Quality Director

Create and implement inspection and testing criteria or procedures.

Identify quality problems or areas for improvement and recommend solutions.

Monitor performance of quality control systems to ensure effectiveness and efficiency.

Review and update standard operating procedures or quality assurance manuals.

Document testing procedures, methodologies, or criteria.

Generate and maintain quality control operating budgets.

Audit and inspect subcontractor facilities including external laboratories.

Produce reports regarding nonconformance of products or processes, daily production quality, root cause analyses, or quality trends.

Direct the tracking of defects, test results, or other regularly reported quality control data.

Oversee workers including supervisors, inspectors, or laboratory workers engaged in testing activities.

Monitor development of new products to help identify possible problems for mass production.

Communicate quality control information to all relevant organizational departments, outside vendors, or contractors.

Participate in the development of product specifications.

Instruct staff in quality control and analytical procedures.

Confer with marketing and sales departments to define client requirements and expectations.

Verify that raw materials, purchased parts or components, in-process samples, and finished products meet established testing and inspection standards.

Identify critical points in the manufacturing process and specify sampling procedures to be used at these points.

Review statistical studies, technological advances, or regulatory standards and trends to stay abreast of issues in the field of quality control.

Instruct vendors or contractors on quality guidelines, testing procedures, or ways to eliminate deficiencies.

Review quality documentation necessary for regulatory submissions and inspections.

Analyze quality control test results and provide feedback and interpretation to production management or staff.

Coordinate the selection and implementation of quality control equipment, such as inspection gauges.

Direct product testing activities throughout production cycles.

Collect and analyze production samples to evaluate quality.