essential Skills: list of bullet-like sentences. Essential Skills list: - Experience in quality control within a food manufacturing or laboratory environment. - Hands‑on proficiency with pH meters and other analytical measurement equipment. - Ability to perform laboratory testing procedures such as brix, refractive index, pH, density, sensory evaluations, weights, and moisture analysis. - Knowledge of food science, chemistry, and basic microbiological testing methods. - Understanding of HACCP plans, GMPs, SOPs, and food safety and quality regulations. - Ability to conduct ATP testing for allergen control and sanitation verification. - Competence in operating laboratory instruments including viscosity meters, gas chromatography systems (GCMS), and UV‑visible measurement equipment. - Strong attention to detail and accuracy in sampling, testing, and documentation. - Ability to interpret product specification sheets and apply them to daily quality control activities. - Capability to identify, isolate, and hold non‑conforming product and determine appropriate dispositions. - Willingness and ability to work second shift (approximately 3:00 p.m. to 11:30 p.m.) and adjust to different weekend hours as needed. - Availability to work one weekend day as part of a six‑day workweek, with flexibility for occasional back‑to‑back weekends based on operational needs. - Ability to wear a half‑face respirator when working with specific chemicals in production. - Strong commitment to building a long‑term career in the food industry. Additional Skills & Qualifications: list. Additional Skills & Qualifications list: - AA, BA, or BS degree in Food Science, Chemistry, or a related science field, OR at least 1 year of food quality control experience with specific lab testing responsibilities (brix, refractive index, pH, density, sensory, weights, moisture, etc.). - Experience in laboratory work focused on food products, including pH and viscosity testing. - General understanding of gas chromatography and related analytical chemistry techniques. - Comfort working in a busy production environment with multiple shifts and frequent interaction with operations personnel. - Ability to learn and follow detailed SOPs and quality programs quickly during initial training. - Strong organizational skills for maintaining retain sample libraries and records. - Effective communication skills to report quality issues and collaborate with production and quality teams. - Reliability and flexibility to support a seven‑day production operation with rotating weekend coverage. Work Environment: paragraph. Work Environment paragraph: "This role is based in a laboratory setting within a food manufacturing facility, focusing on testing food products for pH, viscosity, and other quality parameters. The QC Technician works closely with production, which operates seven days a week, and the lab must be staffed to support these production schedules. The standard shift for this position is second shift, approximately 3:00 p.m. to 11:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, with a six‑day workweek that includes one weekend day (Saturday or Sunday) on a rotating basis. Weekend shifts may have different hours than weekday shifts; for example, a Sunday shift may start at 5:00 a.m. During the first week, possibly two, training is conducted on a day schedule from about 10:00 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. The environment involves working with laboratory instruments such as pH meters, viscosity meters, GCMS, and UV‑visible equipment, as well as occasional use of a half‑face respirator when handling specific production chemicals. The facility is busy and fast‑paced, with two production shifts Monday through Saturday and one shift on Sunday morning, and scheduling aims to minimize back‑to‑back weekend work, though it may occur when covering absences. Consultants receive paid sick time, and there is a three‑month contract‑to‑hire path with fully paid benefits upon permanent hire, offering a stable opportunity to grow a career in the food industry." Job Type & Location: "This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Commerce, CA." That's a short sentence. Pay And Benefits: details. Pay range: "$20.00 - $20.00/hr." That's a specific pay (though same min and max). It's a specific number, not placeholder like "commensurate with experience". So we can include Pay section. Benefits list: "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)" That's a list. We need to output Benefits section with
      • for each benefit. Workplace Type: "This is a fully onsite position in Commerce,CA." That's maybe part of Job Type & Location? Could be separate but we can include in Job Type & Location paragraph. Application Deadline: "This position is anticipated to close on Sep 30, 2026." That's application instruction? It's a deadline; maybe we should drop as application instructions? The instruction says remove application instructions. The deadline is arguably an application instruction. Better to drop it. About Actalent: boilerplate about company, EEO, etc. Remove. San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance etc: legal boilerplate, remove. Use of AI: also boilerplate, remove. Thus we need sections: About the role (maybe the initial job description paragraph?), Responsibilities, Requirements (maybe combine Essential Skills and Additional Skills & Qualifications?), Qualifications (maybe degree/experience?), Skills (maybe essential skills?), Benefits, Pay, Schedule. But we must follow instruction: use

        for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). Include a section ONLY when posting has real, specific content for it. We need to decide which sections to include. We have: - About the role: we have the initial job description paragraph. That's substantive. So include About the role. - Responsibilities: we have list. Include. - Requirements: maybe we can combine Essential Skills and Additional Skills & Qualifications as Requirements? Or we could have Requirements (maybe essential skills) and Qualifications (education/experience). The instruction gives examples but we can decide. We have Essential Skills (list) and Additional Skills & Qualifications (list). Both are substantive. Could split: Requirements = Essential Skills? Qualifications = Additional Skills & Qualifications? Or we could combine them into one Requirements section. But we need to avoid thin sections; better to have a few substantive sections. We could have: - About the role (p) - Responsibilities (ul) - Requirements (ul) combining Essential Skills and Additional Skills & Qualifications? That would be a long list but okay. - Benefits (ul) - Pay (p) maybe with pay range. - Schedule (p) maybe from Work Environment describing shift. But we also have Work Environment paragraph that includes schedule details. Could we put Schedule section from that? The Work Environment includes schedule details: standard shift second shift 3pm-11:30pm, six-day workweek includes one weekend day, weekend shifts may differ, training schedule, etc. That's specific schedule info. So we can create a Schedule section with that prose. We also have Job Type & Location: "Contract to Hire position based out of Commerce, CA." plus Workplace Type: "fully onsite position in Commerce,CA." Could be part of About the role or separate? Could be included in About the role? But About the role currently is just the description paragraph. We could expand About the role to include job type and location? However instruction: do not repeat job title as heading; we can include other info. But we need to preserve all substantive information. So we need to include job type and location somewhere. Could be a short paragraph under About the role or a separate section like "Job Type & Location". But the instruction only gave examples of headings; we could add a heading like "Job Type & Location" if we want, but not required. However we should avoid too many sections. Maybe we can incorporate job type and location into About the role paragraph. Similarly, Workplace Type (fully onsite) could be included in About the role or Schedule? Probably About the role. Thus we can have sections: - About the role (p) containing: job description paragraph + job type + location + workplace type. - Responsibilities (ul) - Requirements (ul) combining Essential Skills and Additional Skills & Qualifications. - Benefits (ul) - Pay (p) with pay range. - Schedule (p) with shift details from Work Environment. We must not include filler like "commensurate with experience". Pay range is specific $20.00 - $20

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