A typical job description for the Junior Production Engineer role may include:

Plans and designs methods to improve production processes.

Reviews existing processes and develops solutions to increase productivity or reduce costs.

Ensures compliance with approved production methods and quality standards.

May require bachelor's degree in engineering and 0-2 years of experience in the field or in a
related area.

Has knowledge of commonly-used concepts, practices, and procedures within a particular field.

Relies on instructions and pre-established guidelines to perform the functions of the job.

Works under immediate supervision.

Primary job functions do not typically require exercising independent judgment.

Typically reports to a supervisor or manager.

The Junior Production Engineer typically serves as member of team leadership and is considered a
technical professional within the organization. As such, the Junior Production Engineer provides difficult
technical tasks. The organization will depend on this person's implementation experience. The Junior
Production Engineer generally is responsible for self-sufficiency. As such, the Junior Production Engineer
provides small project responsibility. The organization will depend on this person's technical supervision

Quality Engineer Job Description

Quality engineers are in charge of monitoring the quality control of a company's products or
services for their customers. This entails discovering different ways to lower production
costs and finding different ways to improve the quality of a product.
Quality engineers can also investigate the factors surrounding low sales of a product due to
poor quality and handle customer and supplier quality issues. People with highly technical
backgrounds pursue jobs in this field. Many companies that manufacture products hire
quality engineers to oversee their products.
A quality engineer decides what metrics will be inspected and in what manner and then
conducts tests and applies statistical process control (SPC) tools and methods to identify
improper quality control practices and inspects quality systems for deficiencies. Quality
engineers frequently collaborate with design engineers to assess the critical product
characteristics that will be measured. Once the defects are identified, quality engineers work
on eliminating them using tools such as lean manufacturing and Six Sigma. They constantly

work on implementing improvements to enhance quality systems and on developing training

to improve awareness of quality control issues.
Skills
Quality engineers need to be highly skilled in problem solving and analysis, and understand
how to use statistical process control tools and read engineer drawings. They will also need
to have a considerable amount of leadership and communication skills, since they will be
discussing issues with the products design engineers and customers.
Qualifications
Many quality engineers gain skills from getting certified in Six Sigma and Total Quality
Management. These techniques improve their companys processes and procedures while
eliminating any defects in the products. Six Sigma is a tool that helps lower the number of
defects and variability between products, while Total Quality Management is centered on the
philosophy that everyone should be involved with the quality control of the companys
products and services. Other engineers advance their professional skills by getting certified
through one of the professional engineering industry bodies.
Work
The day to day duties for a companys quality engineer include a wide range of tasks. They
will have to inspect products to make sure that they are compliant with the technical and
customer specifications. They typically work with quality technicians in a lab and run
measuring equipment such as coordinate measurement machines, and are responsible for
quality system maintenance. They also support quality inspectors to make sure that
processes and products comply with regulations and meet all the requirements of a quality
management system.
Quality engineers analyze defects and take action to address customer complaints.
Depending on the feedback from customers, quality engineers may have to omit changes in
the manufacturing plant in order to improve a products function, size, or other
characteristics.
Another typical duty is to compare the product to the original engineer specifications.
Quality engineers also have to report any product irregularities to the proper authorities.
Additional duties include developing the different standards and methods for testing,
measuring, and analyzing the products or services. Quality engineers are also responsible
for the companys quality documentation. They create quality manuals and procedures, and
prepare quality assurance reports.