Job Title: Quality Control Technician

Facia: Own Brand Group

Responsible to:	Quality Control Manager
Department:	Quality Control, Design & Buying
Location:	Kingsway Distribution Centre, Michael Faraday Avenue, Milnrow, Rochdale, OL16 4FW

Key Duties/Responsibilities:

Measure and inspect garments & product for quality defects
Using AQL level and systems to create order reports
Comparing seal samples with PLM system information
Reporting, recording and analysing results on a weekly/monthly basis
Liaising and communicating issues with internal/ external departments daily
Arranging rectification and re-processing as required
Planning workloads based on daily intake
Organising Gold Seal samples and reports for next week /day’s orders
Review returns & factory AQL reports against stock intakes
Move and locate bulk warehouse stock for inspection using Internal systems
Maintain spreadsheets using Excel, create graphs and charts for reporting.
Ad-hoc reports and analysis for the team as required
Off-site product checks at store and third party
Requires periods of standing, moving cartons’ and working in an environment with a variety of fabrics and fibres

Skills/Experience/Knowledge needed:

Good organisational and communication skills
A keen eye for detail & fault finding
Computer literate
Numerical and analytical
Ability to work under pressure
Requires periods of standing, moving cartons’ and working in an environment with a variety of fabrics and fibres
Full driving licence required, some travel to head office, external companies and stores
Pattern cutting / design an advantage but not essential
Flat / overlock machinist an advantage but not essential
Previous QC/ QA or retail experience an advantage but not essential.

Teamwork & deliverables – Year one