Quality Lead - BTS2627

Position-Quality Leader

Location-Umbergaon, Gujarat

Experience-8-12 years

Industry Preference-Women's ethnic wear / woven garment manufacturing

Salary -40 - 55 K

Position Summary

The Quality Leader will own the end-to-end Quality Management System from fabric inward until final packed garment dispatch. The role requires a mature, hands-on and systems-oriented professional who can build discipline, preventive quality controls and accountability across manufacturing while ensuring customer requirements, approved standards, testing expectations and shipment quality are consistently achieved.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end quality assurance across fabric inspection, cutting, sewing, finishing, packing and final dispatch.
• Establish, implement and continuously strengthen the Quality Management System, SOPs, checkpoints, audit systems and quality MIS.
• Drive a Right First Time culture through preventive quality controls, process discipline and early identification of risks.
• Manage PP meetings, size-set reviews, workmanship standards, sealing samples, TOP approvals and bulk quality readiness.
• Ensure compliance with customer specifications, approved samples, measurement tolerances, AQL standards and inspection requirements.
• Monitor inline, end-line, pre-final and final quality performance and ensure timely closure of all observations.
• Track DHU, rework, rejection, alteration, rescreen and shipment-failure trends and implement improvement plans.
• Lead root cause analysis and CAPA for recurring defects, customer complaints, testing concerns and inspection failures.
• Coordinate with Technical, CAD, Merchandising, Production, Procurement and Stores to resolve quality risks before bulk execution.
• Review fabric, trims, embroidery, printing, washing and finishing quality against approved standards and test requirements.
• Train, guide and discipline QA/QC teams, line checkers, finishing checkers and relevant production personnel.
• Maintain complete quality documentation, traceability records, audit reports, inspection files and management reporting.
• Represent the company during buyer, third-party and internal quality inspections and ensure professional closure of findings.

Candidate Profile

• 8-12 years of relevant experience in garment manufacturing quality, with significant responsibility in QA leadership.
• Experience in women's ethnic wear, woven garments, kurtas, co-ord sets or organised apparel manufacturing is strongly preferred.
• Strong knowledge of garment construction, measurements, sewing, finishing, fabrics, prints, embroidery, embellishments and packing.
• Sound understanding of AQL, DHU, RFT, RCA, CAPA, process audits, testing requirements and quality documentation.
• Proven ability to lead and develop QA/QC teams while building discipline and accountability on the production floor.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, decision-making and cross-functional coordination capability.
• Comfortable working with Excel, quality MIS and ERP systems; organised-factory exposure is preferred.
• Mature, stable, ownership-driven and capable of balancing quality standards with practical production realities.

Key Result Responsibilities (KRR)

• Consistent achievement of approved customer quality standards from PP stage until final dispatch.
• Reduction in DHU, rework, rejection, alterations, customer complaints and shipment failures.
• Improvement in first-pass quality performance and Right First Time execution.
• Timely closure of quality risks, inspection observations, root causes and CAPA actions.
• Readiness and successful completion of buyer, third-party and internal inspections.
• Accurate and timely quality MIS, audit records, traceability and management reporting.
• Effective implementation of QMS, SOPs, process checkpoints and preventive quality controls.
• Development of a capable, disciplined and accountable QA/QC team.

Key Skills

Quality Management System | AQL & Inspections | DHU & RFT | Root Cause Analysis | CAPA | Garment Construction | Fabric & Trim Quality | Process Audits | Quality MIS | Team Leadership | Cross-functional Coordination

Mail at u.mukadam@talentcorner.in