Senior QC Technician, Fragrance Manufacturing

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.

Responsibilities

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; 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; 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

Requirements

Fragrance industry experience or exposure required; Comfortable making high-frequency accept/reject calls independently; Trained nose with sensory and olfactive evaluation skill specific to fragrance raw materials and finished goods; Strong hands-on experience with lab instrumentation; Strong documentation habits; Comfortable stepping into a QC decision-making role in the Manager's absence; On-site in Elizabeth, NJ, 5 days a week

Nice to have

GC/GCMS familiarity; Technical degree preferred (Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, or related); Equivalent hands-on fragrance-industry lab experience accepted in place of a degree

Benefits

Real growth path to a senior technician track with independent QC decision-making authority; Catered lunch Mon/Wed/Fri; Newark, NJ and Brooklyn shuttles; 401(k) savings plan and employer match; Competitive salary and meaningful equity in a high-growth company; Flexible PTO and paid family leave; Commuter benefits (pre-tax transit and parking); Medical, dental, and vision coverage; Healthcare FSA; Company holidays