Cutting Room Manager — Textile & Garment Ops

The Recruitment Guy; Newcastle; On-site; ZAR 300 000 - 400 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading textile manufacturing company in Newcastle is seeking a Cutting Room Manager to lead operations in a high-volume production environment. You will manage cutting room activities, ensuring efficiency and quality while supervising staff. A minimum of 5 years of management experience in textile manufacturing is required along with knowledge of cutting systems. This role comes with market-related salary plus benefits.

Benefits

Market-related salary

Negotiable benefits

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years experience in a supervisory or management role in textile manufacturing.
• Experience with high-volume woven and knit garments is essential.
• Comfortable managing multi-shift teams in a high-output environment.

Responsibilities

• Oversee all cutting room operations including planning and work allocation.
• Ensure efficient fabric utilisation and minimal wastage.
• Manage a team of cutting staff ensuring productivity and quality.

Skills

Supervisory experience

Fabric behaviour knowledge

Team leadership

Planning skills

Organisational skills

Education

Matric (Grade 12)

Relevant textile/garment qualification

Tools

Gerber cutting system

Lectra cutting system

Auto-CAD cutting systems

Job description

A leading textile manufacturing company in Newcastle is seeking a Cutting Room Manager to lead operations in a high-volume production environment. You will manage cutting room activities, ensuring efficiency and quality while supervising staff. A minimum of 5 years of management experience in textile manufacturing is required along with knowledge of cutting systems. This role comes with market-related salary plus benefits.