Location: Manchester

Type: Permanent

Industry: Homeware

Job Ref: TGN4622

The Company:

A fantastic opportunity for a Senior QC to join a successful online home retailer in the North West.
The company is a great place to work, with first class office space, excellent training and progression with a fast paced, varied and busy workload. The company are friendly and informal and offer a great team culture. 

The Role:

• Conduct product tests and risk assessments
• Record and report issues, collecting feedback and findings, to be presented in tech meetings
• Assist product team with new product development, to ensure products are safe and fit for purpose before coming to market
• Ability to build and manage a team.
• Assist with instruction manual creation and guidance
• Create CAP for product issues.
• Stock checks to highlight issues.
• Check samples.
• Ensure products are manufactured to the right standard and relevant legislation.
• Ensure the correct third-party testing is complete.
• Ensure the relevant test reports are collected for products and that the company complies with any and all standards, internal policies and legal regulations that apply to the finished product
• Ensure packaging and any other materials are labelled correctly according to guidelines
• Implement structure and processes for the QC and product team to follow
• Work closely with CS and WH on returns supporting KPI performance on reducing the number of product returns

Skills Required:

• Product knowledge across Textiles, Clothing. Electricals and Furniture
• Highly organised
• Strong communication skills; written, verbal and presenting.
• Understanding of the supply chain
• Understand quality standards and manufacturing methods.
• Ability to analyse test results and present a report.
• Problem Solving Skills
• High level of knowledge of consumer product safety requirements that are sufficient to understand relevant legislation.
• Able to work autonomously and as part of a team
• Keen attention to detail
• Ability to work under pressure and to set KPI’s.
• Flexible and adaptable to changing work environment
• Administrative and accuracy skills
• IT skills including Excel.
• Team management skills
• Minimum 4 years industry experience