Occupation Atlaschemical manufacturing quality technician
ESCO · http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/dacaa18b-93f6-48b4-b4f2-cb33e21804e7
chemical manufacturing quality technician
Chemical manufacturing quality technicians perform inspections and precision measurements in order to test and ensure the quality of products, by using computer controlled machinery and systems.
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Job Zone
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Zone 3: Medium Preparation Needed
Medium preparation. Vocational training, related on-the-job experience, or an associate degree, with one to two years of training that combines experience and informal instruction.
Job Zone is O*NET's rating of how much education, experience and training an occupation typically needs — a property of the work, not of anyone doing it.
Occupational interest profile
IRCInvestigative · Realistic · Conventional — the three strongest interests, in order
- I Investigative5.80
- R Realistic5.45
- C Conventional5.25
- S Social1.64
- A Artistic1.51
- E Enterprising1.13
RIASEC (Holland) interests on O*NET's 0–7 scale: what the work draws on, not what any individual prefers. Hover a row for what each dimension means.
Job Zone and interest data are borrowed from Chemical Technicians (19-4031.00): in the official ESCO–O*NET crosswalk, a broader O*NET occupation that includes this one, and the best-ranked match that has them. ESCO doesn't publish them directly.
Typically associated skills
Essential (19)
ESCO's essential and optional tags describe how its taxonomy relates a skill to this occupation. They are not the essential functions of a job under the ADA, which an employer determines for its own role.
- adhere to Standard Operating Procedures
- calibrate laboratory equipment
- communicate test results to other departments
- controlled substances permits
- document analysis results
- good laboratory practice
- good manufacturing practices
- laboratory techniques
- monitor manufacturing quality standards
- oversee quality control
- perform laboratory tests
- perform product testing
- prepare chemical samples
- record test data
- test chemical samples
- use ICT systems
- use chemical analysis equipment
- use non-destructive testing equipment
- work safely with chemicals
Optional (23)
- analyse production processes for improvement
- biotechnology
- collect samples for analysis
- develop procedures in case of defects
- execute analytical mathematical calculations
- issue licences
- maintain test equipment
- manage chemical processes inspection
- manage manufacturing documentation
- monitor manufacturing impact
- order supplies
- perform quality audits
- quality assurance procedures
- recommend product improvements
- revise quality control systems documentation
- set quality assurance objectives
- support implementation of quality management systems
- train staff in quality procedures
- train staff in safety procedures
- use chromatography software
- use technical documentation
- validate raw materials
- write inspection reports
O*NET equivalents
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