Materials Management Associate

Position Title: Materials Management Associate
Work Location: Social Circle, GA 30025
Assignment Duration: 6 Months
Work Schedule: 08:30 AM - 04:30 PM
Work Arrangement: Onsite
 
Position Summary:

• The Materials Management Associate (Laboratory Services, Technician) ensures the quality of both laboratory processes through material management.
• This position upholds The Organization’s mission by ensuring ongoing compliance with regulatory requirements and promoting continuous improvement.

 
Background & Context:

• Supporting Quality Control, you play a key role in coordinating and overseeing the management of laboratory consumables and inventory, ensuring all materials meet internal specifications and regulatory standards.
• As an entry-level professional, you will tackle well-defined challenges and apply fundamental theories and methodologies to real-world situations.
• This role cultivates a strong foundation in industry practices, supporting uninterrupted laboratory operations while ensuring that consumables consistently meet rigorous safety and quality standards.

 
Key Responsibilities:

• Manage documentation related to quality incidents and CAPAs
• Analyze data to identify trends and issues in manufacturing processes
• Participate in continuous improvement initiatives to enhance quality control methods
• Collaborate with team members across departments to resolve consumable-related quality issues, including deviations and CAPAs.
• Adhere to safety protocols and regulatory compliance standards in all tasks
• Monitor and manage lab consumables inventory levels, ensuring timely availability for testing and analytical workflows.
• Maintain accurate records of consumable specifications, change controls, and notifications. Ensure adherence to GMP and SOPs.
• Support consumable change control processes triggered by internal initiatives or external updates.
• Assist in regulatory inspections by providing documentation and subject matter expertise.
• Work closely with QC analysts, supply chain teams, and quality groups to align consumable planning and quality expectations.
• Continuous Improvement: Identify opportunities to improve consumable handling processes and contribute to quality and efficiency initiatives.
• Support completion of deviations and/or laboratory investigations as needed.

 
Qualification & Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Engineering, Chemistry, Biological Science, or related field preferred with Analytical Chemistry or Microbiology Laboratory coursework and 0-2 years’ experience
• 2+ years of experience in materials or consumables management, preferably within a GMP-regulated environment.
• Applies fundamental Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) under guidance.
• Conducts analytical testing using standard laboratory techniques, ensuring precision.
• Maintains and troubleshoots laboratory equipment with minimal supervision.
• Accurately manages documentation for quality incidents and CAPAs.
• Analyzes data to identify process trends and potential issues.
• Participates in continuous improvement initiatives for quality control.
• Collaborates cross-functionally to resolve quality-related issues.
• Adheres strictly to safety protocols and regulatory standards.
• Demonstrates strong problem-solving skills for laboratory challenges.
• Maintains clear and compliant records to support regulatory audits.
• Engages in ongoing training to advance quality control proficiency.
• Familiar with ERP (SAP, JDE) and inventory management tools (Ariba).
• Solid grasp of quality control principles and regulatory requirements.
• Displays excellent organizational and communication abilities.
• Follows detailed instructions closely to uphold quality and safety.

 
Working Conditions & Physical Demands:

• Lift, push, pull, and carry up to 35 lbs.
• Unpack pallets and stock shelves with boxes or bottles.
• 20/20 near vision (corrected vision acceptable); must distinguish red, yellow, and blue.
• Work in controlled environments with required gowning and protective equipment (may include hearing protection).
• No contact lenses, make-up, jewelry, nail polish, or artificial nails when applicable.
• Mix of sedentary work, standing, and walking throughout the facility.
• May enter cold/wet areas and climb stairs or ladders for sample retrieval.
• Work around chemicals (alcohol, acids, buffers) that may require respiratory protection.
• Possible shift work, off-shift hours, and supplemental hours as needed.
• May work in confined areas; inside conditions, clean rooms, and some cool/hot storage.

 

At SPECTRAFORCE, we are committed to maintaining a workplace that ensures fair compensation and wage transparency in adherence with all applicable state and local laws. This position's pay range is $25.00/hr – $29.00/hr.