Quality Assurance

Quality Assurance: MSA Focus International Limited

To be involved in design, coding, testing and deployment of modern broadcast management system and system running on the .NET platform.

Position: Quality Assurance
Location: Cardiff
Hours: Full Time
Salary Guide: £20,000 – £40,000
Last Updated: 30 August 2024
Job Category: Estate Agency

Quality Assurance Role:

Preventing errors in manufacturing or production that lead to product defects. Testing products extensively before their release.

Other Duties:

• Working together with a Quality Assurance (QA) team to assess product problems and brainstorm solutions
• Checking that raw materials or components involved in the production process are of suitable quality
• Inspecting production machinery and employees to make sure the production process runs smoothly
• Writing production plans that minimise risk of mistakes during production
• Estimating time involved in assuring each product’s quality
• Meeting project deadlines
• Writing and reviewing testing plans
• Performing stress tests that expose the product to increased temperature, vibration, and humidity
• Investigating causes of defects that occur during the testing phase
• Assessing whether employees need training to prevent mistakes during production
• Creating test plan automation procedures
• Suggesting improvements to company infrastructure and processes to prevent future mistakes during production
• Communicating with Quality Control about existing defects and how to prevent them in future products
• Communicating with other departments such as project management and engineering to coordinate scheduling for QA testing
• Reporting discovered defects to all relevant departments for correction
• Applying technical skills related to the product being tested (knowledge of programming languages to software QA, knowledge of machinery for hardware, etc.)
• Conforming to regulations and international standards when it comes to testing and quality assurance