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Company: Kelly Services
Location: Raleigh, NC
Career Level: Associate
Industries: Recruitment Agency, Staffing, Job Board

Description

Temporary QC Laboratory Technician (Contract)

Schedule: Monday–Friday, first shift, with flexibility on start time
Employment Type: Temporary contract position
Hourly Pay Rate: $25-$28 depending on experience

Position Summary

This role is responsible for performing chemical, physical, and microbiological testing of raw materials, in-process samples, and finished products. The position also supports microbial propagation activities and environmental monitoring within a quality control laboratory.

Education, Certifications, and Experience
  • Bachelor's degree in a scientific discipline

  • Prior experience in a quality control laboratory performing chemical and/or microbiological testing is preferred

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
  • Basic understanding of current Good Laboratory Practices (cGLP)

  • Working knowledge of laboratory equipment such as analytical balances and pH meters

  • Proficiency in chemical laboratory techniques including pipetting, pH adjustment, volumetric dilutions, and wet chemistry testing

  • Experience with microbiological techniques such as aseptic technique, colony counting, and microbial enumeration methods (e.g., membrane filtration)

  • Strong organizational skills and effective written and verbal communication

  • Ability to follow established procedures and manage time independently

  • Basic computer proficiency, including Microsoft Office applications

Primary Responsibilities
  • Perform chemical, physical, and microbiological testing of raw materials, in-process samples, and finished products

  • Conduct routine environmental monitoring, including microbial enumeration via membrane filtration and kinetic endotoxin testing

  • Prepare reagents, media, samples, and standards as required

  • Follow all test procedures and internal protocols as written

  • Accurately document test results and perform required calculations

  • Operate laboratory equipment according to internal procedures

  • Perform microbial strain propagations, including preparation of pre-seed and associated media, inoculation procedures, contamination checks, reagent and vitamin preparation, and preparation of transfer vessels for production

  • Perform additional duties as assigned

Working Conditions

Work is performed in a scientific laboratory environment, including controlled temperature areas and clean rooms for microbial propagation activities. The role may involve exposure to hazardous materials and requires strict adherence to safety policies, SOPs, BPRs, and applicable quality and compliance standards.

Physical Requirements
  • Ability to stand for more than 6 hours per day and sit between 3 and 6 hours per day

  • Repetitive motion and use of vibrating laboratory equipment may be required



As part of our promise to talent, Kelly supports those who work with us through a variety of benefits, perks, and work-related resources. Kelly offers eligible employees voluntary benefit plans including medical, dental, vision, telemedicine, term life, whole life, accident insurance, critical illness, a legal plan, and short-term disability. As a Kelly employee, you will have access to a retirement savings plan, service bonus and holiday pay plans (earn up to eight paid holidays per benefit year), and a transit spending account. In addition, employees are entitled to earn paid sick leave under the applicable state or local plan. Click here for more information on benefits and perks that may be available to you as a member of the Kelly Talent Community.

Why Kelly® Science & Clinical?

Kelly Science & Clinical is your connection to premier scientific and clinical companies looking to hire industry experts just like you. Our team creates expert talent solutions to solve the world's most critical challenges. Every day, we match science professionals with dream jobs that fit their skills, interests, and career goals—it's the way we think job searching should be. Nearly 100 percent of our science recruiters have a professional background and education in science, so we know a thing or two about the science market and how to get your expertise noticed.

About Kelly

Work changes everything. And at Kelly, we're obsessed with where it can take you. To us, it's about more than simply accepting your next job opportunity. It's the fuel that powers every next step of your life. It's the ripple effect that changes and improves everything for your family, your community, and the world. Which is why, here at Kelly, we are dedicated to providing you with limitless opportunities to enrich your life—just ask the 300,000 people we employ each year.

Kelly is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants regardless of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, age, marital status, pregnancy, genetic information, or any other legally protected status, and we take affirmative action to recruit, employ, and advance qualified individuals with disabilities and protected veterans in the workforce. Requests for accommodation related to our application process can be directed to the Kelly Human Resource Knowledge Center. Kelly complies with the requirements of California's state and local Fair Chance laws. A conviction does not automatically bar individuals from employment. Kelly participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S.


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