Quality Control Technician Jobs in Mississippi

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

  • Leidos
  • Long Beach, MS
  • 1 day ago
  • Long Beach, MS
  • 1 day ago

Leidos is seeking a Quality Control Technician to support the Maritime System Division (MSD) in Long Beach, MS, an ISO 9001 certified manufacturing facility....

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Quality Control Lab Technician

  • Atlas Roofing
  • Meridian, MS
  • 1 day ago
  • Meridian, MS
  • 1 day ago

Atlas Roofing Web Technologies Division is seeking a Quality Control Lab Technician for Meridian, MS. ESSENTIAL JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES ( i nclude trave l requi remen ts) Assist in...

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2nd Shift Lead Person and Quality Control Technician

  • Qualified Staffing
  • West Point, MS
  • 26 days ago
  • West Point, MS
  • 26 days ago

A West Point, MS industrial manufacturing facility is currently in search of a 2nd Shift Lead Person and Quality Control Technician. Hours will be Mon-Fri, 2pm-1am, with some overtime expected....

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Electrical QA/QC Technician

  • Ace Electric Inc
  • Jackson, MS
  • 30+ days ago
  • Jackson, MS
  • 30+ days ago

Our Mission is to Identify, Hire, Train and Retain the very best people! Could that be you? Join the Ace Electric team for opportunities to work with the best team and build your career with Ace...

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Lead Quality Control Technician - Second Shift

  • Yancey Bros.co
  • MS
  • 45+ days ago
  • MS
  • 45+ days ago

Lead Quality Control Technician - Second Shift #NLX290596786 ?% ! COMPARISON DETAILS ?...

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Lead Quality Control Technician - Second Shift

  • Yancey Bros. Co.
  • Batesville, MS
  • 45+ days ago
  • Batesville, MS
  • 45+ days ago

What You Will Be Doing: As the Lead Quality Control Technician for Yancey Engineered Solutions, you will be responsible for overseeing Quality Technicians' performance and inspecting prodcts to ensure...

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Construction Materials QC Technician

  • Granite Construction Inc
  • McComb, MS
  • 45+ days ago
  • McComb, MS
  • 45+ days ago

Dickerson & Bowen - Paving the way for growth and development since 1947 D&B is a leading provider of aggregates, asphalt and asphalt paving services in central and southern Mississippi. D&B...

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Demographic Data for Mississippi

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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
Whether you produce a physical product or something less tangible, like software, you still want to deliver a quality product to your clients. But how do you make sure that happens? That's where...

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Salary for Quality Control Technician Jobs in Mississippi

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Licensing / Certification

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Highest Education Level

Quality Control Technicians in Mississippi 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 Mississippi
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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