• Collect and analyze production samples to evaluate quality.
• Analyze quality control test results and provide feedback and interpretation to production management or staff.
• Stop production if serious product defects are present.
• Monitor performance of quality control systems to ensure effectiveness and efficiency.
• Communicate quality control information to all relevant organizational departments, outside vendors, or contractors.
• Instruct staff in quality control and analytical procedures.
• Produce reports regarding nonconformance of products or processes, daily production quality, root cause analyses, or quality trends.
• Participate in the development of product specifications.
• Review statistical studies, technological advances, or regulatory standards and trends to stay updated of issues in the field of quality control.
• Identify critical points in the manufacturing process and specify sampling procedures to be used at these points.
• Create and implement inspection and testing criteria or procedures.
• Oversee workers including inspectors engaged in testing activities.
• Review and update standard operating procedures or quality control manuals
• Identify quality problems or areas for improvement and recommend solutions.
• Verify that raw materials, purchased parts or components, in-process samples, and finished products meet established testing and inspection standards.
• Generate and maintain quality control
• Direct the tracking of defects; test results other regularly reported quality control data.
• Direct product testing activities throughout production cycles.
• Instruct vendors or contractors on quality guidelines, testing procedures, or ways to eliminate deficiencies.
• Monitor development of new products to help identify possible problems for mass production.