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How to write a quality lead resume
Craft a resume summary statement
A well-written resume summary is basically an elevator pitch. You are summing up your skills and experience in a few sentences to wow recruiters, hiring managers, and decision makers into giving you an interview. Here are some tips to putting your best foot first with your resume summary:
Step 1: Mention your current job title or the role you're pursuing.
Step 2: Include your years of experience in quality lead-related roles. Consider adding relevant company and industry experience as relevant to the job listing.
Step 3: Highlight your greatest accomplishments. Here is your chance to make sure your biggest wins aren't buried in your resume.
Step 4: Again, keep it short. Your goal is to summarize your experience and highlight your accomplishments, not write a paragraph.
These four steps should give you a strong elevator pitch and land you some quality lead interviews.Please upload your resume so Zippia’s job hunt AI can draft a summary statement for you.
List the right project manager skills
Your Skills section is an easy way to let recruiters know you have the skills to do the job. Just as importantly, it can help your resume not get filtered out by hiring software. Here is how to make the most of your skills section and make sure you have the right keywords:
- Start with the job listing. Frequently, the keywords looked for by recruiters will be listed. Be careful to include all skills in the job listing you have experience with.
- Consider all the software and tools you use on a daily basis. When in doubt, list them!
- Make sure you use accurate and up to date terms for all the skills listed.
Here are example skills to include in your “Area of Expertise” on a quality lead resume:
- Continuous Improvement
- Product Quality
- Quality Standards
- Project Management
- Process Improvement
- Management System
- Quality Issues
- Customer Service
- Corrective Action
- ISO
- Sigma
- Quality System
- GMP
- Data Analysis
- Lean Six Sigma
- Supplier Quality
- Customer Satisfaction
- FDA
- QMS
- Quality Checks
- CAPA
- Data Quality
- Test Procedures
- Quality Program
- Quality Metrics
- Lean Manufacturing
- Work Ethic
- Regulatory Compliance
- SME
- Quality Audits
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How to structure your work experience
Your employment history is arguably one of the most important parts of your resume. It shows you have experience and foundation in your field to successfully master the quality lead position. Here is how to most effectively structure your work experience:
- List your most recent experience first, followed by earlier roles in reverse chronological order. Employers care about your most recent experience the most.
- Start with your job title, company name, city, and state on the left. Align dates in month and year format on the right-hand side.
- Include only recent, relevant jobs.
How to write quality lead experience bullet points
Effective job bullet points do more than just describe your job duties. Instead, they should be specific and measurable accomplishments. Here are some strategies to mastering job bullet points:
- Use strong action verbs like Led, Built, or Optimized.
- Follow up with numbers when possible to support your results. How much did performance improve? How much revenue did you drive?
- Wrap it up by explaining the actions you took to achieve the result and how you made an impact.
Here are effective examples from quality lead resumes:
Work history example #1
Medical Technologist
Quest Diagnostics
- Oversee the overnight operation of the Core Laboratory, Blood Bank, and Microbiology.
- Assisted the supervisor with quality control issues such as troubleshooting and repair of chemistry and hematology instrumentation.
- Monitor test analyses and specimen examinations to ensure that acceptable levels of analytic performance are maintained.
- Utilized NASBA technology for HIV-1 RNA PCR.
- Perform routine clinical laboratory tests in Microbiology Prepare Microbiological growth media and other laboratory solutions to support microbiology laboratory testing.
Work history example #2
Quality Assurance Technician
Applied Materials
- Install vacumm chamber RF Generators, performance testing & calibrate.
- Supported Metrology Lab in evaluating the Conformity and Quality of received parts to ensure 100% customer satisfaction.
- Keep track of quality inspections and coordinate with production lead and supervisors for production needs.
- Received training in Lean Manufacturing, Just-In-Time inventory tracking system and OSHA regulations promoting operations and a safe working environment.
- Developed test scripts, using scripting languages such as TSL, SQL.
Work history example #3
Quality Technician
eBay
- Give CSR evaluations & coaching; manage peer QA team; write service responses & site policy content
- Inspect and repair parts for Toyota
- Completed tasks in the photolithography area, ensured that all wafers were properly exposed with the correct mask.
- Assigned to work with Parsons Corporation as a Quality Control Engineer (QC) in Iraqi Police Academy Program.
- Experience in troubleshooting problems using quality tools such as statistical analysis.
Work history example #4
Quality Lead
Cheddar's
- Identified and reduced steel product drum defects.
- Coordinated an OSHA certified 10 hour training for managers and safety committee education.
- Lead and train QC technicians in off site facilities.
- Developed & documented ISO 9002 compliant Q.A.
- Lead and encourage co-workers to follows BRC-ISO requirements (BRC Trained, auditor).
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Add an education section to your resume
Here is the best way to format your education section:
- Display your highest degree first.
- If you graduated over 5 years ago, put this section at the bottom of your resume. If you lack relevant work experience, the education section should go to the top.
- If you have a bachelor's or master's degree, do not list your high school education.
- If your graduation year is more than 15-20 years ago, it's better not to include dates in this section.
Here are some examples of good education entries from quality lead resumes:
Bachelor's Degree in general studies
University of Maryland - College Park, College Park, MD
1992 - 1995
Highlight your quality lead certifications on your resume
If you have any additional certifications or education-like achievements, add them to the education section.
Start simple. Include the full name of the certification. It's also good to mention the organization that issued the certification. Next, specify when you obtained the certification.
Here are some of the best certifications to have on quality lead resumes:
- Six Sigma Green Belt
- Certified Quality Auditor (CQA)
- Certified Welding Inspector (CWI)
- Master Quality Manager (MQM)
- Certified Quality Engineer (CQE)
- Certified Pharmacy Technician (CPhT)
- Six Sigma Black Belt
- Certified Quality Improvement Associate (CQIA)
- Certified Manager of Quality/Organizational Excellence (CMQ/OE)
- Forklift Safety and Inspector