Quality Control Specialist | Quality Assurance Analyst

Role overview

Inspections and quality controls

• Inspect incoming materials, work-in-progress products, and finished goods against specifications, drawings, standards, and acceptance criteria.
• Perform dimensional, visual, functional, and other applicable inspections using approved testing methods.
• Develop and maintain quality control procedures, inspection plans, assurance guidelines, standardized checklists, and testing procedures.
• Check instrument calibration and suitability; support product testing, sample evaluation, process validation, and quality verification.

Analysis and improvement

• Identify defects, process deviations, nonconformities, and quality risks; document inspection results, test findings, and observations.
• Analyze quality data and production indicators, including defect rates, rejections, rework, and first-pass yield.
• Investigate root causes of product failures, customer complaints, and production issues; coordinate corrective and preventive actions and verify effectiveness.
• Recommend process improvements to reduce waste, errors, and product variation; identify opportunities to automate reporting and improve inspection efficiency.

Reporting, audits, and collaboration

• Prepare inspection reports, nonconformance reports, audit findings, and management summaries; maintain accurate quality and corrective action records.
• Support quality management systems and participate in internal, external, supplier, and customer audits and assessments.
• Evaluate supplier quality and work with procurement and suppliers to resolve material defects and quality issues.
• Collaborate with production teams on quality checkpoints and process consistency; communicate quality issues promptly to stakeholders.
• Support new product introduction and provide quality awareness training and guidance to employees.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or diploma in Quality Management, Engineering, Manufacturing, Industrial Technology, or a related discipline.
• Relevant experience in quality control, quality assurance, product inspection, manufacturing, or process improvement.
• Understanding of quality management principles, inspection methods, product acceptance criteria, quality systems, and applicable industry standards.
• Experience inspecting incoming materials, in-process products, and finished goods; ability to interpret technical drawings, specifications, work instructions, and inspection criteria.
• Strong analytical skills, attention to detail, accurate documentation, and ability to investigate quality issues and coordinate corrective and preventive actions.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and tools used for quality analysis and reporting; ability to prepare inspection, audit, and nonconformance documentation.
• Knowledge of ISO 9001 is advantageous. Familiarity with SPC, failure analysis, quality improvement tools, quality software, ERP, or manufacturing execution systems is beneficial.
• Understanding of sampling, inspection plans, measurement, testing, calibration, supplier quality, regulatory requirements, and customer compliance expectations.

What the employer offers

• Competitive salary and comprehensive employee benefits; compensation amount and cadence are not specified.
• Professional development, access to inspection equipment and quality systems, and support for relevant quality, auditing, and continuous improvement certifications.
• Opportunities to participate in quality improvement projects and progress toward senior quality, management, specialist, or head-of-quality roles.