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Quality engineer job description template

A job description for a fresher quality engineer in a manufacturing plant, with an intern version, shop-floor screening questions and what to check before you shortlist. For software testing, use the QA engineer page instead.

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A fresher quality engineer in a manufacturing plant inspects incoming material, in-process parts and finished lots against the drawing, measures with vernier calipers and micrometers, records the readings, raises non-conformance reports and helps trace the cause of defects. Ask for a mechanical or production diploma or degree, drawing reading and honest recording. This is not software testing.

Quality engineer job description template

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1. Full-time quality engineer (fresher)

Quality engineer (fresher)

Company: [Company name]
Location: [Location] · Work mode: [Work mode]
Employment type: Full-time
CTC: [CTC for the full-time role]
Joining: [Joining date] · Apply by: [Apply by]

About [Company name]

[About your company]

About the role

[Company name] is hiring a quality engineer to join the [Team] team on the shop floor. You will check that incoming material, parts made on the line and finished lots match the drawing and the inspection plan before they move on. A senior engineer will teach you our instruments, check sheets and report formats in the first weeks. This suits a diploma or engineering fresher who likes working with parts, gauges and facts.

What you will do

  • Inspect incoming raw material and bought-out parts against the drawing and specification, and mark each lot accepted, on hold or rejected.
  • Carry out in-process checks on the line at the frequency in the inspection plan, and record every reading on the check sheet.
  • Perform final inspection on finished lots before dispatch and complete the inspection report for each lot.
  • Measure parts with the instruments the inspection plan specifies, such as vernier calipers, micrometers, height gauges, dial gauges and go/no-go gauges, check their condition and calibration status before use, and stop using and report any instrument that is damaged or overdue for calibration.
  • Raise a non-conformance report (NCR) for each rejected or doubtful lot, tag and separate the material, and tell the production supervisor straight away.
  • Help a senior engineer find the cause of a defect with 5 Why or a fishbone diagram, and track the corrective action until it is closed.
  • Update the daily rejection and rework log, and prepare the shift-wise summary of defects by type, machine and part.
  • Keep the gauge register, master samples and calibration records in order, and coordinate instrument calibration with the metrology room or the outside lab.
  • Fetch records, samples and gauges for internal and customer audits, and close the observations assigned to you.
  • Attend the daily production-quality meeting and share defect photos and trends from your inspections.

What we are looking for

  • Ability to read a basic engineering drawing: dimensions, tolerances, surface finish symbols and sectional views.
  • Hands-on use of a vernier caliper and a micrometer in a college workshop, lab or internship, and the ability to read both correctly.
  • Honest recording of readings, including those outside tolerance, instead of what the drawing says they should be.
  • Basic Excel to enter readings, sort a rejection list and draw a simple chart.
  • Plain speech with operators and supervisors in the local language, and a short, clear written report in English.
  • Willingness to hold a lot politely but firmly when a check is incomplete, even if the line is waiting.
  • Willingness to stand on the shop floor through the shift, wear safety gear and follow the shift roster given in this post.

Good to have

  • Awareness of the seven QC tools, 5 Why analysis and the idea behind FMEA.
  • Basic GD&T symbols such as flatness, position and runout.
  • Awareness of internal audits under a standard such as ISO 9001 or IATF 16949, from an internship or industrial training.
  • Hands-on exposure to a coordinate measuring machine (CMM), hardness tester or surface roughness tester.
  • AutoCAD or any drawing viewer for opening part drawings.

Who can apply

A diploma or B.E./B.Tech in mechanical, production, industrial or automobile engineering. Electrical or electronics graduates also fit where the plant makes electrical products.

How to apply

Apply through this job post by [Apply by]. Shortlisted candidates will hear from us about the next steps.

2. Quality engineer internship

Quality engineer intern

Company: [Company name]
Location: [Location] · Work mode: [Work mode]
Employment type: Internship · Duration: [Internship duration]
Stipend: [Stipend for the internship]
Joining: [Joining date] · Apply by: [Apply by]

About [Company name]

[About your company]

About the role

[Company name] offers a quality internship to diploma and engineering students for the period in this post. You will watch incoming, in-process and final inspections, then measure parts yourself under a senior engineer’s supervision and record the readings. You will learn how our check sheets, rejection logs and non-conformance reports work. Strong performers may receive a full-time offer.

What you will do

  • Observe incoming, in-process and final inspections and write down each step in your own notes.
  • Measure sample parts with a vernier caliper and micrometer under supervision, and compare your readings with the inspector’s.
  • Enter inspection readings into the inspection register, and add confirmed rejection details to the rejection log after your mentor checks them.
  • Label and separate rejected and on-hold material as the inspector shows you.
  • Draw a Pareto chart of the week’s defects and present it to your mentor.
  • Help the quality team check that each instrument in the gauge register has a valid calibration label.

What we are looking for

  • Current diploma or B.E./B.Tech student in mechanical, production, industrial or a related branch, or a recent graduate.
  • Hands-on use of a vernier caliper or micrometer in a college workshop.
  • Ability to read dimensions and tolerances on a simple drawing.
  • Willingness to spend most of the day on the shop floor in safety gear.
  • A training letter from the college, if the course needs one.

