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Laboratory Assistant – Western Cape, South Africa

JOB DESCRIPTION

Textile Lab Assistant, you will play a pivotal role in ensuring the excellence of our textile products. You will be responsible for conducting various tests, analysing results, and collaborating with a team of experts to enhance our product lines. 

This role reports to the TFG Laboratory Manager

TFG Quality Assurance – GMP

Key responsibilities:

  • Textile testing, interpretation of test methods and the execution thereof.
  • Sample Preparation: Prepare textile samples for various tests, ensuring accurate labelling and documentation
  • Data recording: Accurately record test results and observations in laboratory notebooks and Horizon
  • Equipment Maintenance: Operate and maintain laboratory equipment according to standard operating procedures
  • Safety Compliance: Adhere to all safety protocols and procedures, ensuring a safe working environment.
  • Testing Procedures: Conduct physical and chemical tests on textiles in line with ISO testing procedures, including but not limited to tensile strength, colourfastness, abrasion resistance, and shrinkage within agreed SLA for all 3 categories (internal, external and commercial testing)
  • Team Collaboration: Work closely with the laboratory team and other departments to support research projects and product development initiatives
  • Reporting: Prepare detailed reports and summaries of test results for review by senior laboratory staff and management

Qualifications and Experience:

  • A qualification in Textile Technology, or a related qualification
  • Possess at least 5 years of experience in textile testing methods, equipment operation, and a sound understanding of industry standards
  • Safety is paramount in your approach to working within a laboratory setting

 Skills:

  • Ability to interpret test methods
  • Numerical Skills 
  • Spreadsheet Expertise 
  • Legislative Framework Alignment
  • Analytical abilities are renowned; adeptly unravel intricate data
  • Organizational and record-keeping skills are exemplary, setting a high standard

Behaviours:

  • Effectively works with others to achieve shared goals    
  • Recognises, respects, and appreciates the diverse values, beliefs, and perspectives of others   
  • Effectively adjusts their behaviour, approach, and decision-making based on the situation   
  • Develops plans and prioritises initiatives that align to the organisational goals and objectives   
  • Assesses and improves the efficiency, effectiveness, and quality of various work processes   
  • Interprets and simplifies complex and contradictory information when resolving organisational problems   
  • Takes accountability and ensures others are held to account on agreed upon performance targets   
  • Sets ambitious goals and takes focused action to achieve desired outcomes to deliver measurable results   

Preference will be given, but not limited to, candidates from designated groups in terms of the Employment Equity Act.

Designer Kids and Tees

JOB DESCRIPTION

Key Responsibilities:

  • Create look and feel for seasonal merchandise, based on global trend and key lessons learnt (includes direction on silhouette, styling and fabric, print and colour). Essential to have a commercial eye and be able to interpret international trends for the customer
  • Incorporate brand handwriting / personality into the ranges
  • Briefing graphic designer and outwork team on trend and branding direction
  • Present and Develop Key Items for Foschini retail team for the upcoming season taking key platform fabrics and price points into consideration 
  • This individual is also responsible for monitoring weekly sales and continuous developments throughout the season ensuring that the brand remains relevant and in line with consumer demand
  • Provide comprehensive and technical CAD drawings and tech packs, to ensure relevant and cost-effective product
  • Provide effective test options in order to establish new product categories, and relevant iterations on existing product lines.
  • Provide the buying teams with regular relevant and aspirational trend information that is brand right
  • Managing the design process throughout the critical path -from briefing patternmaker thoroughly and working closely with all internal customers (merchandise, fabric, pattern and sample room teams) to ensure that samples are effectively executed
  • This individual needs to ensure all garments purchased meet the retail customer’s satisfaction with regards to quality and costs

 Qualifications and Experience:

  • Tertiary qualification in Fashion Design
  • Relevant work experience of 5 years in a design role
  • Manufacturing and supplier experience beneficial
  • Practical knowledge of garment construction, fabrics and trims

Skills:

  • Initiative and self-motivation important, able to meet strict deadlines 
  • Excellent skills in Photoshop, Illustrator, Adobe, InDesign and Microsoft Office 
  • Has good interpersonal and communication skills 
  • Has a high degree of accuracy and attention to detail 
  • Has good planning and organising skills and be able to prioritise 
  • Is reliable and hard working 
  • Is able to work under pressure to meet regular deadlines 
  • Enjoys working in a team. 

