Plan, direct, or coordinate quality assurance programs. Formulate quality control policies and control quality of laboratory and production efforts.
<ul><li>Collect and analyze production samples to evaluate quality.</li><li>Analyze quality control test results and provide feedback and interpretation to production management or staff.</li><li>Stop production if serious product defects are present.</li><li>Monitor performance of quality control systems to ensure effectiveness and efficiency.</li><li>Produce reports regarding nonconformance of products or processes, daily production quality, root cause analyses, or quality trends.</li><li>Instruct staff in quality control and analytical procedures.</li><li>Communicate quality control information to all relevant organizational departments, outside vendors, or contractors.</li><li>Participate in the development of product specifications.</li><li>Review statistical studies, technological advances, or regulatory standards and trends to stay abreast of issues in the field of quality control.</li><li>Identify critical points in the manufacturing process and specify sampling procedures to be used at these points.</li><li>Create and implement inspection and testing criteria or procedures.</li><li>Document testing procedures, methodologies, or criteria.</li><li>Oversee workers including supervisors, inspectors, or laboratory workers engaged in testing activities.</li><li>Review and update standard operating procedures or quality assurance manuals.</li><li>Identify quality problems or areas for improvement and recommend solutions.</li><li>Verify that raw materials, purchased parts or components, in-process samples, and finished products meet established testing and inspection standards.</li><li>Review quality documentation necessary for regulatory submissions and inspections.</li><li>Generate and maintain quality control operating budgets.</li><li>Direct the tracking of defects, test results, or other regularly reported quality control data.</li><li>Evaluate new testing and sampling methodologies or technologies to determine usefulness.</li><li>Direct product testing activities throughout production cycles.</li><li>Instruct vendors or contractors on quality guidelines, testing procedures, or ways to eliminate deficiencies.</li><li>Coordinate the selection and implementation of quality control equipment, such as inspection gauges.</li></ul>