Who can apply

A diploma or B.E./B.Tech in mechanical, production, industrial or automobile engineering. Electrical or electronics graduates also fit where the plant makes electrical products.

How to apply

Apply through this job post by [Apply by]. Shortlisted candidates will hear from us about the next steps.

Other titles for this role

Junior quality engineer, Quality control engineer, Quality engineer trainee, Production quality engineer, Quality control executive.

Screening questions to add to your job post

  1. Name one measuring instrument you have used and what you measured with it. A real answer names the instrument and the part, such as a vernier caliper on a shaft diameter. An applicant who has only read about gauges usually cannot say what they measured.
  2. A part reads just outside the upper tolerance. What do you do before you reject it? A good answer re-measures, checks the instrument zero, asks a second person to measure, then holds the part and informs a senior. A weak answer accepts or rejects on one reading.
  3. In your own words, what is a non-conformance report? A fresher who knows that it records a rejected or doubtful lot and goes to both quality and production is ready to learn your format. If they have not heard the term, ask what should happen to a rejected part.
  4. A supervisor asks you to release a lot you have not finished checking because dispatch is waiting. What do you do? You want to hear that they hold the lot, give a time for finishing and tell their quality lead or another senior. Releasing it, or arguing without a plan, is a warning sign.
  5. Have you used 5 Why, a fishbone diagram or a Pareto chart? Describe one use. A college project is enough, as long as the applicant can say what the chart showed and what was changed because of it.
  6. Are you willing to work on the shop floor in shifts, in safety gear? Quality work happens at the line, not in an office. An honest no now saves a resignation later.
  7. Tell us about a mistake in your own work, such as a wrong reading or a wrong figure in a report, and what you did about it. In quality work, people who admit and fix their own errors are safer than people who never report any.

What to look for when you shortlist

  • A named instrument and a named part in the CV or project, such as a micrometer on a machined shaft, instead of a general list of skills.
  • Traceable records in a workshop file or lab record, showing units, the instrument used and readings recorded to the precision the method specifies.
  • A project or training report where the applicant says what they personally measured or fixed.
  • A calm, plain way of saying no. Ask how they would tell a supervisor that a lot is rejected.
  • Curiosity about causes: they ask which defect is most common in your plant or on which part.
  • Comfort on the shop floor, shown by workshop practice, a student fabrication or racing team, or polytechnic training.

Mistakes to avoid in this job description

  • Asking a fresher for every quality tool in one line (ISO, TQM, Six Sigma, SPC, FMEA, PPAP, MSA). Name the two or three tools they will use in the first months and say the rest will be taught.
  • Leaving the product out. A quality engineer on machined parts, castings, sheet metal or cable assemblies meets different instruments and defects. Name the product family and the instruments used most.
  • Writing inspector, quality control and quality assurance duties as one list. Say whether the post covers incoming and final inspection, line quality or supplier quality, and keep other duties out.
  • Leaving hold and release authority unclear. State who can place material on hold, who can authorise release and how the fresher escalates pressure to bypass an inspection.
  • Not saying that the work is on the shop floor, in shifts, in safety gear, with noise or heat. Say so, so that applicants who expect an office job drop out before the interview.

Questions about hiring a quality engineer

What does a fresher quality engineer do in a manufacturing plant?

A fresher mainly inspects. They check incoming material, in-process parts and finished lots against the drawing, measure with hand instruments, record readings, tag rejected parts and raise non-conformance reports. After a few months they start helping with cause analysis and audit records. Decisions on rework, scrap or customer concessions stay with senior quality staff.

What is the difference between a quality engineer and a QA engineer?

On this page, a quality engineer works in manufacturing on physical parts, using drawings and gauges. A QA engineer, as IT companies use the title, tests software. The titles overlap because quality assurance also exists in factories. Write the word manufacturing in the post so software testers do not apply, and use the QA engineer template for software testing.

What is the difference between quality control and quality assurance in a factory?

Quality control checks the product through inspection, measurement and rejection. Quality assurance builds the system that prevents defects: procedures, training, audits and process controls. A fresher usually starts in control and moves towards assurance as they learn the process. Decide which side your post covers and say so.

Should I hire a diploma holder or an engineering graduate?

Either qualification can fit an entry-level inspection role. Set the qualification to match the actual tasks, then assess each applicant’s drawing reading, instrument use and record keeping through the same practical exercise. Check their project or workshop experience individually, and state what training you will provide.

How do I test a fresher quality engineer on the shop floor?

Give a simple drawing and three machined parts. Ask the applicant to measure three dimensions, fill in a check sheet and say which parts pass. Watch how they set the zero, hold the instrument, read the scale and write the units. Ten to fifteen minutes is enough. Then ask what they would do if one reading sits right on the limit.

Which quality tools should a fresher know before joining?

The basics are enough: check sheets, the Pareto chart, the fishbone diagram and 5 Why. SPC, FMEA, control plans and audits are taught on the job. If your plant follows a standard such as ISO 9001 or IATF 16949, ask for awareness of it, not experience.

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