Quality Control Lab Specialist

Quality Control Lab Specialist

• Location: Baton Rouge, Louisiana

• Pay Range: $28-32 per hour, depending on experience

• Employment Type: Temp-to-Hire

• Schedule: Monday–Friday, Day shift

Kelly Science & Clinical is seeking a detail-oriented Quality Control Lab Specialist to support quality control laboratory operations within a regulated manufacturing environment. This role will perform routine testing, maintain accurate laboratory documentation, and help ensure products meet established quality standards and regulatory requirements.

Responsibilities

• Sample, prepare, and test raw materials, in-process materials, and finished products.

• Perform routine microbiological, chemical, and physical testing according to approved procedures.

• Prepare laboratory materials, equipment, and supplies for testing.

• Assist with equipment maintenance, calibration documentation, and laboratory readiness.

• Support environmental monitoring and maintain a clean, organized laboratory.

• Prepare, review, and maintain laboratory records, batch documentation, and test logs.

• Enter and maintain accurate data in electronic and paper-based systems.

• Follow cGMP, Good Documentation Practices (GDP), SOPs, and data integrity requirements.

• Assist with deviations, nonconformances, out-of-specification (OOS) results, CAPA, and change control documentation.

• Support internal audits, inspections, document retrieval, and quality system activities.

• Communicate documentation discrepancies and potential compliance concerns to the appropriate team members.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Biology, Chemistry, or a related biological science.

• Three to five years of laboratory experience in a regulated manufacturing or testing environment preferred.

• Experience working under cGMP requirements and with electronic or paper-based quality documentation.

• Familiarity with microbiological and analytical testing procedures.

• Understanding of quality management system processes, including deviations, CAPA, OOS, and change control.

• Strong computer, data entry, organization, and record-management skills.

• Excellent attention to detail, communication, and problem-solving abilities.

• Ability to follow detailed procedures and work independently within assigned responsibilities.

About Kelly Science & Clinical

Kelly Science & Clinical connects skilled science and laboratory professionals with opportunities across the scientific and clinical industries. We are committed to helping talented professionals find meaningful work where they can grow and make an impact.

As part of our promise to talent, Kelly supports those who work with us through a variety of benefits, perks, and work-related resources. Please note: The following benefits reflect Kelly's general offerings. Eligibility may vary by assignment, location, and job type. 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 (https://www.mykelly.com/help-support-working-with-kelly-us/#Benefits) 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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Kelly Services is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We welcome, value, and embrace diversity at all levels and are committed to building a team that is inclusive of a variety of backgrounds, communities, perspectives, and abilities. At Kelly, we believe that the more inclusive we are, the better services we can provide. Requests for accommodation related to our application process can be directed to Kelly’s 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.