A Quality Assurance (QA) Executive is responsible for ensuring that all the products that come out of production, and all the products in the market are as per the quality standards.
QA executives will need to follow strict processes for ensuring all quality products, since any product not meeting standards can lead to wrong consumption by customers, disrepute of the company, and result in huge losses.

1.Follow strict processes and standard operating procedures (SOPs)
2.Conduct audits of the products, both scheduled as well as unscheduled
3.Speak to customers, and understand their feedback on quality
4.Conduct audits of the production facilities
5.Give feedback to production team, and work with the production team to increase quality
6.Constantly measure the quality of produce

One can start as a Quality Assurance executive, and become a Quality Assurance Manager. Post this, one can look at becoming the Quality Head at an organisation or even become the Operations Head.

Detail oriented:

Everything has to be reviewed in detail, as per the process. Extensive checks are required to produce good quality, which entails lots of details.

Process oriented

SOPs and processes need to be strictly followed while conducting quality checks. There can be no slippage, since this could directly affect the quality.

Strong ethics

There might be situations when one is tempted to pass the quality check as satisfactory, even when it is not. One must resist the temptation, and report only facts

Average salary for a fresher would be between Rs. 3,00,000 to 5,00,000 per annum. For more experienced professionals, they can expect a salary upwards of Rs. 8,00,000.

Typically, one needs a Bachelors degree, either in Technology or Engineering to enter this field. Additional certifications such as Six Sigma and ISO are also beneficial.