Quality Technician - 1st Shift
Holden, MA | $26.00 - $28.00/hr | Contract to Hire
Mural Group is partnering with a global specialty chemical and materials manufacturer to hire a Quality Technician for their Holden, Massachusetts facility. This is a 1st shift, Monday through Friday role open to candidates with hands-on lab testing and color matching experience. If you have been doing quality or lab work on a rotating schedule and want straight days at better pay, this is worth a conversation.
The Schedule
Monday through Friday, 7:30 AM to 4:00 PM. No evenings. No weekends.
What You Will Be Doing
This is a lab and quality role, not a production floor position. You will be the technical resource the production team calls when a batch needs evaluation or adjustment.
Test production batches against customer and internal specifications and determine pass/hold/adjust disposition
Recommend and develop adjustments to batches that do not meet specifications
Test incoming raw materials and verify supplier Certificates of Analysis
Complete and issue COA documentation to customers
Record all test results and maintain reference files in SAP
Verify calibration and accuracy of gauges and test equipment
Participate in complaint investigations and corrective action processes as needed
Follow all safety rules and PPE requirements throughout the shift
What We Are Looking For
High school diploma or GED
1 year of color matching experience - spectrophotometer or colorimeter operation, evaluating color against a master standard, and making or recommending adjustments
1 year of quality or lab testing experience in a manufacturing environment
1 year of production experience to understand the floor context your testing supports
Experience recording quality data in SAP or a comparable ERP or LIMS system
Ability to lift up to 50 pounds occasionally and work in an industrial environment with required PPE
Reliable transportation to Holden, MA - this is an on-site role
Forklift license or willingness to obtain one