In-process Quality Assurance Specialist

Key Responsibilities

• Quality Strategy & Leadership

• Develop and implement manufacturing quality assurance strategies and improvement plans.

• Establish manufacturing process quality standards, specifications, and controls.

• Utilize data-driven decision-making to enhance quality performance.

• Provide quality performance reporting to management and stakeholders.

• Mentor and support quality professionals where applicable.

• Deliver quality awareness training and coaching to manufacturing personnel.

• Customer Quality Focus

• Support fulfillment of customer-specific quality requirements.

• Analyze customer complaints, feedback, and quality concerns.

• Participate in cross-functional initiatives aimed at improving customer satisfaction.

• Translate customer expectations into manufacturing process improvements.

• Quality Management System (QMS)

• Develop and maintain SOPs, work instructions, and process controls.

• Conduct process audits and compliance assessments.

• Ensure adherence to quality standards, procedures, and regulatory requirements.

• Train manufacturing teams on quality management practices and risk mitigation methods.

• Manufacturing Quality Assurance

• Conduct Process Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (PFMEA).

• Identify manufacturing and assembly process risks.

• Develop and implement risk mitigation plans.

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to eliminate potential quality failures.

• Monitor effectiveness of risk controls and preventive actions.

• Maintain and update risk assessments throughout the product lifecycle.

• Manage change control activities related to:

• Product features

• Manufacturing processes

• Materials

• Suppliers

• Design modifications

• Quality Control

• Implement quality control plans and inspection requirements.

• Conduct process audits, inspections, and verification activities.

• Analyze test results, measurements, and statistical quality data.

• Identify trends and improvement opportunities through data analysis.

• Recommend and implement corrective actions to improve quality performance.

• Process Performance Management

• Monitor key process performance indicators.

• Analyze manufacturing performance data and trends.

• Support implementation of Statistical Process Control (SPC) techniques.

• Maintain process performance documentation.

• Drive corrective and preventive actions to improve process capability and efficiency.

• Train operators and manufacturing teams on performance monitoring methods.

• Non-Conformance Management

• Investigate process and product non-conformities.

• Lead root cause analyses using structured problem-solving methodologies such as:

• 8D

• 5 Why Analysis

• Fishbone Diagram

• Statistical Analysis Tools

• Implement and verify effectiveness of corrective and preventive actions (CAPA).

• Continuous Improvement

• Lead and support continuous improvement initiatives across manufacturing operations.

• Identify opportunities to improve:

• Process capability

• Product quality

• Productivity

• Cost efficiency

• Operational performance

• Participate in Lean and Six Sigma projects.

• Facilitate waste reduction and process optimization activities.

• Prioritize and execute improvement projects based on business impact.

Authority & Accountability The Position Is Accountable For

• Quality risk identification and mitigation.
• PFMEA development and maintenance.
• Manufacturing quality assurance activities.
• Process audit execution.
• Quality performance monitoring.
• Continuous improvement project execution.
• Supporting customer quality requirements and compliance.

Publication date : 2026-09-02