Image: Solar Career Map What is a Quality Assurance Specialist? A Quality Assurance Specialist checks the implementation of the quality system and conducts quality assurance audits. He or she creates and implements well-defined standards, procedures and methods that reduce variation to ensure a repeatable result within the manufacturing process. [...]

What is a Quality Control Analyst? A Quality Control (QC) Analyst checks or tests the product of a manufacturing process to make sure that it meets predefined quality or safety standards. The completion of this quality check ensures that the final product is safe for sale or distribution. He or she works [...]

What is Packaging Operator? A Packaging Operator is responsible for taking the finished product of a manufacturing process and ensuring that it is packaged in line with company and industry standards, making it ready for sale or distribution. Some Companies Might Call This Role… Packaging Technician Let’s [...]

What is a Maintenance Technician? A Maintenance Technician performs routine maintenance of equipment, machinery and manufacturing facilities and helps troubleshoot and repair any mechanical or electrical problems when they arise.  According to the BLS, the median annual wage for Maintenance Technicians was $59,380 in May 2021 with projected job growth [...]

Image: Ingersoll Rand What is a Quality Engineer? Quality Engineers work to ensure the overall quality of manufactured products. They test processes, monitor quality standards, create documentation, devise quality tests and define the criteria a test result should meet. Quality Engineers monitor the quality of a process and play [...]

What is a Laboratory Technician? A Laboratory Technician assists industry scientists with research, testing and conducting experiments. This can involve a number of different technical tasks which can vary greatly between roles. Their work is almost always laboratory-based and while they might be working alone on a specific task, they are generally [...]

Image: Festo What is an Automation Engineer? An Automation Engineer uses technology to improve, streamline and automate manufacturing, electricity generation, warehouse distribution, mining and many other processes to reduce the need for human intervention and maximise efficiency. They are responsible for planning, implementing, and monitoring such technology. Let’s take [...]