About the position
Package & Remuneration
JOB DESCRIPTION
Responsibilities:
- Responsible for maintaining accurate quality control to ensure the on-time delivery of produced products to satisfy the retail customers.
- Ensuring that modified samples received are efficient for mass production and ease of manufacturing.
- Quality Assurance Testing Design: develop and validate complex new test methods and procedures for a garment or operations segment, incorporating new technologies and meeting changing organizational, customer, and/or regulatory requirements.
- Oversee the implementation of occupational health and safety policies and procedures to ensure compliance.
- Leadership and Direction: Lead and oversee the performance of quality managers to ensure adherence to quality control processes throughout all stages of production
- Research and integrate best practices in quality management and manufacturing processes and staying up-to-date on international standards relevant to retail manufacturing.
- Liaise between the Design Centre and manufacturing to resolve quality issues and ensure seamless integration of quality assurance and control measures into the manufacturing workflow.
- Responsible for auditing of sample sizes or 100% checks where applicable.
- Manage the Quality teams
- Providing training and Support to ensure best practices
- Maintaining records for quality control activities, inspection reports, defect rates and corrective measures.
Qualifications and Experience
- A National Diploma or Degree in Garment technology, Garment Quality, Product Manufacturing, or Production Management.
- 5 years' experience in Clothing Manufacturing and Garment quality or a similar environment.
Skills
- Excellent leadership and team management abilities
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills
- High attention to detail and commitment to quality excellence
- Ability to manage conflict, positively and proactively find solutions to ongoing challenges
- Credible and trustworthy, a reliable team player
Behaviours:
- Rebounding from setbacks and adversity when facing difficult situations.
Forms, develops and leads a group of individuals toward the achievement of a common team objective - Establishes and nurtures internal and external relationships in order to create robust, and mutually beneficial, partnerships
- Creates an environment that fosters and nurtures a culture of creativity which drives success
- Consistently makes timely, well-rounded and informed decisions
- Inspires, motivates and empowers individuals to go above and beyond for the benefit of the team and the organisation
- Takes accountability and ensures others are held to account on agreed upon performance targets
- Interprets and simplifies complex and contradictory information when resolving organisational problems
- Understands and navigates dynamics created by processes, systems, and people
- Effectively adjusts their behaviour, approach, and decision-making based on the situation
- Thinks and plans strategically, focusing on the long-term goals and objectives of the organisation
Preference will be given, but not limited to, candidates from designated groups in terms of the Employment Equity Act.
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ABOUT US
Who we are is because of our people. They are our greatest asset. TFG is an internationally diversified retail portfolio of 34 speciality lifestyle and apparel brands that Inspire our Customers to live their Best Lives and are woven into the lives of millions. Our vision is to create the most remarkable omnichannel experiences for our customers. TFG is more than a workplace, it's a launchpad for your growth. Join us and explore endless growth opportunities across our diverse brands. We're a purpose-led business, and on this team, you'll share the pride of making an impact across a whole industry.
We're the designers, the makers, the shakers and the teams behind the scenes.
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