Quality Control Technician Jobs in Durham, 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
  • 2 days ago
  • Durham, 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...

QC Associate I

  • Durham, NC
  • 3 days ago
  • Durham, 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
  • 3 days ago
  • Durham, 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 (6 miles from Durham, NC)
  • 3 days ago
  • Durham, NC (6 miles from Durham, 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 (17 miles from Durham, NC)
  • 4 days ago
  • Cary, NC (17 miles from Durham, NC)
  • 4 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...

QC Lab Technician II

  • Mebane, NC (22 miles from Durham, NC)
  • 5 days ago
  • Mebane, NC (22 miles from Durham, NC)
  • 5 days ago

Accurately document test results on QC reports, Stability Test reports, Offline Test Requests, Validations and First Article Inspections as applicable....

Deposit Quality Control Specialist

  • Raleigh, NC (21 miles from Durham, NC)
  • 10 days ago
  • Raleigh, NC (21 miles from Durham, 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...

Specialist Quality Control

  • Apex, NC (19 miles from Durham, NC)
  • 17 days ago
  • Apex, NC (19 miles from Durham, NC)
  • 17 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
  • 24 days ago
  • Durham, 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...

QC Associate 1, Environmental Monitoring (Wednesday - Saturday 10am - 8pm)

  • Research Triangle Park, NC (6 miles from Durham, NC)
  • 45+ days ago
  • Research Triangle Park, NC (6 miles from Durham, NC)
  • 45+ days ago

systems Identifies and solves problems while consulting and under the direction of management Participates in project developments from concept through execution, ensuring alignment with organizational...

Quality Control Specialist I/II

  • Morrisville, NC (10 miles from Durham, NC)
  • 60+ days ago
  • Morrisville, NC (10 miles from Durham, NC)
  • 60+ days ago

About Kriya Kriya is a biopharmaceutical company whose mission is to develop life-changing gene therapies for diseases affecting millions of patients around the world. We leverage our proprietary...

Lead Pharmacovigilance QC Specialist

  • Rtp, NC (6 miles from Durham, NC)
  • 60+ days ago
  • Rtp, NC (6 miles from Durham, NC)
  • 60+ days ago

California, US residents click here. The job details are as follows: Who we are We are the first publicly-traded biotech or pharmaceutical company to take the form of a public benefit corporation....

Demographic Data for Durham, NC

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Quality Control Technician Online Courses and Training Opportunities

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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...
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Probability And Its Applications To Reliability, Quality Control, And Risk Assessment
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Salary for Quality Control Technician Jobs in Durham, NC

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Highest Education Level

Quality Control Technicians in Durham, 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 Durham, 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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