Lead Technician, Quality Control - 1st Shift - $32.20/hr

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Durham, NC, 27701, US
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Work flexibility: Onsite Req ID: R565446 Employee type: Full Time Job category: RAQA Travel: 0% Relocation: No

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Job description

What you will do:

  • Perform physical and chemical inspections of raw materials, work-in-process, and finished products to ensure quality standards are met

  • Conduct QC testing for lot release and stability samples, supporting timely product release

  • Execute in-process inspections and collaborate with production teams to maintain quality throughout manufacturing

  • Review, issue, and close Production Shop Orders while ensuring documentation accuracy and completeness

  • Manage label printing and control processes in compliance with internal procedures

  • Inspect incoming materials using measuring tools (e.g., calipers, micrometers) and AQL standards to verify conformance to specifications

  • Maintain accurate, organized quality records in accordance with SOPs and support audit readiness

  • Act as a subject matter expert by driving process improvements, supporting cross-functional teams, and resolving non-conformance and production issues

What you need:

Required:

  • High School Diploma or GED

  • Minimum of 5 years of relevant experience in quality control, manufacturing, or a related field

  • Experience performing QC testing and inspections in a regulated or production environment

Preferred:

  • Experience with lab and production equipment (e.g., pipettes, scales, pH meters, stir plates)

  • Familiarity with calibration systems and quality documentation processes

  • Experience drafting or revising SOPs and supporting quality system improvements

  • Prior experience in a regulated industry (medical device, pharmaceutical, or similar environment)


Pay rate will not be below any applicable local minimum wage rates.


$32.20 per hour plus bonus eligible + benefits.

Health benefits include: Medical and prescription drug insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, critical illness insurance, accident insurance, hospital indemnity insurance, personalized healthcare support, wellbeing program and tobacco cessation program. Financial benefits include: Health Savings Account (HSA), Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs), 401(k) plan, Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP), basic life and AD&D insurance, and short-term disability insurance. Click here to learn more about: US Stryker employee benefits

Stryker offers innovative products and services in MedSurg, Neurotechnology and Orthopaedics that help improve patient and healthcare outcomes. Alongside its customers around the world, Stryker impacts more than 150 million patients annually. Depending on customer requirements employees and new hires in sales and field roles that require access to customer accounts as a function of the job may be required to obtain various vaccinations as an essential function of their role.

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