Location: Leicester

Type: Permanent

Industry: Ladieswear

Job Ref: TGM2262

The Company

A long established, reputable company in Designing and Knitwear are looking for an experienced Knitwear Quality Control Manager to join their expanding team.. You will be part of a team to ensure that all products from the company are in line with the required quality standards across retail fabrics, contract fabrics and ready mades. Knitwear experience required. Part time welcome

The Role:

• Liaising and taking instructions from the design team and the other half organising samples to be made with technicians.
• Organising Knitwear Samples to be made with be made with technicians.
• Day to day tasks involves washing, measuring and sending samples to customers, along with workbooks (specs)
• Managing Quality control throughout the factory on production – all the way from knitting to dispatch.
• Liaison with all departments and assisting where needed.
• To identify ways of continued quality improvement through regular product risk assessments and process reviews.
• Responsible for ensuring the quality system is maintained and the fabric library is maintained.
• Identifying, preventing and solving quality issues.
• Ensuring that the company recoup the maximum costs for stock found to be non-conforming.
• Ensuring technical advances are implemented.
• Understanding of customer requirements such as online analysis & internal quality systems.
• Improve the quality of service by evaluating systems and devising new processes as appropriate.
• Monitor and record relevant quality data.
• Performing staff appraisals, monthly 1 to 1s and leading team development.
• Identifying areas for staff development and training.
• Be involved in the recruitment and selection of new team members.

Skills Required:

• Knitwear experience essential
• A minimum of 2 years’ managerial experience.
• Thorough understanding of technical and ethical audit requirements.
• Interior textiles testing requirements for UK markets.
• Demonstrable understanding of technical fabric construction and product development methods for fabrics and readymades.
• Occasional domestic travel to visit suppliers / customers will be a part of the role.