Quality Specialist

About the role

The Quality Specialist ensures adherence to quality systems, laboratory procedures, and regulatory requirements within a quality laboratory environment. This role leads internal audit activities, supports analytical testing operations, and drives corrective actions and continuous improvement initiatives. The position serves as a key technical resource across quality, operations, R&D, and customer-facing functions to maintain compliance and product integrity.

Responsibilities

• Lead internal quality audit programs by scheduling audits, training auditors, ensuring compliance, and driving timely corrective action closure.
• Manage quality laboratory workflows, including execution of analytical testing, equipment calibration, maintenance, and finished goods release.
• Serve as the technical quality representative during customer, certification body, and regulatory audits and inquiries.
• Maintain and administer quality systems, documentation, and records using tools such as IFS and Qualtrax; author and update procedures and work instructions.
• Partner cross-functionally to support investigations, customer complaints, inventory optimization, new product support, and continuous improvement initiatives.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry, Engineering, or a related scientific discipline, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Minimum of 3 years of experience in laboratory analytical operations or quality laboratory environments.
• Hands-on experience operating and maintaining analytical instrumentation and laboratory equipment.
• Working knowledge of quality systems, audits, documentation control, and corrective action processes.
• Strong organizational, communication, and problem-solving skills to support cross-functional collaboration.

Qualifications

• Preferred qualifications include:
• Experience leading internal ISO or similar quality system audits.
• Proficiency with quality and documentation systems such as IFS, Qualtrax, or comparable platforms.
• Experience supporting customer audits, regulatory compliance, or certification requirements (e.g., NSF).
• Experience working in manufacturing, chemical, or industrial laboratory environments.

Benefits

Vibrantz offers comprehensive total rewards packages including base pay, variable incentive programs, 401K, medical, dental, vision, life & disability, and variety of well-being resources that meet the needs of our diverse workforce. Union benefits are governed by the applicable collective bargaining unit agreement.

Pay

$63,162.11 - $78,952.64

Schedule

N/A