General Purpose. Responsible for ensuring product and service meets the established standards of quality including reliability, usability and performance.Responsible for the Quality Assurance processes for apparel and accessories. Drive the Product Creation and development with a direct team of 7 with a supply base of +/-15 suppliers. A Quality Assurance Manager with a broad-based background. Main Duties and Responsibilities• Determining, negotiating and agreeing on… Show more General Purpose. Responsible for ensuring product and service meets the established standards of quality including reliability, usability and performance.Responsible for the Quality Assurance processes for apparel and accessories. Drive the Product Creation and development with a direct team of 7 with a supply base of +/-15 suppliers. A Quality Assurance Manager with a broad-based background. Main Duties and Responsibilities• Determining, negotiating and agreeing on in-house quality procedures, standards and specifications• Assessing customer requirements and ensuring that these are met• Setting customer service standards• Specifying quality requirements of raw materials with suppliers• Investigating and setting standards for quality • Ensuring that manufacturing processes of suppliers comply with standards at both national and international level• Working with operating staff to establish procedures, standards, systems and procedures• Writing management and technical reports• Determining training needs• Acting as a catalyst for change and improvement in performance and quality Show less

Responsible for all aspects of Quality Management for Home office, LO and Supply base as well as Sustainable Manufacturing and Sourcing. Managed the internal and external quality engineering teams. Eleven direct report and 7 indirect reports. Overall return rate reduction from 11% - 0.05% across all products Achieved Profile 1 supplier status from Edcon for: A consistent Post Production A-Ranked Supplier for the last 12-18 months; Has less than a 2% Reject Rate; and Has less… Show more Responsible for all aspects of Quality Management for Home office, LO and Supply base as well as Sustainable Manufacturing and Sourcing. Managed the internal and external quality engineering teams. Eleven direct report and 7 indirect reports. Overall return rate reduction from 11% - 0.05% across all products Achieved Profile 1 supplier status from Edcon for: A consistent Post Production A-Ranked Supplier for the last 12-18 months; Has less than a 2% Reject Rate; and Has less than an 8% Unsatisfactory Quality Rating.• Maintain GUESS standards for product quality in all vendors and factories• The preparation of the companies QA manual control and supervision of all amendments and revisions• Control and the distribution of all the company’s quality documentation• Perform all internal and external audits on behalf of the company & management• Review quality inspection personnel qualifications and training requirements• Monitor the disposition of all issued non-conformance reports• Coordinate all QA/QC activities with the QA/QC Sourcing manager/Merchandisers• Coordinate all quality related correspondence with the customers & independent stores representatives• Accomplishes quality assurance human resource objectives by • Achieves quality assurance operational objectives • Develops quality assurance plans by conducting hazard analyses; identifying critical control points and preventive measures; establishing critical limits, monitoring procedures, corrective actions, and verification procedures.• Validates quality processes by establishing product specifications and quality attributes; • writing and updating quality assurance procedures.• Maintains and improves product quality • Prepares quality documentation and reports by collecting, analysing and summarizing information and trends including failed processes, stability studies, recalls, corrective actions, and re-validation Show less

Responsible for all aspects of Quality Management and ensuring that the quality of a service or product is up to internal and external expectations.Main Duty and Responsibilities• Working hand in hand with the product development team to create core and fashion specifications, and adapting designs to suit production methods in order to maximize product reliability and minimize costs• Managing, supervising, coaching and directing the QA team • Planning, coordinating and… Show more Responsible for all aspects of Quality Management and ensuring that the quality of a service or product is up to internal and external expectations.Main Duty and Responsibilities• Working hand in hand with the product development team to create core and fashion specifications, and adapting designs to suit production methods in order to maximize product reliability and minimize costs• Managing, supervising, coaching and directing the QA team • Planning, coordinating and managing quality control systems designed to ensure continuous production of products consistent with established quality standards• Developing and analysing product specifications to determine present standards and establish proposed quality and reliable expectancy of finished product• Formulating and maintaining quality control objectives• Implement and maintain Quality systems procedures and policies• Overseeing the set-up and implementation of quality assurance systems, ensuring AQL standards and requirements are followed during pre-inspection, online inspection and final inspection • Prioritizing all QA functions according to delivery date and what most benefits the company• Following up on warehouse audit inspections and ensuring quality standards are maintained• Regularly communicating with both suppliers and merchants on quality ratings• Monitoring supplier base performance on an on-going basis• Assessing bulk quality problems and making commercial decisions • Ensuring deadlines are met and QA lead-times are followed• Building and maintaining relationships with customers Show less

