Quality Technician

Description: A Quality Technician checks products or materials for defects, records inspection results and helps ensure the supply chain runs smoothly by identifying issues early in the process.

Inspecting raw materials, semi-finished and finished output samples by appropriate drawings or specifications by measuring dimensions and examining functionality

Ensuring subcontractor goods meet required specifications and tolerances

Checking that the assembly or production line adheres to standards and procedures and complies with regulations

Reviewing blueprints and specifications to compare to produced goods

Determining the causes of product defects and offering advice on how best to correct the issues

Recording inspection results by completing reports, summarizing re-works and wastes and inputting data into quality database

Training the production team on quality control measures to improve product excellence and proposing improvements to the production process

Updating job knowledge by engaging in educational opportunities and regular training

Keeping measurement equipment operating accurately by following calibration requirements and calling for repairs

Required Skills:

Knowledge of quality standards, best practices for quality assurance and product safety regulations for the employer's specific industry

Spatial reasoning skills to interpret blueprints and schematics

Observational skills to identify defects in product characteristics, such as shape, size, color and surface texture

Analytical and problem-solving skills to understand test results and diagnose product defects

Ability to use measuring devices like gauges, meters, calipers, torque wrenches, hardness testers, tensile testers, surface roughness testers, scopes, digital inspection systems and other tools and equipment

Communication skills to create concise reports and provide feedback and instruction to the manufacturing team

Ability to remain upright and mobile throughout a shift, move heavy objects and access difficult-to-reach spaces