Develops policies, procedures and methods to evaluate and improve the quality of products, materials, components and/or operations. Develops, assures and maintains the quality of products and processes, including standard procedures (e.g., ISO 9001:2000, ISO 14000 family of standards) and product certification, quality audits/review, Taguchi methods, process reengineering, etc.. Inspects products/processes to ensure conformance with pre-set standards. Check for irregularities and defects using testing equipment. 

Has full proficiency gained through job-related training and considerable work experience. Completes work with a limited degree of supervision. Likely to act as an informal resource for colleagues with less experience. Identifies key issues and patterns from partial/conflicting data. Takes a broad perspective to problems and spots new, less obvious solutions