£16,120
Average salary at age 20
£42,120
Average Salary
36
Average hours per week
Description
Quality control and planning engineers plan production schedules, work sequences, and manufacturing and processing procedures to ensure accuracy, quality and reliability.Main Tasks
- Devises inspection, testing and evaluation methods for bought-in materials, components, semi-finished and finished products;
- Ensures accuracy of machines, jigs, fixtures, gauges and other manufacturing and testing equipment;
- Prepares work flow charts for individual departments and compiles detailed instructions on processes, work methods and quality and safety standards for workers;
- Analyses plans, drawings, specifications and safety, quality, accuracy, reliability and contractual requirements;
- Prepares plan of sequence of operations and completion dates for each phase of production or processing;
- Oversees effective implementation of adopted processes, schedules and procedures.
Qualifications
Quality control and planning engineers usually possess an accredited university degree. After qualifying, periods of appropriate training and experience are required before membership of a chartered engineering institution is achieved. Incorporated engineers possess an accredited university degree, BTEC/SQA award or an apprenticeship leading to an NVQ/SVQ at Level 4. All routes are followed by periods of appropriate training and relevant experience.What Quality control and planning engineers studied in higher education
| Occupation | Percentage Value |
|---|---|
| (C9) Others in biological sciences | 1 |
| (L7) Human & social geography | 1 |
| (G1) Mathematics | 2 |
| (W2) Design studies | 9 |
| (F2) Materials science | 1 |
| (A9) Others in medicine & dentistry | 1 |
| (C1) Biology | 2 |
| (H3) Mechanical engineering | 16 |
| (F1) Chemistry | 3 |
| (C8) Psychology | 2 |
| (J4) Polymers & textiles | 3 |
| (H4) Aerospace engineering | 6 |
| (F7) Science of aquatic & terrestrial environments | 2 |
| (F6) Geology | 1 |
| (F8) Physical geographical sciences | 2 |
| (D4) Agriculture | 1 |
| (A3) Clinical medicine | 1 |
| (C7) Molecular biology, biophysics & biochemistry | 2 |
| (Q3) English studies | 1 |
| (H8) Chemical, process & energy engineering | 4 |
| (K2) Building | 3 |
| (K1) Architecture | 1 |
| (J5) Materials technology not otherwise specified | 1 |
| (H1) General engineering | 5 |
| (H2) Civil engineering | 5 |
| (N5) Marketing | 1 |
| (B8) Medical technology | 1 |
| (B9) Others in subjects allied to medicine | 1 |
| (P5) Journalism | 1 |
| (F4) Forensic & archaeological sciences | 1 |
| (I3) Software engineering | 2 |
| (H7) Production & manufacturing engineering | 2 |
| (J7) Biotechnology | 1 |
| (N6) Human resource management | 1 |
| (F3) Physics | 2 |
| (L1) Economics | 1 |
| (I6) Games | 1 |
| (N1) Business studies | 3 |
| (D6) Food & beverage studies | 4 |
| (K4) Planning (urban, rural & regional) | 3 |
| (C6) Sport & exercise science | 1 |
| (N2) Management studies | 1 |
| (N3) Finance | 1 |
| (H6) Electronic & electrical engineering | 5 |
| (I1) Computer science | 2 |
UK Prospects
45900
Workforce Size
2.41%
Predicted growth 2024 - 2027
4608
Predicted Replacement 2024 - 2027
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