Senior Manager - Quality Assurance, India

Coats Group plc; Ernakulam; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

A textile manufacturing company is seeking a Senior Manager - Quality Assurance in Ernakulam, India. The ideal candidate will monitor and assure product quality through the manufacturing process while ensuring compliance with standards. Responsibilities include evaluating raw materials and finished goods, troubleshooting quality issues, and leading the certification processes. Must possess a B.Tech in Textile and have over 10 years of relevant experience, alongside skills in ISO regulations and teamwork.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 10 years of experience in quality assurance or related roles.
• Strong understanding of yarn manufacturing processes and testing.
• Experience with ISO and analytical tools including 6 Sigma.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and assure product quality throughout the production process.
• Conduct quality evaluations on raw material and final products.
• Facilitate quality compliance and certifications as required.

Skills

Analytical skills on reports

Knowledge of ISO, 5S & TPM

Understanding of GRS/GOTS certification

Collaboration and teamwork

Education

B.Tech in Textile

Tools

Yarn testing instruments

Job description

Senior Manager - Quality Assurance, India

Location: Ambas

Role Purpose

• Spinning & Twisting – Process control, Inspection and testing of Raw material, Process of sourcing units at all stages, up to the end product, which is to be confirmed with assured quality as per the Coats group's specific requirement.
• To ensure the agreed yarn quality of the incoming sourced thread.
• To fulfill the compliance requirements for raw material and grey thread.
• Facilitate all certifications as per the customer requirement.
• To regularly visit the convertor units along with their sub-convertor units to check the in-process quality and production at every stage. Also to ensure SOP adherence.

Principal Accountabilities and Key Activities

• Monitor the live processes closely and to assure the product quality against the target.
• To improve the performance of the process based on the customer feedback.
• To reduce customer complaints by a systematic approach.
• Follow-up of new sample developments.
• Follow up of process-oriented trials.
• Follow up on raw material arrival lots for their quality evaluation and confirm the specified target.
• To ensure the prompt delivery of goods with specified quality.
• To monitor/support the activities of the testing labs at our manufacturing sites.
• To assist in ensuring the physical stock verification at twice in a year.
• To develop new convertors & sub-convertors and audit them frequently.
• To troubleshoot in-house as well as sourcing units of manufacturing processes.
• To support the certification process of BIS/GRS in subcontracting units.

Education, Qualifications and Experience

• Method & manufacturing of cotton/polyester yarns (other than sewing – normal, compact, Eli-twist, gassed & mercerised), core spun and polyester (SSP and Dope dyed in Coats).
• Principles and working of all yarn testing instruments – QAD.
• Working knowledge in the overview of whole spinning & twisting machines
• Working experience not less than 10 years.

Must have completed professionally under graduation (B.Tech Textile)

• ISO, 5s & TPM.
• Analytical skills on reports with 6 Sigma tools.
• GRS/GOTS certification procedures.
• Collaborate with the team.