Quality Knit Wears Private Limited is a knitted garment manufacturer and exporter in Madurai, established in 1992, supplying babywear and kidswear to European brands. We are looking for a Quality Assurance Manager who will take full responsibility for product quality in our factory, from incoming fabric to the packed carton, and who will report directly to the Directors.

RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Quality system and planning

- Set up and run the factory's quality system and written procedures for every department, and make sure they are followed on the floor every day.

- Study each buyer's quality manual, tech pack, size chart and sample comments before production starts, and brief the cutting, sewing and finishing teams on the critical points of each style.

- Conduct a pre-production meeting for every style with production and merchandising, prepare a risk analysis, and make sure the approved sample and approved trims are available on the line.

2. Fabric and trims (incoming inspection)

- Inspect incoming knitted fabric under the 4-point system for defects, GSM, width, shade and shrinkage, and approve or reject each lot before it goes to cutting.

- Check trims and accessories (labels, buttons, snaps, zippers, polybags, hangtags) against approved cards, and keep approved, pending and rejected materials physically separated.

3. Cutting

- Verify markers, lay height, shade grouping and cut-panel measurements for every lay.

- Check printed and embroidered panels 100% before they are issued to sewing.

4. Sewing (in-line and end-of-line control)

- Place quality controllers on every line, check every operation at least twice a day, and stop the line when a defect repeats until the cause is fixed.

- Carry out measurement checks on every size and colour, and ensure 100% end-of-line checking for workmanship before garments move to finishing.

5. Finishing, packing and final inspection

- Control thread trimming, ironing, folding, labelling,



polybagging and carton packing against the buyer's packing instructions.

- Run an internal pre-final inspection to buyer AQL standards (typically AQL 1.5 major / 4.0 minor) on every order before the buyer or third-party inspector arrives, and attend the final inspection.

- Make sure no order is offered for inspection or shipped unless it has passed internally.

6. Testing and product safety

- Send fabric and garment samples from bulk production to the nominated labs on time, follow up the reports, and act immediately on any failure.

- Enforce child-safety controls: broken needle procedure, metal detection of every garment, pull tests on snaps and buttons, and sharp-tool control.

- Ensure compliance with Oeko-Tex and European chemical and labelling requirements.

7. Buyers, audits and claims

- Be the factory's contact person for buyer quality teams and third-party inspectors.

- Prepare the factory for buyer technical and quality audits and close all corrective actions within the agreed dates.

- Investigate every inspection failure and customer claim, identify the root cause, and put a written corrective and preventive action in place.

8. Team and reporting

- Recruit, train and manage the team of quality controllers and checkers, and assess their accuracy regularly.

- Maintain inspection records for every order and give the Directors a daily quality report and a monthly summary covering defect rates, inspection pass rate, rework and claims.

REQUIREMENTS

- 8+ years in garment quality, with at least 3 years leading a QA team in a knitwear export factory.

- Solid knowledge of AQL inspection, measurement control, knitted fabric defects and garment construction.

- Experience with European buyer quality manuals, product safety and chemical compliance (Oeko-Tex, REACH).

- Able to read tech packs and write clear reports in English; Tamil is required, Hindi is an advantage.

- Diploma or degree in textile or apparel technology preferred.

Pay: ₹35,000.00 - ₹40,000.00 per month

Work Location: In person

📌 Quality Assurance Manager (Vadipatti)
🏢 QUALITY KNIT WEARS PRIVATE
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