
Quality Technician - Entry Level | Full-Time | $19/hr
Farmington, CTFull-time$20/hrSeen 1w agoSeen in employer's feed 2 days ago
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Job overview
Ultimate Nutrition is seeking an entry-level Quality Technician to work alongside Production on the manufacturing floor. The technician performs quality checks, reviews documentation, collects samples, and helps ensure products meet quality and compliance standards. The role offers hands-on experience in manufacturing and quality, with a Monday-Friday schedule and medical, dental, vision, retirement, and paid-time-off benefits.
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Full job description
Ultimate Nutrition, a trusted supplement manufacturer since 1979, is looking for a Full-Time, Entry-Level Quality Technician to work hands-on alongside our Production team. This is a great opportunity for someone looking to build a career in Quality while gaining real-world experience in a manufacturing environment. You'll be on the production floor performing quality checks, reviewing documentation, collecting samples, and working directly with Production to help ensure our products meet quality and compliance standards before reaching customers in over 160 countries worldwide. - Employment: Full-Time - Pay: $20/hour - Schedule: Monday-Friday, 6:30 AM-3:00 PM - Reports To: Quality Manager What You'll Do - Work directly alongside Production to support quality throughout the manufacturing process. - Perform in-process checks on weighing, paperwork, sampling, and production activities. - Verify documentation for compliance with GMP, GDP, and SOP requirements. - Collect and coordinate in-process and finished-product samples. - Monitor process controls and accurately record measurements. - Identify and report out-of-specification or quality concerns. - Conduct routine safety and sanitation walkthroughs. - Assist with retention samples and shipping/receiving activities as needed. What We're Looking For - High School Diploma or equivalent. - Manufacturing experience preferred, particularly in food or dietary supplements. - Strong attention to detail and accurate record keeping. - Comfortable working hands-on in a production/manufacturing environment. - Basic Microsoft Office skills. - Familiarity with 21 CFR Part 111, GMP, or GDP is a plus, but not required. - Spanish fluency is a plus. - Must be at least 18 years old and legally authorized to work in the United States. Benefits - Weekly pay. - Same-day access to earned wages. - Medical, dental, and vision coverage. - Voluntary short-term and long-term supplemental plans. - 401(k) plan. - Paid Time Off. - Unpaid Time Off. - Profit Sharing - Predictable Monday-Friday schedule - no nights or weekends. Additional Information Ultimate Nutrition is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law. This position may be subject to a pre-employment background check and drug screening, consistent with applicable federal, state, and local law. Ultimate Nutrition participates in E-Verify to confirm employment eligibility. Reasonable accommodations are available for individuals with disabilities throughout the application and interview process.
How this job compares
Set against the 5,012 open Quality Assurance jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 29, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$20/hr
- US median$26–31/hr848 hourly ranges
This rate, $20/hr, is 29% below the US median midpoint ($28/hr) — in the lowest quarter of Quality Assurance hourly ranges across the US.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 54 open Quality Assurance jobs in Connecticut and 5,012 across the US. 3% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Experience
- Quality Assurance postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 2 to 5 years (3,845 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a high school diploma; 2,615 of the 5,012 open Quality Assurance jobs (52%) ask for a high school diploma or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 29, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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