Plant Quality Control Technician 1

‘Technician’ Leveling Guide consists of jobs that accomplish work through a specialized knowledge or skills gained through a combination of vocational education, training, apprenticeship (craft, skilled and semi-skilled), and experience. This career stream will be most commonly applied to manufacturing technician job profiles.

Market Summary
Proficiently and accurately sample and conduct visual inspection and laboratory testing of materials according to the appropriate standard test methods to ensure quality control of products at the point of production, shipping and arrival on the jobsite. Communicates and documents test results.

Impact
• Communication is internal and largely around giving/receiving basic information such as instructions, work processed and directions; little to no interpretation of policies. Straightforward. 
• With very close guidance/documented guidelines, ensures timely and accurate performance of responsibilities for a single technical area or group of closely related tasks.

Communication
• Elevates questions, problems and significant challenges to more senior employees for direction or subject matter expertise.

Innovation
• Works with others to resolve basic, routine, or common and repetitive problems requiring service and support skills.
• Performs entry level work tasks that is patterned and supported by documentation and guidelines requiring minimal independent judgement.

Knowledge
• Demonstrates knowledge of basic concepts, terminology, codes, quality standards, and specialized job requirements.
• Strives to learn new approaches, techniques, and methods. May identify new approaches to improve efficiencies around routine work situations.

‘Technician’ Leveling Guide consists of jobs that accomplish work through a specialized knowledge or skills gained through a combination of vocational education, training, apprenticeship (craft, skilled and semi-skilled), and experience. This career stream will be most commonly applied to manufacturing technician job profiles.

Market Summary
Proficiently and accurately sample and conduct visual inspection and laboratory testing of materials according to the appropriate standard test methods to ensure quality control of products at the point of production, shipping and arrival on the jobsite. Communicates and documents test results.

Impact
• Communication is internal and largely around giving/receiving basic information such as instructions, work processed and directions; little to no interpretation of policies. Straightforward. 
• With very close guidance/documented guidelines, ensures timely and accurate performance of responsibilities for a single technical area or group of closely related tasks.

Communication
• Elevates questions, problems and significant challenges to more senior employees for direction or subject matter expertise.

Innovation
• Works with others to resolve basic, routine, or common and repetitive problems requiring service and support skills.
• Performs entry level work tasks that is patterned and supported by documentation and guidelines requiring minimal independent judgement.

Knowledge
• Demonstrates knowledge of basic concepts, terminology, codes, quality standards, and specialized job requirements.
• Strives to learn new approaches, techniques, and methods. May identify new approaches to improve efficiencies around routine work situations.