Main responsibilities• Assisting with fit, specification and quality of garments; sealing them to a commercial standard, approving pre-production and production samples • Reviewing garments for fit and specifications • Assessing which test reports are required and requesting/approving accordingly • Carrying out production grading and issuing grade specs • Measuring garments • Checking measurements of sample requests • Having knowledge of AQL standards, factory… Show more Main responsibilities• Assisting with fit, specification and quality of garments; sealing them to a commercial standard, approving pre-production and production samples • Reviewing garments for fit and specifications • Assessing which test reports are required and requesting/approving accordingly • Carrying out production grading and issuing grade specs • Measuring garments • Checking measurements of sample requests • Having knowledge of AQL standards, factory audits and social compliance • Ensure customer satisfaction by leading the Technology department for Denim and non-denim bottoms• Liaising with retail customers regarding their product quality requirements.• Keep abreast of technical processes and standards in the garment industry, and advise the production teams of improvements.• Suggest work-aids and procedures to ensure supplier’s product quality are satisfactory.• Advise manufacturers on solutions for non-conformities. • Ensure manufacturers have a monthly update and report of delivery quality • Ensure standards and procedures are documented, communicated and displayed.• Be the quality related link between Head Office and Suppliers• Develop and manage processes, procedures, forms and templates• Ensure all QA deadlines are met to prevent late deliveries• Ensure all QA problems at any time throughout the process are known, processed, dealt with and communicated efficiently and effectively. Show less

Main Duties Garment construction/Garment Engineering Garment/Labour costing Garment Technology Liaise with department heads Production Line layouts Checking and approvingProduction markers Production marker related issues/queriesMachine and labour requirementsTraining of quality controllersTraining of operators Machine/factory layouts Approving quality standard onlineDrawing up of quality manual/technical data Creating Technical packs… Show more Main Duties Garment construction/Garment Engineering Garment/Labour costing Garment Technology Liaise with department heads Production Line layouts Checking and approvingProduction markers Production marker related issues/queriesMachine and labour requirementsTraining of quality controllersTraining of operators Machine/factory layouts Approving quality standard onlineDrawing up of quality manual/technical data Creating Technical packs for CMT’s Production Systems and procedures Show less

Main Job Duties -Structure policy and procedures of the organization-Do extensive research into current labour practices and then submit reports to management with specific recommendations with regard to the elimination of waste, increase in productivity or where costs could be saved. -The work is quite varied and can include acting as facilitator in various stances,- determining the need for additional factory equipment, introducing better administrative systems… Show more Main Job Duties -Structure policy and procedures of the organization-Do extensive research into current labour practices and then submit reports to management with specific recommendations with regard to the elimination of waste, increase in productivity or where costs could be saved. -The work is quite varied and can include acting as facilitator in various stances,- determining the need for additional factory equipment, introducing better administrative systems, simplifying or improving work procedures and determining requirements that would improve the general productivity.-Garment/Labour costing-Garment construction/Garment Engineering and Technology-Production Line layouts -Machine and labour requirements-Training of operators-Machine/factory layouts-Drawing up of quality manual/technical data-Creating Technical packs for CMT’s-Production Systems and procedures-Time and motion studies-Activity sampling Show less

Main Duties• Structure policy and procedures of the organization, systems and methods being used, the environment, facilities and aids. • Do extensive research into current labour practices and then submit reports to management with specific recommendations with regard to the elimination of waste, increase in productivity or where costs could be saved. • The work is quite varied and can include acting as facilitator in various stances, determining the need for additional… Show more Main Duties• Structure policy and procedures of the organization, systems and methods being used, the environment, facilities and aids. • Do extensive research into current labour practices and then submit reports to management with specific recommendations with regard to the elimination of waste, increase in productivity or where costs could be saved. • The work is quite varied and can include acting as facilitator in various stances, determining the need for additional factory equipment, introducing better administrative systems, simplifying or improving work procedures and determining requirements that would improve the general productivity.• Garment/Labour costing• Garment construction/Garment Engineering and Technology• Production Line layouts • Machine and labour requirements• Training of operators• Machine/factory layouts• Drawing up of quality manual/technical data• Creating Technical packs for CMT’s• Production Systems and procedures• Time and motion studies• Activity sampling Show less