Quality Assurance Assistant

**WHO WE ARE**

NADINE MERABI is Luxury Ready To Wear, unmistakable pieces to inspire lasting moments. Celebrating details in statement design and empowering those who wear and create our products.

NADINE MERABI was designed out of necessity and created by a woman with a vision. Nadine is a self-taught seamstress, driven by the desire to create luxury, forward-thinking and conscious fashion where she saw a space in the industry. From the initial spark of inspiration to the very final stitch, our team ensures that every woman in MERABI looks and feels her finest. Today their collections are adored by clients, celebrities and dress some of the most influential people in the world.

**PURPOSE OF THE ROLE**

This is an exciting opportunity to join us at a stage where we are experiencing rapid growth. You’ll be part of an enthusiastic team supporting the operational development of the quality assurance department continually refining the current processes and procedures.

**MAIN ACCOUNTABILITIES**
- Inspecting products delivered from external suppliers and ensuring our standards are met
- Ensuring the quality of all completed items is of a high standard at all times
- Decide the route for rejected products and process accordingly.
- Understanding of acceptable quality level (AQL) checking for faults and defects in garments
- Complete final quality check on all garments
- This role requires the person to have the ability to balance, bend, kneel, squat, reach with arms and stand for entire shift
- Pressing garments
- Spot cleaning of garments
- Experience of quality control within a têxtile/clothing environment
- To liaise with the Returns department to resolve any return’s queries, and feedback quality issues to supplier for improvement
- To report any recurring/quality issue trends to the Quality Manager.
- Communicating with the warehouse team when shipments arrive into the building in order to plan and prioritize styles that are launching or restocking
- Measuring garments against size specifications
- Use Google Sheets to log findings and other relevant information
- Raising with Garment Technology, Design,Product and seamstress teams to solve problems that arise

**ABOUT YOU**

An enthusiastic team player who loves working on premium products, is eager to learn and thinks outside the box. A person that is not afraid of working hard and possesses a creative mindset, willing to offer new ideas and concepts within this environment.

**EXPERIENCE**
- At least 2 years experience in Quality Control/Assurance, or experience in a relevant discipline (i.e seamstress).
- Experience working within a Warehouse environment is preferable.

**SKILLS**
- Fluent in spoken and written English.
- Able to work in a fluid, fast-paced, multi-channel environment.
- Excellent time management
- Ability to work well as an individual and as part of a team - have a can do attitude
- Able to multitask and have a positive and flexible approach to working
- Be able to prioritise and work to tight deadlines
- Be able to communicate well
- Have an exceptional eye for detail
- Be computer literate
- Having an understanding of how a garment is constructed is advantageous
- Be adaptable
- Be Computer literate
- Be able to measure garments or willing to learn

**OUR VALUES & BEHAVIOURS**

We know that the right people are our most valuable asset. We strive to hire excellent people to nurture and develop within our business to grow with us for the long run. We hire, invest and promote people that demonstrate our values through their daily behaviours.

**Salary**: £20,000.00-£22,000.00 per year

Schedule:

- 8 hour shift

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Manchester, M32 0JT: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)