Job Title: Assistant Manager – Quality Assurance
Location: Perundurai
Role Purpose:
The Assistant Manager – Quality Assurance is responsible for the day-to-day operations, planning, and technical integrity of the textile testing laboratory and quality governance on the finished fabrics before discharging to customer. This role ensures that all fabric samples are tested accurately and within the required timelines in accordance with applicable ISO, ASTM, and EN standards. The role is responsible for managing laboratory manpower, equipment, and testing resources, while ensuring the timely issuance of Certificates of Analysis (COAs) that support customer, quality, production, and shipment decisions. The role also maintains end-to-end test records, traceability, and documentation to ensure compliance with internal and external requirements.
Principal Accountabilities:
Quality Assurance Key responsibilities
• Establish a structured, time-bound feedback mechanism (weekly defect and test-failure reports) routed to Spinning, Weaving, and Dyeing unit heads, categorized by defect type,
severity, and root-cause process.
• Convert fabric inspection (4-point system) and lab test results (e.g., strength, shrinkage, colorfastness, pilling, GSM variance) into actionable, process-specific corrective inputs.
• Conduct regular cross-functional quality reviews with Spinning, Weaving, and Dyeing teams to review trends, assign actions, and track closure.
• Drive CAPA implementation and monitor defect recurrence to ensure effectiveness of corrective actions.
• Establish early-warning indicators and escalate emerging quality issues before they impact production or shipments.
• Maintain defect traceability from customer complaints and internal rejections to the originating process stage.
• Collaborate with production teams to translate recurring quality issues into process improvements, SOP updates, and enhanced controls.
• Own the reduction of customer complaints and repeat int
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