Quality Control Technician Jobs in Cary, NC

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 I - OFP

  • Durham, NC (17 miles from Cary, NC)
  • 2 days ago
  • Durham, NC (17 miles from Cary, NC)
  • 2 days ago

About the Department For more than 100 years, Novo Nordisk has been tackling the unmet medical needs of people living with serious chronic diseases, such as diabetes & obesity. Being part of Novo...

Specialist Quality Control Support - Stability

  • Holly Springs, NC (11 miles from Cary, NC)
  • 2 days ago
  • Holly Springs, NC (11 miles from Cary, NC)
  • 2 days ago

Career Category Quality Job Description Join Amgens Mission of Serving Patients At Amgen, if you feel like youre part of something bigger, its because you are. Our shared missionto serve patients...

Specialist Quality Control Support

  • Holly Springs, NC (11 miles from Cary, NC)
  • 2 days ago
  • Holly Springs, NC (11 miles from Cary, NC)
  • 2 days ago

Career Category Quality Job Description Join Amgens Mission of Serving Patients At Amgen, if you feel like youre part of something bigger, its because you are. Our shared missionto serve patients...

QC Associate I

  • Durham, NC (17 miles from Cary, NC)
  • 3 days ago
  • Durham, NC (17 miles from Cary, NC)
  • 3 days ago

A fundamental understanding of the *** Quality Systems and able to apply it in their daily support functions....

Quality Control Technician

  • Durham, NC (17 miles from Cary, NC)
  • 3 days ago
  • Durham, NC (17 miles from Cary, NC)
  • 3 days ago

QC Technician $27-28 an hour Day or Night shifts On-site in Durham, NC The QC Environmental Monitoring Technician will perform routine and investigational environmental monitoring of classified...

Quality Control Associate - 12 Hr Nights

  • Durham, NC (23 miles from Cary, NC)
  • 3 days ago
  • Durham, NC (23 miles from Cary, NC)
  • 3 days ago

Purpose of Position: Performs in-process and final inspection of multiple products prior to shipment to the customer using various gauges, tools, and inspection techniques....

Commercial Roofing QA/QC Specialist

  • Cary, NC
  • 3 days ago
  • Cary, NC
  • 3 days ago

Quality Control & Quality Assurance Specialist Baker Roofing invests in our employees by empowering success through a structured growth plan and intensive training courses. We value our employees...

Specialist, Quality Control Microbiology

  • Holly Springs, NC (11 miles from Cary, NC)
  • 4 days ago
  • Holly Springs, NC (11 miles from Cary, NC)
  • 4 days ago

Career Category Quality Job Description Join Amgens Mission of Serving Patients At Amgen, if you feel like youre part of something bigger, its because you are. Our shared missionto serve patients...

Deposit Quality Control Specialist

  • Raleigh, NC (8 miles from Cary, NC)
  • 10 days ago
  • Raleigh, NC (8 miles from Cary, NC)
  • 10 days ago

Deposit Quality Control Specialist Remote - USA,USA About Us SolomonEdwardsGroup, LLC (SolomonEdwards) is a full-service professional services firm offering financial, operational, and technology...

Quality Control Technician

  • Garner, NC (13 miles from Cary, NC)
  • 12 days ago
  • Garner, NC (13 miles from Cary, NC)
  • 12 days ago

We’re looking for Quality Control Technicians, based out of Raleigh, NC, to join our team and help connect America. What you'll get......

Specialist Quality Control

  • Apex, NC (8 miles from Cary, NC)
  • 16 days ago
  • Apex, NC (8 miles from Cary, NC)
  • 16 days ago

This position will support QC ELN Project, including but not limited to, system validation/qualification deployment, eProcedure qualification, instrument report parsing script qualification and...

Remote Work

QC Specialist/Sr Specialist

  • Durham, NC (17 miles from Cary, NC)
  • 24 days ago
  • Durham, NC (17 miles from Cary, NC)
  • 24 days ago

Job Description Summary The Specialist, Quality Control, assists and supports the organization with compliance and ongoing preparation, testing and monitoring of conformance to established quality...

Quality Control Associate Materials Evaluation Coordinator

  • Clayton, NC (20 miles from Cary, NC)
  • 30+ days ago
  • Clayton, NC (20 miles from Cary, NC)
  • 30+ days ago

Would you like to join an international team working to improve the future of healthcare? Do you want to enhance the lives of millions of people? Grifols is a global healthcare company that since...

Quality Control Technician in Clayton, NC

  • Clayton, NC (20 miles from Cary, NC)
  • 30+ days ago
  • Clayton, NC (20 miles from Cary, NC)
  • 30+ days ago

Location: Clayton, North Carolina Quality Control Technician Job Duties: Responsible for overall quality control (QC) of the project....

Specialist Quality Control

  • Holly Springs, NC (11 miles from Cary, NC)
  • 45+ days ago
  • Holly Springs, NC (11 miles from Cary, NC)
  • 45+ days ago

Specialist Quality Control Location: Holly Springs, NC Job Summary: The Specialist Quality Control will offer Subject Matter Expert (SME) oversight for EM Performance Qualifications, EM Risk...

Demographic Data for Cary, NC

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Salary for Quality Control Technician Jobs in Cary, NC

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Highest Education Level

Quality Control Technicians in Cary, NC offer the following education background
Bachelor's Degree
35.3%
High School or GED
20.0%
Associate's Degree
15.8%
Vocational Degree or Certification
13.0%
Master's Degree
12.4%
Some College
1.6%
Doctorate Degree
1.4%
Some High School
0.4%

Average Work Experience
Here's a breakdown of the number of years' experience offered by Quality Control Technicians in Cary, NC
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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