Quality Controller (Textiles)

SUMMARY:
Our client, a well-established textile manufacturer, is seeking a highly meticulous, tenacious, and assertive Quality Controller to join their manufacturing team. In this role, you will play a critical part in maintaining product standards and ensuring manufacturing processes strictly adhere to the company's ISO 9001 Quality Management System (QMS). This is not a passive desk job; you will be on the production floor and in the lab, cross-referencing fabric specs, tracking defects, and ensuring compliance.

POSITION INFO:
Key Responsibilities: Maintaining and updating the ISO 9001 framework Track non-conformances (fabric defects, shading issues, structural failures), log root-cause analyses, issue Corrective Action Requests (CARs), and follow up to ensure permanent fixes are implemented Document scheduled internal quality audits across weaving, dyeing, finishing, and packaging departments to ensure adherence to SOPs Maintain and audit the production team's Skills Matrix, ensuring only certified operators run specific machinery, and identify training gaps Review and execute Quality Control Plans for various textile runs, verifying standard checks (tensile strength, colourfastness, GSM weight) happen at correct frequencies and thresholds Perform routine physical and visual inspections of raw materials, in-process goods, and finished textile products Halt production lines or quarantine batches when quality thresholds are breached, escalating issues immediately to the QA Manager and Production Supervisor Maintain impeccable, audit-ready digital and physical quality records Compile weekly quality metrics and audit findings into clear, concise reports Minimum Requirements: Degree or diploma in Textile Technology, Industrial Engineering, Quality Management, or a related field; OR 1-2 years of hands-on QA experience in a manufacturing environment (textiles preferred but not mandatory) Foundational knowledge of ISO 9001 principles, specifically how they translate to documentation, audits, and corrective actions on a factory floor Intermediate to advanced skills in the Microsoft Office Suite - Excel for managing the Skills Matrix and tracking defect data; Word and PowerPoint for writing SOPs, documenting audit findings, and building presentation decks Personality Traits: Meticulous and detail-driven, able to notice a single dropped stitch, slight colour variance, or missing signature on a log sheet Strong communicator - able to explain a technical quality defect clearly to a machine operator and write a formal, professional audit report for management Remuneration R20 000 - R25 0000 ***Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted ***