Quality Engineer – FW/EQ
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Quality Engineer leading continuous improvement, risk management, and QMS initiatives for VF footwear and apparel factories. Coaching vendors and factory quality teams against global standards.
Responsibilities:
- Lead continuous improvement at the factory through quality initiatives, prevention, and risk management
- Influence factory QMS through close relationships with vendor and factory quality personnel
- Deliver consistently high-quality products against QM KPIs and metrics
- Coach and mentor the VFQA team and factory Quality Management team
- Ensure vendors are trained and prepared to conduct Pre FPA and MPA audits for newly onboarded factories
- Arrange training for newly onboarded factories on people, process, and product
- Collaborate with vendors and stakeholders to ensure quality throughout production
- Evaluate factory quality KPIs and monitor and support performance
- Attend RAM/T4 meetings, determine product risk levels, and establish CPAs for high-risk programs
- Share updates with VFQA and factories and confirm implementation
- Provide vendors with technical guidance, quality training, and standard SOPs
- Identify global best-practice improvements for processes, products, and manufacturing requirements
- Act as a subject matter expert and participate in project-based continuous-improvement tasks
- Support and monitor factory internal lab testing SOPs against brand standards and industrial/country requirements
- Work with the Quality Manager and factory on problem solving and technical support
- Provide weekly, bi-weekly, and monthly process-improvement data to track progress
- Build relationships and share relevant information with factory-level and internal stakeholders
- Provide coaching to team members while upholding VF values
Requirements:
- 6–8 years of relevant experience
- Bachelor’s degree and above in Engineering in any stream, Footwear Technology, Apparel or Textile Technology
- Certified Quality Engineer / Six Sigma Green Belt (or equivalent qualification) recommended
- Excellent English writing skills
- Excellent English oral skills
- Continuous improvement competency
- Team building competency
- Excellent communication skills
- Results-oriented
- Problem-solving skills
- Proficient in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint
- Good analytical and problem-solving skills
- Fair knowledge of 5S, ISO 9001, and 8D problem solving
- Knowledge of SPC, CPK, and Six Sigma disciplines; FMEA advantageous
- Apparel and/or footwear manufacturing knowledge
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