Behaviours:

  • Forms, develops and leads a group of individuals toward the achievement of a common team objective 
  • Applies market and business insights in order to drive organisational objectives 
  • Conveys information and communicates ideas in a clear, concise and impactful manner 
  • Creates an environment that fosters and nurtures a culture of creativity which drives success 
  • Understands and navigates dynamics created by processes, systems, and people 
  • Sets ambitious goals and takes focused action to achieve desired outcomes to deliver measurable results 
  • Takes accountability and ensures others are held to account on agreed upon performance targets 
  • Understands and applies financial concepts and principles to make informed financial decisions 
  • Interprets and simplifies complex and contradictory information when resolving organisational problems 
  • Assesses and improves the efficiency, effectiveness, and quality of various work processes 
  • Develops plans and prioritises initiatives that align to the organisational goals and objectives

Preference will be given, but not limited to candidates from designated groups in terms of the Employment Equity Act

Lead Technologist: Cosmetics Compliance

JOB DESCRIPTION

The opportunity:

Lead Technologist: Cosmetics Compliance will play a critical role in ensuring that TFG Beauty’s product quality and compliance in terms of regulatory and legal requirements are met . This position reports to the Head of Quality and Compliance. The position reporting into Group Merchandise Procurement Division (GMP) and the Quality Assurance department

Key Responsibilities:

The KPA’s are listed below detailing why this role is so critical to the success of the TFG Beauty business and brand reputation:

Regulatory Compliance: 

  • Develop and manage the compliance framework within TFG Beauty. 
  • Taking responsibility to ensure my products are safe, legal, responsibly sourced and meet the TFG’s rules & policies and regulatory requirements. 
  • Manage export requirements.
  • Ensure legal and regulatory compliance on product labelling. 
  • Scope systems to manage legal and regulatory requirements of product.

Risk Management: 

  • Manage the risk in the supply chains, from source, ingredients and raw materials, processing, manufacturing and TFG’s routes to market (safety, business & reputational risks)
  • Responsible for Auditing outcomes
  • Manage R&D regulatory eg AI 
  • Supporting the delivery of the responsible sourcing agenda across the supply base – monitoring ethical and technical audits and working with suppliers on corrective and preventative action plans.

Safety Assurance: 

  • Verify that ingredients are safe and used within regulated limits. 
  • Ensure all testing is conducted to issue a Certificate of analysis including adhoc testing to validate claims and or formulation breakdown.

Quality Control: 

  • Implement protocols to monitor product consistency, stability, and performance. 
  • Identify and address any deviations or defects in the manufacturing process.

Product Development Support: 

  • Work closely with product development teams to assess the feasibility and safety of new formulations, ingredients, and packaging materials. 
  • Work closely with regulator authorities in the industry and product development teams to propose and establish claims to be tested. 
  • Partner closely with Regulatory bodies , Quality & NPD teams and suppliers to align on reformulation. 
  • Ensure compliance requirements are met in the agreed PDV critical path.

Documentation and Record Keeping: 

  • Maintaining detailed records of ingredient sourcing, manufacturing processes, quality testing, and regulatory compliance is essential for transparency and accountability. 
  • Technologists are responsible for documenting these aspects to demonstrate due diligence. 
  • Track new ingredients, claims, stay up to date of the competitive environment and cosmetic regulations to support new product ideas. 
  • Managing compliance and regulatory product information files.

Customer Confidence: 

  • With growing consumer awareness about product safety and ethical sourcing, having a dedicated team ensuring compliance and quality can boost consumer confidence in the brand. 
  • Responding to complaints and incidents quickly and effectively, ensuring stakeholders are aware and relevant action is taken to protect customers and 

Collaboration: 

  • Build strong suppliers/lab partners relationships. Build future capabilities with lab partners. 
  • Participation in CSR activation in partnership with PDV teams and marketing

Budget management: 

  • Proposed and manage budgets in line with requirements

Supplier Management: 

  • Playing an active role in the supplier strategy for my area, ensuring we use the best suppliers & sources
  • Supporting the development of supplier capability through collaborative engagement, setting clear goals and measuring progress. 
  • Assess supplier capability against regulatory and legal requirements

Requirements:

  • Completed tertiary qualification in Quality and or Compliance Management (consumer goods manufacturing eg : clothing, footwear, homeware) or a related field
  • Minimum of 10 years of experience in social and ethical compliance and/or quality control, with at least 3 years in a managerial role
  • Exposure to compliance software will be an advantage
  • In-depth knowledge of local, national, and international compliance standards and regulations
  • Proven experience in developing and implementing compliance and quality control programs
  • Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively at all levels
  • Certification in compliance and/or quality management is a plus

Competencies and behaviours for success: 

  • Understand risk
  • Multi-stakeholder engagement
  • Represent business with external stakeholders
  • Operational acumen (detail on admin)
  • Planning for future projects
  • Ability to influence
  • Strategy formulation
  • Leadership

Preference will be given, but not limited to candidates from designated groups in terms of the Employment Equity Act. 

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All the best with your applications.

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