Field Quality Engineer (Softline / Garments)

Company Description

• At QIMA, we’re on a mission to help our clients make products consumers can trust.
• Working with over 30,000 global brands, retailers, manufacturers and food growers, we are on the ground wherever products are made. We help businesses secure every step of their supply chain with quality inspections, supplier audits, certifications, and lab testing, all powered by our intelligent digital platform.
• Our team of 5,000 QIMates (and counting) across 40 offices and laboratories, are united in our shared passion for innovation and integrity, and guided by our QIMA values in the decisions we make every day. We believe in the work we do, and in making a positive difference in the world. Does this sound like something you’d like to be a part of?
• Our Consumer Goods Division is dedicated to helping brands, retailers and manufacturers worldwide deliver safe, quality and ethically made products to their consumers. Every day at work, our inspectors, auditors, and lab techs use their expertise to help safeguard the products you use every day in your home: from clothes and footwear to toys and baby products, to electronics, appliances, and furniture.
• Our operations department’s purpose is to deliver our industry-leading services to our clients while ensuring that all the work we do is performed to the QIMA standard of quality

Job Description

• As a Field Quality Engineer, you will serve exclusively as a dedicated inspector for an assigned client and report directly to their Product Quality Director. You will follow the production across the development/manufacturing life cycle from early development testing and assessments, through pre-production meetings and capability evaluations and throughout the manufacturing process up to the point of shipment.
• The main responsibilities include:
• Meeting with each supplier to align on production locations and schedules
• Coordinating with the client's Testing Manager in Hong Kong to ensure supplier testing and development timelines are met
• Overseeing processes in the factories, including SOPs, quality manuals, and records of destruction
• Conducting inline and final inspections
• Communicating and reporting back to the client in the US

Qualifications

• It could be you if you have:
• A college degree or above in apparel or related fields
• Experience of more than 3 years in quality management
• Practical experience with Softline industry
• Good command of English (spoken and written)
• Knowledge of AQL standards, as well as relevant safety and quality regulations
• Great attention to detail and strong professional ethics