QUALITY CONTROL SYSTEMS MANAGER

Job Definition:

• Management and organization analysts assist organizations to achieve greater efficiency and solve organizational problems. They study organizational structures, methods, systems and procedures.

Job Description:

• Plan, direct, or coordinate quality assurance programs. Formulate quality control policies and control quality of laboratory and production efforts.

Duties and Tasks:

• 1) Review and approve quality plans submitted by contractors.

  2) Evaluate new testing and sampling methodologies or technologies to determine usefulness.

• 3) Audit and inspect subcontractor facilities including external laboratories.
• 4) Review and update standard operating procedures or quality assurance manuals.
• 5) Monitor development of new products to help identify possible problems for mass production.
• 6) Instruct staff in quality control and analytical procedures.
• 7) Direct the tracking of defects, test results, or other regularly reported quality control data.
• 8) Confer with marketing and sales departments to define client requirements and expectations.
• 9) Direct product testing activities throughout production cycles.
• 10) Review statistical studies, technological advances, or regulatory standards and trends to stay abreast of issues in the field of quality control.
• 11) Coordinate the selection and implementation of quality control equipment such as inspection gauges.
• 12) Verify that raw materials, purchased parts or components, in-process samples, and finished products meet established testing and inspection standards.
• 13) Produce reports regarding nonconformance of products or processes, daily production quality, root cause analyses, or quality trends.
• 14) Instruct vendors or contractors on quality guidelines, testing procedures, or ways to eliminate deficiencies.
• 15) Identify critical points in the manufacturing process and specify sampling procedures to be used at these points.
• 16) Communicate quality control information to all relevant organizational departments, outside vendors, or contractors.
• 17) Analyze quality control test results and provide feedback and interpretation to production management or staff.
• 18) Oversee workers including supervisors, inspectors, or laboratory workers engaged in testing activities.
• 19) Document testing procedures, methodologies, or criteria.
• 20) Create and implement inspection and testing criteria or procedures.
• 21) Monitor performance of quality control systems to ensure effectiveness and efficiency.
• 22) Collect and analyze production samples to evaluate quality.
• 23) Stop production if serious product defects are present.
• 24) Generate and maintain quality control operating budgets.
• 25) Review quality documentation necessary for regulatory submissions and inspections.
• 26) Participate in the development of product specifications.
• 27) Identify quality problems or areas for improvement and recommend solutions.

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