According to people in this career, the main tasks are...
| Task | Importance |
|---|---|
| Stop production if serious product defects are present. | 92% |
| Review and update standard operating procedures or quality assurance manuals. | 86% |
| Monitor performance of quality control systems to ensure effectiveness and efficiency. | 86% |
| Review quality documentation necessary for regulatory submissions and inspections. | 84% |
| Analyze quality control test results and provide feedback and interpretation to production management or staff. | 84% |
| Verify that raw materials, purchased parts or components, in-process samples, and finished products meet established testing and inspection standards. | 84% |
| Oversee workers including supervisors, inspectors, or laboratory workers engaged in testing activities. | 84% |
| Direct product testing activities throughout production cycles. | 83% |
| Instruct staff in quality control and analytical procedures. | 82% |
| Direct the tracking of defects, test results, or other regularly reported quality control data. | 81% |
| Participate in the development of product specifications. | 81% |
| Identify quality problems or areas for improvement and recommend solutions. | 80% |
| Collect and analyze production samples to evaluate quality. | 80% |
| Produce reports regarding nonconformance of products or processes, daily production quality, root cause analyses, or quality trends. | 78% |
| Communicate quality control information to all relevant organizational departments, outside vendors, or contractors. | 78% |
| Monitor development of new products to help identify possible problems for mass production. | 77% |
| Identify critical points in the manufacturing process and specify sampling procedures to be used at these points. | 76% |
| Create and implement inspection and testing criteria or procedures. | 75% |
| Document testing procedures, methodologies, or criteria. | 75% |
| Review statistical studies, technological advances, or regulatory standards and trends to stay abreast of issues in the field of quality control. | 72% |
| Coordinate the selection and implementation of quality control equipment, such as inspection gauges. | 72% |
| Generate and maintain quality control operating budgets. | 71% |
| Instruct vendors or contractors on quality guidelines, testing procedures, or ways to eliminate deficiencies. | 70% |
| Audit and inspect subcontractor facilities including external laboratories. | 67% |
| Confer with marketing and sales departments to define client requirements and expectations. | 65% |
| Evaluate new testing and sampling methodologies or technologies to determine usefulness. | 65% |
| Review and approve quality plans submitted by contractors. | 64% |
