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Quality Control Analysts

Conduct tests to determine quality of raw materials, bulk intermediate and finished products. May conduct stability sample tests.

What you’d do

  • Conduct routine and non-routine analyses of in-process materials, raw materials, environmental samples, finished goods, or stability samples.
  • Interpret test results, compare them to established specifications and control limits, and make recommendations on appropriateness of data for release.
  • Calibrate, validate, or maintain laboratory equipment.
  • Ensure that lab cleanliness and safety standards are maintained.
  • Perform visual inspections of finished products.
  • Complete documentation needed to support testing procedures, including data capture forms, equipment logbooks, or inventory forms.
  • Compile laboratory test data and perform appropriate analyses.
  • Identify and troubleshoot equipment problems.

Skills that matter

  • Quality Control Analysis
  • Monitoring
  • Reading Comprehension
  • Active Listening
  • Complex Problem Solving
  • Critical Thinking

How to get there

Medium preparation: usually vocational school, related on-the-job experience, or an associate's degree

Also called

  • Lab Technician (Lab Tech)
  • QA Auditor (Quality Assurance Auditor)
  • QA Tech (Quality Assurance Technician)
  • Quality Control Technician (QC Tech)
  • Lab Analyst
  • Laboratory Analyst

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