Lead Footwear Technician

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Overview

Be the technical gatekeeper at the factory to ensure world class service in order to meet IMPACTIVA’s clients’ expectations.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for material, in-process and final shipment quality control according to IMPACTIVA’s Inspection Manual
• Must be capable of learning and executing on a day-to-day basis very rigorous processes and procedures
• Responsible for generating his/her own inspection reports using a laptop
• Responsible for maintaining a good working relationship with all customer and shoe factory personnel (including top management and the owners) and fellow TM’s (Team Members)

Required Knowledge, Traits And Skills Knowledge

• Minimum 5 years of experience in the footwear industry including strong exposures to:
• Different shoe construction types (especially, booty shoe type with cemented, good year welted and rubber boot)
• Different leather types (especially suede nubuck and oil leather)
• Operation sequence of upper making and full shoe
• Last measurement
• Sample inspection and final approval
• Material quality control
• Soles, components, accessories and non-leather materials in upper making
• Cutting die and pre-production
• Full shoe physical and chemical testing requirements
• AQL (Accepted Quality Level) sample plans
• Final shipment inspection and manual test
• Full shoe understanding (from shoe making technical skills to defects’ classification) including finishing and problem solving skills
• Footwear factory work experience
• Final quality control inspection
• Ability to identify esthetic, fitting, functionality and finishing

Traits

• Honesty and ethics beyond question
• Self-motivated and ability to be self-led as will mostly work without supervision
• Self-confidence to work outside their home city and country as per business needs
• Self-confidence to withstand pressures from Factories / Trading Companies / Clients

Skills

• English proficiency (written and spoken)
• Computer proficiency (Windows, Outlook, Word, Excel)
• People skills (ability to influence factory leadership via creating positive relationships)
• Risk analysis and decision making skills
• Ability to coach technicians

Other Conditions

• Reporting to: Footwear Tech Leader
• Location: As per business needs
• Travel: As per business needs
• Commitment: 2 year non-compete and confidentiality contract
• Probationary Period: 6 months

Seniority level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Engineering and Information Technology

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