Executive - Quality Assurance - Operations

Executive ‐ Quality Assurance‐ Operations

 (BASED AT MAHIYANGANAYA)

The Activewear Value Stream delivers high-performance sportswear and athleisure solutions designed for technical functionality, durability and everyday versatility— serving sports, lifestyle and performance segments. With a strong focus on innovation, MAS is advancing wearable technology that tracks fitness and workout analytics while blending advanced sportswear with fashion and aesthetic appeal. Operating across Sri Lanka, Jordan and Indonesia, and with development centres in Sri Lanka and Canada, Activewear serves a global customer base that includes Nike, lululemon, Patagonia, Ralph Lauren and Gymshark. The Activewear product range offers diverse solutions such as Knit, Fleece, Tees, Woven, Sweaters, Engineered Knit. As a unified platform, the Activewear Value Stream combines global scale, speed and technical expertise, positioning MAS as a trusted partner for innovative, performance and lifestyle apparel.

Empower transformation by becoming a driving force of change at MAS. We are on the lookout for a dedicated individual to implement quality improvement initiatives to enhance and maintain the quality of the garments produced whilst, monitoring processes, procedures to mitigate quality violations in order to meet customer quality requirements/ standard facilitate on time delivery.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Monitor the product quality assurance and control processes/ control indicators, communicate with stores, cutting, and sample room on issues related to product quality in order to ensure prompt re-solution of all quality issues, preventing recurrences thereby, delivering high-quality garments to the Customer.
• Follow-up on feedback whilst, communicating with end-line quality checkers and team leaders to resolve quality issues raised by them during the process in order to support/ take corrective/ preventive action thereby, facilitating smooth operations.
• Approve line samples in terms of quality by comparing same with the tech pack in order to proceed with bulk production.
• Check the 1st 10 pieces after line-feeding for quality levels and conduct the 10-piece meeting, giving the consent to proceed, in the event of any deviations, addresses same whilst, taking measures to correct the needful immediately.
• Verify the accuracy of information pertaining to quality in the event of new styles and sign-off all samples in order to facilitate the production process.
• Provide guidance to the quality checkers in order to assist them in carrying out their duties whilst effectively addressing issues in a timely manner.
• Participate at pre-production meetings and ensure all queries with regard to Customer specification/ technical issues are addressed prior to the production of samples whilst communicating same to the team.
• Conduct meetings for the team in order to explain quality points, critical points etc. and solve issues accordingly.
• Check garments which are passed by quality checkers on a random basis to ensure customer quality standards are met and monitor the end-line rework and AQL audit performance whilst, taking appropriate corrective/ preventive action within the stipulated time frames.
• Ensure product safety precautions are taken whilst maintaining standards and educating employees of same in order to satisfy Customer requirements.

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS

• Degree/ Diploma in Textiles, Garment Technology
• 2 - 3 years of relevant work experience in a similar capacity (Knowledge of Quality audits/ aspects and Customer standards).