Utilize Freelancers in Quality Control Processes

The sudden boom in the freelancing industry, in various fields, has led to the rise of the concept of being self-employed, today. The freelancers have the liberty of being committed to a particular client or company only for a short period of time. This is unlike the full-fledged employees who have a long-term association with the company. The quality control freelancers help to check and ensure the desired quality of the products, materials, and services being procured from the suppliers. They assist in making sure that the products and services adhere to the given parameters, as specified by the company.

The freelancers are usually associated with one project at a time with the company or client. This helps them to fix their attention on one company at a time, without any distractions. The freelancers generally earn money with respect to each job, based on the work of a day or a week. Procurement is generally executed through the help of a third party or external source. Therein, comes in the importance of employing quality control freelancers. They are capable of handling the quality control processes, outsourced to them, by allowing the company to focus only on the core functions.

Hiring Freelancers and Subcontractors in Quality Control

The subcontractors and freelancers are entrusted with the responsibility of performing limited duties on behalf of the company or organization. They are not bound to be committed to the company for a specific time or project, and hence, can work according to their own terms. To control and assure the quality of the materials, goods, and services, the quality control subcontractors have to perform various quality control checks.

The main duties of the quality control freelancers are:

• Carry out and complete all the documentation and paperwork of the projects.

• Maintain a balance between the demand and the supply of goods, materials, and services of the desired quality.

• Supervise and control the quality of all the products and services.

• Coordinate with other officials and personnel involved in the process for the smooth functioning of the work.

• Coordinate with the customers and respond to all their complaints and grievances.

• Work in coordination with the QC managers, involved in the different processes of quality control.

• To check the effectiveness and improvement of the quality management system of the project.

• Note down to keep a track of all the issues and problems identified while checking the quality of the materials and goods.

• Find out the common areas of non-conformance in the products on the basis of the specified parameters.

• Implementation of the different quality control programs and initiatives that are undertaken to resolve the issues.

• Conducting different tests and examinations on the products and services, and assisting the managers in doing so.

• Allocate work to the different personnel involved in the process, so that the entire work can be finished within the allotted time.

• Assist the auditors and managers to carry out audits and checks on all the materials and services, on a monthly, quarterly or annual basis.

Besides, quality control subcontractors have to check, create and update the reports of the activities being executed, on a daily and weekly basis. They have to calculate the gap between the intended targets and the targets achieved and find out the exact areas which need improvement. All these activities can be done either manually or by using automated machines and computers.