Job description:
Head of Quality & Product Industrialisation, India & Vietnam – Safety Fabrics
Location: Madurai, India
Role purpose:
The Head of Quality & Product Industrialization - Safety Fabrics is responsible for leading the global quality strategy, product industrialization, certification and technical governance for Coats' Safety Fabrics business.
This role ensures that new and existing products are robustly industrialized, consistently manufactured and fully compliant with global safety standards. Working closely with Innovation, Manufacturing, Supply Chain and Commercial teams, the role provides technical leadership across Coats' Safety Fabrics manufacturing operations in India and Vietnam, including third-party manufacturing partners, to drive product quality, manufacturing excellence, certification readiness and continuous improvement in support of sustainable global business growth.
An ideal candidate for the role needs to technically strong and execution-oriented leader with proven experience in safety fabrics or technical textiles,
responsible for product development, quality, certification and industrialisation within a manufacturing setting. Brings deep understanding of global safety standards, product testing, regulatory compliance and manufacturing processes, with the ability to successfully transition new products from development into secure, scalable production. Experienced in working across cross-functional teams, including manufacturing, quality, supply chain, procurement and commercial, to deliver consistent product performance, customer satisfaction and continuous improvement. Demonstrates strong problem-solving capability, technical credibility and hands-on leadership, with experience supporting manufacturing operations across multiple sites and third-party manufacturing partners.
What you will do (Key Responsibilities):
Quality Leadership
• Define and deploy the global quality strategy for Safety Fabrics.
• Establish common quality
📌 Head of Quality (Madurai)
🏢 Coats
📍 Madurai