Quality Control Technician

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