Manager, Quality Control (Fragrance)

Required

• 5+ Years in Fragrance QC — Direct fragrance industry experience required; adjacent industries like flavor, cosmetics, or specialty chemicals don't clear the bar here. 8 to 12 years is ideal.
• A Builder, Not Just an Operator — You've stood up or fixed a QC process before, not only executed inside one someone else built.
• Trained Nose — Organoleptic and sensory evaluation skill specific to fragrance raw materials and finished goods.
• Independent Decision-Maker — Comfortable making high-frequency accept or reject calls without over-escalating routine judgment.
• Quality Systems Fluent — Working knowledge of quality documentation, audits, and CAPA/root cause processes in a regulated manufacturing environment.
• Direct Communicator — Low-bureaucracy, thrives in a fast-moving, still-being-built environment.
• Technical Degree Preferred — Bachelor's in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, or a related scientific field preferred; equivalent hands-on experience or equivalent military experience accepted in place of a degree.
• On Site in Elizabeth, NJ — In the plant 5 days a week.
• What Success Looks Like (First 6-12 Months)
• Establish a real, working quality QC program from a process and systems standpoint, building on the groundwork already started. Qualify raw materials at scale. Get product to customers cleanly and consistently, without holds or rejections after the fact.