Technician, Quality Control (Fragrance)

Osmo•Elizabeth, NJ

6d•$80,000 - $100,000•Onsite

About The Position

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.

Requirements

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
On-site in Elizabeth, NJ, 5 days a week

Nice To Haves

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

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 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 (L2) 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

Benefits

Real Growth Path — A senior technician track with real, independent QC decision-making authority, inside a quality function being built from the ground up
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)
health, dental, and vision coverage
401(k) retirement savings plan with company match
flexible paid time off and company holidays
equity or incentive compensation for eligible roles