Quality Assurance Analyst

Responsibilities

• Discard or reject products, materials, and equipment not meeting specifications.
• Analyze and interpret blueprints, data, manuals, and other materials to determine specifications, inspection and testing procedures, adjustment and certification methods, formulas, and measuring instruments required.
• Inspect, test, or measure materials, products, installations, and work for conformance to specifications.
• Record inspection or test data, such as weights, temperatures, grades, or moisture content, and quantities inspected or graded.
• Mark items with details such as grade and acceptance or rejection status.
• Measure dimensions of products to verify conformance to specifications, using measuring instruments such as rulers, calipers, gauges, or micrometers.
• Analyze test data and make computations as necessary to determine test results.
• Notify supervisors and other personnel about production problems and assist in identifying and correcting these problems.
• Observe and monitor production operations and equipment to ensure conformance to specifications and make or order necessary process or assembly adjustments.

Requirements

• Insures compliance with quality assurance standards and procedures.
• May perform related duties as required.

Qualifications

• Insures compliance with quality assurance standards and procedures.
• May perform related duties as required.

Skills

• Creativity
• Vocal and written communication skills
• Analytical and problem solving ability
• Team player
• Detail oriented

Knowledge

• Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods
• Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance