Truworths is a market-leading fashion apparel retailer in South Africa offering internationally inspired clothing and footwear for ladies, men, teenagers and kids across a diversified portfolio of its own exclusive brands.
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Quality control monitoring of goods manufactured at CMTs, and service providers including but not limited to: Cutting, printing, embroidery, pleating and finishing services;
Liaison with Design Division Garment Technologists on quality issues;
Liaison with Design Division technical teams and operations managers and planners;
AQL reports and S4 reports;
Reporting and monitoring of all quality issues arising at the factory and the implementation of and measurement of action plans and mentoring/training for improvement;
Daily reports to Head Office;
Able to manage priority workloads, appointments and schedules;
Lead fit sessions from initial sample through to final production;
Ensuring clear and concise fit comments are communicated to suppliers or factories;
Work closely with the Sample Room (Pattern Makers and Technical Manager) to support the fit development process from a technical perspective;
Involvement in the on-boarding and mentoring of CMT’s regarding technical standards;
Management of the CMT base to ensure they have the correct quality standards, construction methods and AQL’s;
To have an understanding of current regulations, legislation and standards relating to all aspects of clothing manufacture.
Qualifications and Experience
Experience in a Quality Assurance role;
Minimum three (3) or more years in a similar position or level of responsibility;
Pattern making background advantageous;
Clothing manufacturing experience in a factory environment;
Solid garment construction, fabric and garment trims and embroidery knowledge;
Involvement in the drafting and implementation of QA standards manuals;
Handle quality queries with CMT’s;
Ability to travel to suppliers’ manufacturing facilities with a valid code 8 drivers licence;