Quality Technician

A Quality Technician checks products or materials for defects, records inspection results and helps ensure the supply chain runs smoothly by identifying issues early in the process.

Requirements

• Knowledge of quality standards, best practices for quality assurance and product safety regulations for the employer’s specific industry
• Spatial reasoning skills to interpret blueprints and schematics
• Observational skills to identify defects in product characteristics, such as shape, size, color and surface texture
• Analytical and problem-solving skills to understand test results and diagnose product defects
• Ability to use measuring devices like gauges, meters, calipers, torque wrenches, hardness testers, tensile testers, surface roughness testers, scopes, digital inspection systems and other tools and equipment
• Communication skills to create concise reports and provide feedback and instruction to the manufacturing team
• Ability to remain upright and mobile throughout a shift, move heavy objects and access difficult-to-reach spaces