Senior QC Technician, Fragrance Manufacturing

Elizabeth, NJfull timeOn Site

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senior

$80k–$100k

H1B: yes

Osmo The Senior QC Technician at Osmo performs quality control testing and sensory evaluation on raw materials and finished fragrances. The role involves making real-time accept/reject decisions, maintaining lab instrumentation, and mentoring QC staff.

Responsibilities

Osmo's QC function is being built from the ground up, and this seat is where day-to-day quality judgment lives. You'll run testing and sampling on raw materials coming in and finished fragrance going out, using real fragrance-industry judgment that automated testing alone can't provide. You'll have the standing to make real-time accept/reject calls independently, and the experience to step in and cover QC decisions when the QC Manager is out.
Judge incoming raw material results from automated testing, deciding when an out-of-spec reading is a real defect versus normal variation in a natural material
Apply trained olfactive judgment to evaluate raw materials and finished goods using sensory skill the equipment can't replicate
Run triangulation testing on outgoing product to confirm it matches prior batches before it reaches a customer
Make accept/reject calls in real time, multiple times a day, escalating only genuinely ambiguous cases to the QC Manager
Step in and cover QC sign-off when the QC Manager is unavailable, keeping finished-goods flow moving rather than stalling
Maintain and run lab instrumentation (GC/MS, photosampler, flash point testing, colorimeters), including calibration checks and upkeep
Maintain audit-ready lab records: test logs, certificates of analysis, and equipment records
Mentor QC Tech staff on fragrance-specific testing and olfactive judgment
Partner across the floor with Purchasing, Warehouse, Shipping/Receiving, and Fragrance Development on sample flow and testing turnaround

Qualification

Strong documentation habitsTechnical degree preferred (ChemistryOn-site in Elizabeth

Required

Fragrance industry experience or exposure required — adjacent industries (coffee, beer, wine, alcohol roasting, flavor, cosmetics, specialty chemicals) don't clear the bar
Comfortable making high-frequency accept/reject calls independently, without over-escalating routine judgment
Trained nose — sensory and olfactive evaluation skill specific to fragrance raw materials and finished goods
Strong hands-on experience with lab instrumentation; GC/GCMS familiarity is a plus, not a requirement
Strong documentation habits
Comfortable stepping into a QC decision-making role in the Manager's absence
Technical degree preferred (Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, or related); equivalent hands-on fragrance-industry lab experience accepted in place of a degree
On-site in Elizabeth, NJ, 5 days a week