Checks and tests used to determine whether products or work meet specified requirements.
Quality control compares materials, products or completed work with specified requirements. Checks can take place when materials arrive, during production or before a finished item is released. The person inspecting needs a clear basis for deciding whether the result conforms and for identifying work that requires further attention. Measurements, functional tests and visual inspection answer different questions about quality. Quality assurance concerns the processes intended to make reliable results possible. Quality control provides evidence about the particular material, item or work being checked.
In job listings
Harrods’ Quality Control Associate role in London required final quality control on watches, including their cases, bracelets and internal movements. The scope covered several parts of the completed timepiece. It illustrates why a final inspection responsibility needs to be understood in relation to the components being assessed. Search local jobs for “quality control”.
