Quality Technician: Manufacturing QC & CI

Barrie Knitwear; Hawick; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working options

33 days annual leave

Early finish on Fridays

Flexible benefits scheme

Time Off in Lieu scheme

Employer pension contribution

Life assurance

Health & wellbeing programme

Ongoing training and development

Job summary

Barrie Knitwear in Hawick is seeking a proactive Quality Technician to support the Quality Lead, drive production quality control, and lead continuous improvement across manufacturing.

You will conduct first piece inspections, in-line audits, verify methods, and help implement corrective actions while collaborating with production teams.

The role offers a competitive salary, pension, health benefits, and development opportunities in a historic Scottish fashion house.

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of knitwear construction and garment assembly.
• Experience within garment manufacturing and quality control.
• Can interpret instructions, standards, and customer quality requirements.
• High attention to detail and ability to identify quality risks and defects.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work independently and make objective decisions.
• Good organisational skills and ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Confidence working with production teams and supporting quality improvements on the manufacturing floor.

Responsibilities

• Conduct first piece inspections against approved customer standards and reference samples.
• Perform routine in-line quality audits across manufacturing departments.
• Verify compliance with approved manufacturing methods, specifications, and quality standards.
• Monitor production processes to identify quality concerns before defects progress.
• Confirm that production teams are following approved procedures and quality requirements.
• Verify that quality checkpoints and controls are consistently applied.
• Support implementation of corrective actions when deviations are found.
• Identify product and process quality risks during manufacturing.
• Escalate quality concerns to the Quality Lead and relevant team.
• Support root cause investigations and containment activities.
• Communicate quality expectations throughout manufacturing operations.
• Participate in quality improvement projects aimed at reducing defects, rework, and quality failures.
• Contribute to analysis of quality data and recurring defect trends.
• Promote quality awareness and best practices across manufacturing.
• Uphold quality standards, customer requirements, and internal procedure.
• Support consistent application of quality standards across production.

Skills

Knitwear knowledge

Quality control experience

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Independent working

Job description

Barrie Knitwear in Hawick is seeking a proactive Quality Technician to support the Quality Lead, drive production quality control, and lead continuous improvement across manufacturing.

You will conduct first piece inspections, in-line audits, verify methods, and help implement corrective actions while collaborating with production teams.

The role offers a competitive salary, pension, health benefits, and development opportunities in a historic Scottish fashion house.