Quality Auditor

Who We Are:

Kontoor Brands, Inc. (KTB) is the parent company of Wrangler, Lee and Rock & Republic, with owned manufacturing facilities in Mexico and Nicaragua. Kontoor also owns and operates over 140 retail stores across the globe. Our global company employs more than 15,000 people in 65 countries, with world headquarters in Greensboro, North Carolina, and regional headquarters in Geneva and Hong Kong.

Job Posting:

The Quality Auditor will work directly with the Greensboro quality team and their local DC team to ensure the product is acceptable for final customers/consumers. The Quality Auditor will pull random, and pre-determined materials, for review of measurements, workmanship, and finish. The Quality Auditor will input findings into specific quality systems, but they must also be knowledgeable in other Kontoor support systems.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Audit Materials (Proto, Special Request, DC, Laundry, etc.) - Each Quality Auditor is expected to audit a minimum of 50 garments per day. Audits can be made of any of the following - Protos, Special Samples, TOP Samples, PP Samples, Fit and Finish, Test Cuts, Account Garments, Consumer Garments, DC Garments, Manufacturing Garments, Competitor Garments, or any other garments needing review. Garments could be audited Before Wash / After Wash or both. Depending on the location of the audit it may include Measurements, Workmanship, VCI or any combination of these.
• Review & Classify Garments according to Kontoor Quality Manual and the VCI Scale - Quality Auditor must learn all Kontoor Quality Manual information and gain understanding of the VCI scale for decision making during audit process. The Quality Auditor must learn to use these tools along with the understanding of basic garment construction and fit and pattern shrinkage to call out any irregular or critical garments.
• Test any new Systems/Methods/Processes - Any new systems/methods/processes will be deployed to the Quality Auditor for final level of testing. This will ensure that any updates are clear and ready to deploy. A Quality Auditor must be flexible and willing to assist in change and process updates. Their input will be key to updating and improving processes and methods.

Work Experience

• Previous Audit Experience is a positive but not required
• Previous Sewing Experience is a positive but not required

Education

• HS Diploma
• Preferred 2 year or Technical Degree

Skills for Success

• Communication - Must have good verbal and written skills so that audit results can clearly be communicated to appropriate teams.
• Detail Oriented - must be able to review all details of a garment
• Critical Thinker - must be able to distinguish between first quality and irregular garments
• Technical Requirements - Microsoft Office, Email Skills, Navigate Share Point, Navigate One Drive, Basic Math (+/-, %), Fractions and Decimals, Read Ruler and Measure

Physical Requirements - Lift 50 lbs. and visual ability to see and discriminate between colors. Some travel may be required.

Why Kontoor Brands?

At Kontoor, we offer a comprehensive benefit package to fit your lifestyle. Our benefits are crafted with the same care as our products.

When our employees are healthy, secure, and well, they bring their best selves to work. Kontoor Brands supports you with a competitive benefits program that provides choice and flexibility to meet your and your family's needs - now and in the future. We offer resources to support your physical, emotional, social, and financial wellbeing, plus benefits like discounts on our apparel. Kontoor Brands also provides four weeks of Paid Parental Leave to eligible employees who are new parents, Flexible Fridays, and Tuition Reimbursement.

We are proud to offer a workplace culture centered on equitable opportunities and a sense of belonging for all team members. Here we have a global workforce of high-performing teams that both unlocks our individual uniqueness and harnesses our collaborative talents.