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Title: Quality Controller
Job Family: Operations
Open positions: 01
Work Location: Mahape, Navi Mumbai
Lindstrom Services India Private Limited
Purpose of the Role:
To ensure that all garments and sewn products meet defined quality standards, technical specifications and customer requirements through systematic inspection, process monitoring and quality control. The role involves identifying defects, ensuring compliance with approved production methods, maintaining quality documentation and collaborating with production teams to drive corrective actions and continuous improvement.
Key Responsibilities:
Quality Inspection & Process Control
- Conduct quality inspections at various stages of garment production, including sample inspection, in-process quality checks and finished product inspections.
- Verify garment measurements, size specifications, stitching, seam allowances, construction and finishing against approved samples and technical specifications.
- Inspect sample-sewn and modified garments, verify full-size sets and ensure compliance with established quality requirements.
- Monitor adherence to approved sewing methods, technical specifications and production procedures.
Quality Documentation & Compliance
- Maintain accurate inspection records, quality logs, defect reports and other relevant documentation.
- Ensure technical specifications, approved samples and quality-related documentation are updated and maintained in the PLM system.
- Identify, record and analyse quality deviations, defects and non-conformities, ensuring timely reporting to relevant stakeholders.
Corrective Actions & Continuous Improvement
- Identify recurring quality issues, material defects and technical discrepancies, and escalate them to the Technologist, Sewing Team Leader or Production Manager.
- Coordinate with production teams to investigate quality concerns and implement appropriate corrective and preventive actions (CAPA).
- Support quality improvement initiatives by analysing customer complaints, identifying root causes and recommending improvements to production processes.
- Provide quality-related guidance to sewing staff and support adherence to established quality standards.
Stakeholder Collaboration
- Work closely with sewers, Sewing Team Leaders, Technologists and Production Managers to address quality concerns.
- Collaborate with relevant stakeholders to minimise defects, control rework and prevent recurrence of quality issues.
Qualifications & Experience
Required
- Educational Qualification: Minimum 12th Pass (Intermediate) or Diploma or equivalent qualification.
- Basic computer skills and ability to maintain quality-related records.
- Ability to perform inspection activities with accuracy, precision and attention to detail.
- Knowledge of the relevant local language.
- Shift Requirements: Willingness and ability to work permanently in the designated evening shift from 2:30 PM to 10:30 PM.
Preferred
- Previous experience in textile, garment or apparel manufacturing, particularly in quality inspection or garment quality control.
- Basic understanding of garment construction, sewing operations, stitching techniques and common garment defects.
- Basic English communication skills.
Key Competencies
Functional Competencies
- Garment Quality Inspection and Standards
- Garment Construction & Sewing Operations
- Measurement and Specification Verification
- Defect Identification and Quality Reporting
- Quality Documentation and PLM System Usage
- Corrective and Preventive Action (CAPA)
- Continuous Improvement and Problem-Solving
Behavioral Competencies
- Attention to Detail and Accuracy
- Quality Orientation
- Teamwork and Collaboration
- Communication and Interpersonal Skills
- Accountability and Ownership
- Adaptability and Resilience
- Ability to Work Under Pressure
What Success Looks Like
- Product Quality: Adherence to defined garment quality standards and technical specifications.
- Defect Reduction: Reduction in production defects and quality non-conformities.
- Rejection & Rework Control: Effective identification, reporting and control of rejected products and rework.
- Quality Documentation: Accuracy, completeness and timely maintenance of inspection records and quality reports.
- Corrective Actions: Timely identification, escalation and closure of quality-related corrective actions.
Key Working Relationships:
- Sewers
- Sewing Team Leader
- Technologists
- Production Manager
Why Join Lindström
At Lindström, you will be part of a global organization focused on quality, sustainability and operational excellence.
This role provides an opportunity to:
- Work closely with Quality and Operations teams in a growing business.
- Gain exposure to Cleanroom operations and quality systems.
- Contribute to strengthening quality and compliance practices.
- Work with cross-functional stakeholders and develop your professional expertise.
- Build your career with a growing global organization.
At Lindström, we are dedicated to fostering a workplace where diversity, equity, and inclusion are at the core of our values. We welcome and encourage individuals from all backgrounds and minority groups to apply. We believe that our strength lies in our diversity, and we are committed to creating an environment where everyone feels valued, gets the sense of belonging, and can be their true selves. Lindström is an equal opportunity employer, and we are proud to be a workplace free from discrimination.
Founded in 1848 and headquartered in Helsinki, Finland, Lindström now operates in 24 countries across Europe and Asia, with a 2025 turnover of EUR 542 million. As a forerunner in sustainable textile services, we are dedicated to innovation and environmental responsibility. We provide comprehensive solutions for industries including workwear, cleanroom textiles, mats, and more.
For further information, please visit http://www.lindstromgroup.com.