Quality Officer at Apparel Group FZCO, Dubai (Liaison Office) (2023-10 – Present)
QA Officer responsible for quality assurance activities in factories including risk assessment, LRM meetings, root cause analysis, technical and traceability audits, and production follow-up.
- Activity in factories like Risk assessment, LRM meetings and route cause analysis on production stage
- Involved in initial (fabric) stage to last (final inspection) stage
- Conducting factory's Technical and Traceability audit as per buyer requirement
- Thoroughly engage in sewing preproduction from Fit to bulk production including sewing layout and sewing methods and machinery and attachments
- Suggest technical solution to vendors on new products development, conduct production risk analysis
- Involved product development in all aspects of interpretation/research/risk involved, costing and approval processes to meet business objectives
- Check all sample developments i.e. Fits, Size-Sets and Pre-Production samples in woven and knitted garments and get approval from buyers
- Keep track of Test Reports of fabrics and products; ensure they are within Lab testing parameters
- Constantly keep a watch on delivery dates, Production follow up, and Inspection planning
- PP meeting, Fabric, Initial, Mid and Final inspections (AQL 2.5) done in factory
Senior QA at Elcorte Ingles Spain (Liaison Office) (2012-07 – 2023-09)
Senior QA responsible for final release of shipment, inline and mid-line inspections, rejection analysis, fit approval, and quality consultation.
- Responsible for final release of shipment on conclusions made after Inspection
- Inline, Mid line (During Production) Inspections on production sites
- Maintain Rejection products failure analysis report
- Check fit and PP sample and provide comment
- Pre-production meeting with Vendor and designer for smooth production
- Field visits for vigilance on QA as well as on-site coaching/training
- Communication with Factory/Vendor, Testing Labs
- Quality consultation wherever required including pattern corrections and manufacturing processes
- Verification of patterns during prototype confirmations
- Range of Products Handled is, Kids to Adult wears in Knits and Woven
- Simultaneous screening of other mandatory technical support documents
- Also provide technical information regarding product development to category team
- Help buyer choosing efficient vendor by doing vendor assessment/factory Audit
QA at Global Trendz Sourcing (Buying House) (2009-03 – 2012-06)
QA professional dealing in woven wear for ladies and gents for reputed world fame brands such as J.D.Williams, Macy's and Chicoo's.
- Conducted Inline, Mid, Pre-final, and Final Inspection
- Fit approval for all the products, prior to manufacture
- Size-set and pre-production approval
- Production follow-up
QA Engineer at Bureau Veritas Consumer Products Services (2007-09 – 2009-02)
QA Engineer at well-known third-party Inspection and certification agency, performing authorized inspections and technical report review.
- Authorized inspector in B.V.
- Performed the inspections as per inspection requirement on site
- Prepared inspection reports with in given time with respect to standard & customer Requirements
- Coordinated with the vendors for Inspection Updates
- Interacted with clients to understand their requirement for upcoming projects
- Coordinated with inspectors to depute for the particular inspections
- Worked as Technical Report reviewer & after finding the NC's work closely with the inspectors to make them understand & take corrective action in further inspections
- Handled products, Textile, leather accessories
Asst. Production QC Coordinator at Orient Craft Ltd. (2005-05 – 2007-07)
Assistant Production QC Coordinator dealing in woven wear and knits for ladies and kids for reputed brands such as Roca wear, Shopko.
- Initial Inspection at the Cutting and Stitching Stage
- Coordinate Buying and buyer For sampling and Production
- QC/QA checks of finished products on the Shop Floor
- In-house Quality planning and preproduction sample checking
- Ensure timely delivery and quality product
- Assisted the Technician to approve the fit/initial/pre prod. samples
- Suggested the changes in the fitting of the garments on models/dummy
- Did Risk Assessment and implementing the changes to minimize the risk as per children safety standards
- Did the pre-production meeting, fabric inspection, initial, mid final inspection
