Overview
Job Description
QA Specialist - Manufacturing
Location: Redwood City, CA
Onsite Flexibility: Onsite
Contract Details
- Position Type: Contract
- Contract Duration: 12 months
- Pay Rate: $45.00 $50.00 / Hour (USD)
- Shift / Schedule: 5:30 AM 2:00 PM, Monday Friday
- Work Authorization: Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.
Job Summary
In plain, everyday terms, this person is the quality and safety gatekeeper on the factory floor. When a pharmaceutical plant makes medicine (or ingredients for inhalers, as this client's plant does), every single step must follow strict government health rules. If something isn't done correctly or written down properly, that medicine cannot leave the building. This person's job is to make sure the medicine is made safely, correctly, and with flawless paperwork.
Key Responsibilities
- On-the-Floor (OTF) QA Support: Act as the dedicated QA presence on the manufacturing floor, answering compliance questions and guiding 7 8 manufacturing technicians per shift.
- Batch Record Review & Guidance: Guide technicians on GDP/GMP batch record compliance, assist with appropriate comments/entries, and perform final review and approval of executed batch records.
- Material & Product Release: Review and approve the release of incoming raw materials as well as the finished product (functional excipient powder produced via spray drying for MDI inhalers).
- Quality & Compliance Oversight: Ensure adherence to standard operating procedures (SOPs) and cGMP regulations in real-time production.
Required Skills
- Attention to Detail: Critical for meticulous batch record auditing, data integrity, and compliance checks.
- Effective Communication: Ability to collaborate, guide, and communicate clearly and constructively with manufacturing operators, shift leads, and quality teams.
- Adaptability: Comfortable working on the production floor in a dynamic 24/5 manufacturing schedule.
- Familiarity with executed batch record review and raw material/finished product disposition.
- Comfort and ability to work in a manufacturing cleanroom suite wearing a PAPR suit for up to ~80% of the shift.
Education Requirements
- Bachelor's degree required.
Required Experience
- Hands-on cGMP experience within pharmaceutical or biotech manufacturing.
Nice-to-Have Experience
- Background in Quality Assurance (QA) in a manufacturing plant environment is strongly preferred.
Work Environment / Physical Requirements
- Role requires working on the manufacturing floor in a cleanroom suite environment.
- Must be comfortable wearing full PPE, including a powered air purifying respirator (PAPR), for up to ~80% of the shift.
- Candidates should have no medical or physical limitations regarding the use of PPE or working in confined spaces.
- 24/5 dynamic manufacturing schedule.
Important Notes
- Interview process: 1st round with hiring manager; 2nd round onsite.
About the Client
This client is a biopharmaceutical and life sciences organization operating manufacturing and R&D facilities across strategic U.S. locations, including California. With a strong emphasis on science-led quality and GMP/cGMP regulatory compliance, the organization employs QA specialists, research scientists, communications professionals, and quality assurance teams who collaborate across highly regulated pharmaceutical manufacturing environments.
About GTT
GTT is a minority-owned staffing firm and a subsidiary of Chenega Corporation, a Native American-owned company in Alaska. We highly value diverse and inclusive workplaces and support Fortune 500 organizations across banking, financial services, technology, life sciences, biotech, utilities, and retail sectors throughout the U.S. and Canada.
Job Number:
26-18086 Industry: Manufacturing & Operations
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