Quality Control Technician Jobs in Massachusetts

A Quality Control Technician plays a crucial role in the quality control industry, ensuring that products and services meet the established standards of quality including reliability, usability, and performance. Their key responsibilities include inspecting materials, products, or systems to identify defects or deviations, conducting tests and measurements using specific tools, maintaining records of testing results, and implementing corrective actions when necessary. They also recommend modifications of existing quality or production standards to achieve optimum quality within limits of equipment capability.

For this role, technical skills are crucial, such as understanding of statistical quality control, proficiency in MS Office and database systems, and familiarity with blueprints and technical documents. A Bachelor's degree in Quality, Industrial Engineering or a related field is often required. Additionally, certifications such as Certified Quality Technician (CQT) from the American Society for Quality (ASQ) can greatly enhance employment prospects. Prior to becoming a Quality Control Technician, a person may have roles such as Quality Control Inspector, Production Operator, or Laboratory Technician, which provide hands-on experience in product inspection and quality assurance.

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Quality Control Technician - Level 2

  • Northrop Grumman
  • Devens, MA
  • 16 hours ago
  • Devens, MA
  • 16 hours ago

Northrop Grummans Space Sector is seeking a Quality Control Technician Level 2 to join our team in Devens, MA. This position is 100% onsite and cannot accommodate telecommute work....

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Senior Specialist, QC Analytical, Cell Therapy

  • Bristol Myers Squibb
  • Devens, MA
  • 3 days ago
  • Devens, MA
  • 3 days ago

Working with Us Challenging. Meaningful. Life-changing. Those arent words that are usually associated with a job. But working at Bristol Myers Squibb is anything but usual. Here, uniquely...

Hybrid

Quality Control Technician

  • North Coast Seafoods Corp.
  • Boston, MA
  • 3 days ago
  • Boston, MA
  • 3 days ago

The Quality Control Technician is responsible for testing seafood products and materials used during the manufacturing process to verify the products meet predefined criteria and conform to all applicable...

In Person

Quality Control Technician

  • MATIV HOLDINGS INC
  • Greenfield, MA
  • 5 days ago
  • Greenfield, MA
  • 5 days ago

Mativ is a global leader in specialty materials headquartered in Alpharetta, Georgia. The Company offers a wide range of critical components and engineered solutions that connect, protect, and...

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Quality Control Technician - Hiring Now

  • Boston, MA
  • 7 days ago
  • Boston, MA
  • 7 days ago

Quality Control Technician - Hiring Now compensation: To Be Discussed Responsibilities: 1. Collect samples and perform quality testing 2. Prepare reports for production and QC teams 3....

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Lead, Quality Control Technician

  • SWM Intl
  • Greenfield, MA
  • 8 days ago
  • Greenfield, MA
  • 8 days ago

Mativ is a global leader in specialty materials headquartered in Alpharetta, Georgia. The Company offers a wide range of critical components and engineered solutions that connect, protect, and...

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Pizza Quality Control Specialist

  • Lupoli
  • Lawrence, MA
  • 11 days ago
  • Lawrence, MA
  • 11 days ago

Description Position Overview The Pizza Quality Control Specialist plays a key role in maintaining Sal's Pizza's reputation for excellence by ensuring product quality, consistency, and brand...

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Quality Control Technician

  • Peckham Industries, Inc.
  • Springfield, MA
  • 12 days ago
  • Springfield, MA
  • 12 days ago

Position Description Job Summary: We are seeking a detail-oriented and dependable Field Quality Control Technician to support our paving operations team....

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Quality Control Technician

  • Eurovia Atlantic Coast LLC.
  • Westfield, MA
  • 12 days ago
  • Westfield, MA
  • 12 days ago

A Quality Control Technician typically performs a wide variety of tasks, transferring from one task to another as the work flow dictates....

In Person

Quality Control Technician - 2nd Shift

  • Butler America Aerospace, LLC.
  • Chelmsford, MA
  • 12 days ago
  • Chelmsford, MA
  • 12 days ago

Quality Control Technician - 2nd Shift Location: Chelmsford, MA Job ID: #72321 Pay Range: $25-32.50/hr Duration: 12 months Active or inactive security clearance preferred Interim secret clearance required...

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Principal Quality Control Lab Tech

  • Waters Technologies Corporation
  • Taunton, MA
  • 13 days ago
  • Taunton, MA
  • 13 days ago

Prepare and submit out-of-specification (OOS) reports in accordance with quality system protocols....

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Quality Control Lab Tech II

  • Waters Technologies Corporation
  • Taunton, MA
  • 13 days ago
  • Taunton, MA
  • 13 days ago

systems, and workflow efficiency....

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Sr Quality Control Lab Tech

  • Waters Technologies Corporation
  • Taunton, MA
  • 13 days ago
  • Taunton, MA
  • 13 days ago

Sr Quality Control Lab Tech Req. # 25956 Job Family QA - Quality Assurance & Control Location US-MA-Taunton Pay Range Minimum USD $49,500.00 Pay Range Maximum USD $82,500.00 Overview The Senior QC...

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Quality Control Specialist II

  • CoorsTek
  • Worcester, MA
  • 16 days ago
  • Worcester, MA
  • 16 days ago

Zeiss or Mitutoyo Coordinate Measuring Machines, Smartscope or RAM) Utilizes precision measuring equipment (i.e. micrometers, calipers, comparators, master gauge blocks, indicators, surface gauges,...

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Coffee Quality Control Technician

  • Equal Exchange
  • West Bridgewater, MA
  • 17 days ago
  • West Bridgewater, MA
  • 17 days ago

Equal Exchange is seeking a Quality Control Technician to help maintain current quality control procedures for our coffee program, including sorting coffee, roasting samples, preparing daily coffee...

In Person

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Quality Control Technician Online Courses and Training Opportunities

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Water Quality Control
The course material emphasizes mathematical models for predicting distribution and fate of effluents discharged into lakes, reservoirs, rivers, estuaries, and oceans. It also focuses on...
Probability And Its Applications To Reliability, Quality Control, And Risk Assessment
This course covers interpretations of the concept of probability. Topics include basic probability rules; random variables and distribution functions; functions of random variables; and...
Intro to Quality Assurance and Quality Control
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Salary for Quality Control Technician Jobs in Massachusetts

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Highest Education Level

Quality Control Technicians in Massachusetts offer the following education background
Bachelor's Degree
35.6%
High School or GED
19.7%
Associate's Degree
15.7%
Vocational Degree or Certification
12.9%
Master's Degree
12.7%
Some College
1.6%
Doctorate Degree
1.5%
Some High School
0.4%

Average Work Experience
Here's a breakdown of the number of years' experience offered by Quality Control Technicians in Massachusetts
None
43.9%
2-4 years
20.0%
Less than 1 year
14.4%
1-2 years
10.9%
4-6 years
9.5%
10+ years
0.7%
8-10 years
0.7%



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